Roselle Park softball advances to UCT semifinals for first time since 2009; Panthers will face Elizabeth May 5 at Kean

The other semifinal pits Westfield vs. Gov. Livingston; the final is May 6 at Kean

Roselle Park and Elizabeth clashed back on April 13 with nothing on the line. It was a Union County Conference-crossover softball contest at Roselle Park, a good test for both. Roselle Park, the Mountain Division leader, was 5-0 while Elizabeth, out of the Watchung Division, was 4-2. Roselle Park managed to score a run in […]

UCT softball quarterfinals set for 4 quality matchups May 2; Winners advance to May 5 semifinals at Kean

The championship game is set for May 6 at Kean's Cougar Field in Union

Roselle Park is the top seed for the first time since the last time the Panthers won the event in 2004. Second-seeded GL, with just one in-county loss, is seeking to advance to the championship game for the ninth straight season. Upstart Summit – the only team outside of the top eight seeds to advance […]

Brearley softball coach Efchak wins her 200th game; Roselle Park falls for the first time

Both Group 1 schools seek to excel in May 2 UCT quarterfinals

Brearley head softball coach Amy Efchak, in her 16th season at the helm of the Bears, won her 200th game Monday when seventh-seeded Brearley defeated visiting 10th-seeded Benedictine 15-1 in a first round Union County Tournament contest in Kenilworth. Efchak took over as head coach in 2003 and has done an outstanding job in keeping […]

Johnson at GL for second straight season highlights May 5 UCT baseball quarterfinals; Cranford vs. Westfield a rematch of last year’s final

Other 2 contests include New Providence at Union and Elizabeth at Scotch Plains

When Johnson went to Berkeley Heights this time last year they faced a Governor Livingston baseball team that was 15-0, ranked No. 1 in the state for the first time and averaging nine runs. Johnson’s resume at the time read 7-7. The Crusaders rebounded from a 1-6 start to earn the Union County Tournament’s ninth […]

Union County Conference baseball, softball standings and overall records here as of Monday, April 30

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BASEBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, APRIL 30:   WATCHUNG DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Scotch Plains (5-2) Westfield (5-2) 3-Gov. Livingston (3-2-1) 4-Union (2-4) 5-Cranford (2-4-1) 6-Elizabeth (2-5)   MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools): 1-New Providence (5-0) 2-Johnson (3-2) Summit (3-2) 4-Union Catholic (1-4) 5-Linden (0-4)   VALLEY DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Oratory Prep (5-1) 2-Roselle […]

UCT baseball, softball schedules here – first round and quarterfinals

UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT BASEBALL FIRST ROUND: Monday, April 30 12-Oratory Prep at 5-New Providence 16-Dayton at 1-Westfield QUARTERFINALS: Saturday, May 5 TOP SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 8-Cranford at 1-Westfield or 16-Dayton at 8-Cranford 12-Oratory Prep/5-New Providence at 4-Union BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 7-Elizabeth at 2-Scotch Plains 6-Johnson at 3-Gov. Livingston   UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT SOFTBALL […]

Roselle Park softball comes back in bottom of 7th to best Brearley, remain undefeated; WP Hummel starts rally with team’s 3rd hit and scores first run

Paige Junior scores winning run one out away from extras when leadoff batter Hailey Ortega is walked with bases loaded; Brearley senior RH Capizzano tosses 3-hitter, passes 500 career strikeouts

ROSELLE PARK – Madison Hummel just completed seven innings of one-run pitching. With her team down a run and just three outs away from its first loss, it was up her to get things going when she led off the bottom of the seventh. After fouling off several pitches and down in the count, Hummel […]

Westfield baseball, the defending champion, and Roselle Park softball earn No. 1 UCT seeds; Panthers last won crown in 2004

Semifinals and finals for both are scheduled to be played at Kean University the first two May weekends

Westfield is the top seed for the 65th annual baseball Union County Tournament, winning just last year. The Blue Devils captured their record 15th UCT championship in 2017, defeating Cranford 6-3 in the final at Kean University. Roselle Park is the top seed for the 43rd annual softball Union County Tournament, but has not won […]

Union County Conference baseball, softball standings and overall records here as of Monday, April 23

UNION COUNTY CONFERENCE BASEBALL STANDINGS AS OF MONDAY, APRIL 23   WATCHUNG DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Westfield (4-1) Scotch Plains (4-1) 3-Elizabeth (2-3) 4-Gov. Livingston (1-2-1) 5-Cranford (1-3-1) 6-Union (1-3)   MOUNTAIN DIVISION (5 schools): 1-New Providence (4-0) 2-Johnson (2-1) 3-Summit (2-2) 4-Union Catholic (1-3) 5-Linden (0-3)   VALLEY DIVISION (6 schools): 1-Rahway (4-0) 2-Oratory Prep […]

Rahway baseball sparked by Gonzalez complete game and 12 hits in win at Brearley; Indians lead UCC’s Valley Division at 4-0

Play South Amboy April 22 in Autism Awareness Challenge and then have big division game at Roselle Park April 23

KENILWORTH – If Rahway’s goal was to load the bases as often as it could and take its chances offensively from there while also preventing Brearley from reaching base at all, the Indians receive an A-plus for their efforts. Rahway produced the bases loaded in five of its six times up, while starting pitcher Jayson […]

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