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 […]
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 […]
Here are the seeds: 1-Union. 2-Elizabeth. 3-Summit. 4-Plainfield. 5-Linden. 6-Roselle Catholic.
The first boys’ volleyball Union County Tournament will be contested today – Friday, May 5 – at Johnson High School in Clark. Here is the schedule for the one-day event: INAUGURAL UCT BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Friday, May 5 At Johnson High School in Clark SEEDS: 1-Union. 2-Elizabeth. 3-Summit. 4-Plainfield. 5-Linden. 6-Roselle Catholic. SCHEDULE: FIRST TWO MATCHES: 5-Linden […]
All four home teams were victorious Wednesday, May 3 when the 42nd annual softball Union County Tournament continued with its quarterfinal round. Top-seeded Governor Livingston edged eighth-seeded Summit 2-1. Fifth-seeded Cranford trimmed 13th-seeded Scotch Plains 11-1 at Adams Avenue Field. Second-seeded Westfield turned back 10th-seeded Elizabeth 8-2. Third-seeded and defending champion Johnson blanked sixth-seeded Dayton […]
Final Four is May 6 at Cranford's Memorial Field for the first time
CRANFORD – Ryan Bakie does it all for the Cranford baseball team. On Wednesday he delivered the game-winning hit with a bases-clearing double in the second inning that gave the Cougars the lead for good. In the top of the fourth he threw out an Elizabeth runner at second base who attempted to stretch a […]
UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT BASEBALL QUARTERFINALS WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 4 p.m. TOP SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 9-Johnson (7-7) at 1-Governor Livingston (15-0) 12-Rahway (8-5) at 4-Westfield (8-7) BOTTOM SIDE OF THE BRACKET: 7-Elizabeth (8-7) at 2-Cranford (7-5) 6-Union (8-6) at 3-Scotch Plains (8-7) UNION COUNTY TOURNAMENT SOFTBALL QUARTERFINALS WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 4 p.m. TOP SIDE OF […]
Semifinals are scheduled to be played at Cranford's Memorial Field (new field turf) for the first time on May 6
All eight baseball teams that advanced to Wednesday’s Union County Tournament quarterfinals are scheduled to play today – Tuesday, May 2 – so pitching strategy becomes even more essential. Perhaps the biggest question for all eight quarterfinalists is which hurler(s) to send to the mound Wednesday? Which one(s) will be the most rested and have […]
