Highlanders win 13th straight and are 14-0-1 in last 15; Could face Westfield again in Sunday's UCT final at Kean
BERKELEY HEIGHTS – Home run derby continued for the Governor Livingston Highlanders at the cozy confines of their baseball field Tuesday afternoon. This time the historic power display came against one of the best teams GL will face this year. The Highlanders slugged a team-high six round-trippers, with North Carolina-bound senior shortstop Danny Serretti blasting […]
Will attempt to go yard again when the Highlanders host Watchung Division rival Westfield May 8
Can Stephen Reid do it one more time? The Governor Livingston junior designated hitter has hit home runs in seven consecutive games for the Highlanders, helping GL win all of those contests. Reid has slugged a team-high 10 round-trippers and has homered in nine of his last 10 games. GL’s next game is Tuesday, May […]
Top-seeded Panthers score game's only runs in bottom of the first on RBI-singles to center by Hummel and Gilic
UNION – Westfield had baserunners every inning. That wasn’t a problem. However, the Blue Devils stranded eight, including six in scoring position. They advanced a runner to third base in four of their seven at-bats. That’s not a bad job at all against one of the best pitchers in the county. However, getting batters on […]
Hummel tosses 4-hitter, Ortega bangs out 3 hits and drives in 4 in 6-0 win over Elizabeth
UNION – A month ago Roselle Park held on for a one-run win at home over Elizabeth, the only run scoring in the bottom of the first. On Saturday in the county semifinals, Roselle Park gave its standout pitcher Maddie Hummel much more than just one run to work with. The top-seeded Panthers broke open […]
Format scheduled to continue and conclude at Kean University May 12 and 13
UNION – Chomping at the bit to pitch for the first time this year, St. Joseph’s, Metuchen transfer Mike Velez threw 65 pitches in his first outing last week. After beating Rahway in his Union debut, the Union native dialed it up a notch Saturday when facing New Providence. With a trip to the county […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
