H.S. Baseball Wrap: Steinert rallies past Ewing in CVC Tournament (original) (raw)

HAMILTON — The sixth-seeded Steinert High varsity baseball team scored runs in the bottom of the seventh and eighth innings to rally past 11th-seeded Ewing Friday at Rich Giallella Field for a 5-4 win in Colonial Valley Conference Tournament first-round play.

The victory sends head coach Brian Giallella’s team on to play at second-seeded Robbinsville in Tuesday’s quarterfinal round.

Matt Morris doubled and drove in two runs for the Spartans. Ryan Greig knocked in a pair for the Blue Devils.

Ewing (6-11) 040 000 00 — 4 8 3

Steinert(11-9) 000 003 11 — 5 8 1

2B: Morris (S); RBIs: WRodriguez, Greig 2, Leibowitz (E), Morris 2, Prosdocimo, Ditta, Nitti (S).

WP — Schaefer (4-2); LP — Simpkins (2-2).

HIGHTSTOWN 2, PRINCETON 1 (8 INN.)

HIGHTSTOWN — A run in the bottom of the eighth got the fifth-seeded Rams past the 12th-seeded Tigers in the CVC Tournament.

Brian Drews knocked in both of the runs for Hightstown, which will next play at Hopewell Valley at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the quarterfinal round.

Chase Hamerschlag struck out 11 in 6⅓ innings for Princeton.

Anthony Benitez struck out nine in 7⅔ innings before Manny Gonzalez came on in relief to get the win.

Princeton (6-13) 000 100 00 — 1 5 0

Hightstown(13-5) 000 100 01 — 2 3 1

2B: Arns, Collins (P); RBIs: Rizzo (P), Drews 2 (H).

WP — MGonzalez (1-1); LP — Hedin (2-4).

HOPEWELL VALLEY 9, TRENTON 7

HOPEWELL TWP. — The fourth-seeded Bulldogs used three hits and three runs from Alden Levy to hold off the 12th-seeded Tornadoes in the CVC Tourney first round.

Janniel Hernandez had four runs batted in to help Trenton make a game of it despite trailing, 8-0, after five innings.

Trenton (7-10) 000 005 2 — 7 9 5

HopewellVal(12-7) 122 031 x — 9 9 0

RBIs: Paulino, JHernandez 4, Genao (T), Garrow, Ottobre, Lebson, Raffo, Grell (HV).

WP — Garrow (4-2); LP — JHernandez (3-4).

ROBBINSVILLE 11, WW-P SOUTH 5

ROBBINSVILLE — Johnny Fowler went 3-for-3 and drove in three runs to lead the third-seeded Ravens past the 14th-seeded Pirates in a CVC Tournament first-rounder.

Tyler Bunnell and Josh Yoo each contributed two RBIs. Xander Rudisill had two hits, including a triple, with two runs scored for West Windsor-Plainsboro South.

WW-P South(4-15) 202 000 1 — 5 7 3

Robbinsville (15-5) 800 021 x — 11 8 0

3B: XRudisill (WWS), Diaz (R); RBIs: LDehne (WWS), Hopkins, Fowler 3, Bunnell 2, Diaz, Yoo 2 (R).

WP — Makkay (2-0); LP — Hamm (2-3).

ALLENTOWN 2, WW-P NORTH 1

ALLENTOWN — Dan Ducalo went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs to get the second-seeded Redbirds past the 15th-seeded Northern Knights in another first-round CVC Tournament contest.

Nick Bell singled and scored WW-P North’s run in the fifth. Chase Pullen outdueled Aditya Satav on the mound.

WW-PNorth(3-14) 000 010 0 — 1 4 1

Allentown (13-7) 101 000 x — 2 6 3

3B: Porras, Ducalo (A); RBIs: Ducalo 2 (A).

WP — Pullen (5-1); LP — Satav (0-4).

DIAMOND CLASSIC

NORTHERN BURLINGTON 10, PAUL VI 3

COLUMBUS — Winning pitcher Cole Marchetti and Damian Oto homered to power the second-seeded Greyhounds past the 30th-seeded Eagles in first-round play for the 52nd annual Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic.

Northern will play 12th-seeded Rancocas Valley at 10 a.m. Saturday in Pitman.

Paul VI (6-9) 300 000 0 — 3 4 1

No.Burlington(17-1) 030 430 x — 10 9 4

2B: Walulak, Klusman (NB); HR: Marchetti, Oto (NB); RBIs: DiGialleonardo 2 (PVI), Marchetti 2, Velit, Downey, Gilligo, Klusman, Oto, Bartlett 3 (NB).

WP — Marchetti (6-0); LP — Ferrara.

REGULAR SEASON

HUN 11, SETON HALL PREP 1

PRINCETON — Jackson Staples had two hits and three RBIs to direct the Raiders’ five-inning win over the Pirates at Wilf Field.

Kerrrick Shannon (seven strikeouts) and Sam Amodio combined on a three-hitter.

SetonHallPrep(15-4) 000 10 — 1 3 2

Hun (17-3) 605 0x — 11 7 0

2B: Aiken, McKnight (SHP); RBIs: McKnight (SHP), Rossman, Francis 2, JStaples 3, Echternacht, Holly (H).

WP — Shannon (5-0); LP — Cassels.

LAWRENCEVILLE 3, BLAIR ACADEMY 2 (9 INN.)

LAWRENCEVILLE — The Big Red rallied to score a run in the seventh, then two in the ninth to defeat the Bucs in the Mid-Atlantic Prep League at James C. Waugh Field.

Zach Shueh pitched all nine innings for L’ville, plus drove in a run. David Holland and Bryan Aquino each had two hits and an RBI for the victors.

BlairAcademy(4-10-1) 100 000 001 — 2 6 2

Lawrenceville(5-12) 000 000 102 — 3 6 1

RBIs: Pearce, DiCarlo (BA), Holland, Aquino, Shueh (L).

WP — Shueh (2-3); LP — Cooper.