UNION COUNTY BASEBALL
STATE CHAMPS AND RUNNERS UP
ON THE FIELD SINCE 1971:
1971:
GROUP 4 – Cranford over Ewing
1972:
GROUP 4 – Union over Ewing
GROUP 3 – Jackson over Summit
GROUP 1 – Roselle Park over Pitman
1974:
GROUP 4 – Union over Sayreville
1975:
GROUP 2 – Audubon over New Providence
1976:
GROUP 2 – New Providence over Hightstown
1978:
PAROCHIAL A – Roselle Catholic over Camden Catholic
1979:
GROUP 4 – Linden over Middletown South
1981:
GROUP 3 – Linden over Moorestown
1982:
GROUP 3 – Linden over Freehold Township
1983:
GROUP 4 – Elizabeth over Middletown North
PAROCHIAL B – St. Mary’s Elizabeth over Gloucester Catholic
1984:
PAROCHIAL A – Union Catholic over Holy Spirit
1985:
GROUP 4 – Cherokee over Elizabeth
1986:
GROUP 4 – Elizabeth over Shawnee
GROUP 1 – Florence Township over Roselle Park
1987:
GROUP 4 – Hunterdon Central over Elizabeth
GROUP 1 – Roselle Park over Kingsway
1990:
GROUP 1 – Middlesex over New Providence
1991:
GROUP 2 – Woodstown over Summit
1992:
GROUP 4 – Cherry Hill West over Elizabeth
1994:
GROUP 4 – Elizabeth over Howell
1997:
GROUP 3 – Cranford over Sayreville
1998:
GROUP 1 – New Providence over Middlesex
1999:
GROUP 2 – Governor Livingston over Gateway
2000:
GROUP 3 – Hamilton West over Cranford
2002:
GROUP 4 – Union over Jackson
2003:
GROUP 3 – Toms River South over Cranford
2004:
GROUP 1 – New Milford over New Providence
2006:
GROUP 2 – Hanover Park over Governor Livingston
2007:
GROUP 3 – Seneca over Cranford
2009:
GROUP 1 – Park Ridge over Brearley
2010:
GROUP 3 – Cranford over Ocean City
2011:
GROUP 4 – Manalapan over Westfield
GROUP 2 – Governor Livingston over West Essex
2012:
GROUP 3 – Cranford over Freehold Borough
2013:
GROUP 4 – Eastern over Westfield
GROUP 3 – Cranford over Burlington Township
2015:
GROUP 2 – Governor Livingston over Bernards
TEAM RECORDS IN FINALS:
CRANFORD: (5-3: 1-0 in Group 4, 4-3 in Group 3)
Titles won in 1971 (Group 4) and 1997, 2010, 2012, 2013 (Group 3).
UNION: (3-0, all in Group 4)
Titles won in 1972, 1974, 2002.
LINDEN: (3-0: 1-0 in Group 4, 2-0 in Group 3)
Titles won in 1979 (Group 4) and 1981, 1982 (Group 3).
GOVERNOR LIVINGSTON: (3-1, all in Group 2)
Titles won in 1999, 2011, 2015.
ELIZABETH: (3-3, all in Group 4)
Titles won in 1983, 1986, 1994.
Elizabeth made four out of five Group 4 state championship games
from 1983-1987, winning two of them.
ROSELLE PARK: (2-1, all in Group 1)
Titles won in 1972, 1987.
NEW PROVIDENCE: (2-3: 1-1 in Group 2, 1-2 in Group 1)
Titles won in 1976 (Group 2) and 1998 (Group 1).
ROSELLE CATHOLIC: (1-0, in Parochial A)
Title won in 1978.
UNION CATHOLIC: (1-0, in Parochial A)
Title won in 1984.
ST. MARY’S, ELIZABETH: (1-0, in Parochial B)
Title won in 1983.
SUMMIT: (0-2: 0-1 in Group 3, 0-1 in Group 2)
WESTFIELD: (0-2, both in Group 4)
BREARLEY: (0-1, in Group 1)
- JR PARACHINI