UNION COUNTY SOFTBALL TEAMS IN STATES (17) NORTH 2, GROUP 4 (4): Elizabeth, Scotch Plains, Plainfield, Westfield Thursday, May 17 12-Scotch Pains at 5-Columbia 13-Plainfield at 4-Millburn Monday, May 21 9-Elizabeth at 8-Ridge 11-Bridgewater-Raritan at 6-Westfield NORTH 2, GROUP 3 (3): Cranford, Summit, Gov. Livingston Thursday, May 17 15-Somerville at 2-Gov. Livingston Friday, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]