UNION – When you’re winning ball games it seems like the little things keep going in your favor. Then they add up and the next thing you know you’re on a roll. That’s the case with Scotch Plains at the moment. The Raiders, winners of eight straight, hope it continues. When a ground ball could […]
Hosts Iselin Kennedy in May 23 first round N2, G3 contest at Memorial Field
For Cranford baseball, there’s no time quite like the final days of May. This is the time of year where the Cougars simply find ways to win games. Over and over. Year in and year out. Since Dennis McCaffery took over as head coach in 1999, Cranford has produced an impressive 54-15 (.783) record […]
Cranford has won North 2, Group 3 five times this decade
Union County baseball has 15 of its 21 playing schools in the state tournament, which commences Monday, May 22 with first round action. The sectional quarterfinals are scheduled for Thursday, May 25. The semifinals are Tuesday, May 30 and the finals Friday, June 2. The group semifinals – at neutral sites – are Tuesday, June […]
Lieberman slugs 2-run HR in 6-3 win over host Brearley
KENILWORTH – Phil Lagana was given the ball to bring home the division championship. The senior right hander didn’t disappoint. Lagana went the distance – tossing a six-hitter – and at the plate produced two of his team’s seven hits, including an RBI-single in the first to give the Panthers the lead for good, as […]
For Highlanders, who won crown for 2nd time in 3 years, Namit was winning pitcher again and Trezza scored game's only run
The Governor Livingston softball team managed to capture its seventh county championship the hard way – without registering a basehit. However, the Highlanders were able to push across a run in the bottom of the second and – behind superb pitching once again from senior Alanna Namit – made it stand up. Top-seeded GL outlasted […]
Cougars receive HR from Bakie and triple and two runs from Armstrong
At one point in the season Westfield was 4-7 – although its competition was more-than-respectable – and not hitting on all cylinders. Westfield also lost one of its top hitters – senior third baseman Victor Cruz – to injury. Westfield overcame. The Blue Devils then produced consecutive Watchung Division victories over Union and Cranford and […]
Blue Devils swept regular season Watchung Division games and last won UCT in 2014; Cougars last took home the crown in 2015
When we have a Westfield-Cranford baseball matchup with a trophy at stake, you can include in the conversation talk of the past, present and even the future. Both were very good in the past, are still very good in the present and will most likely continue to be very good in the future. For the […]
Highlanders will next seek to capture Central Jersey, Group 2 for the 4th time
One week after getting upset in the quarterfinal round of the Union County Tournament and then the next day falling for the first time in league play, the Governor Livingston baseball team rebounded to do something it never did before. The Highlanders captured the Union County Conference’s Watchung Division title outright for the first time. […]
Led by serving of senior Arren Naguit, come back to win final 2 games vs. 14-2 Minutemen
After – for at least one game – not playing its best in the semifinals, top-seeded Union had to take a deep breath and increase its focus in order to take home the trophy. In the championship match, the top-seeded Farmers lost the first game to second-seeded Elizabeth. “We had to match their level of […]
Championship game is May 13 at Kean University; Westfield has record 14 titles, Cranford is next with 9
CRANFORD – After the way Westfield is playing right now it’s hard to believe that the Blue Devils were 4-7 after its April 23 game at North Brunswick’s Community Park. Westfield wasted no time establishing itself vs. Johnson Saturday, scoring five runs on four hits before making an out. The Blue Devils, also sparked by […]