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RBC Returns to MCT Final Jackson Mem. Boys Lacrosse Closing Gap Wall Advances in SCT

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St Mar y El em entar y Scho ol L aunches Mid dl e S chool F oot bal l Pro gra m Mid d let ow n , N J May, 2012: S t M ar y Elementar y S chool is pr oud to announce the launch of its mid dle s chool f ootball team, gr ades 6- 8, f or the 2 012 s eas on.

S t M ar y Elementar y S chool, the larges t p r eK - 8 Catholic s chool in the D ioces e of Tr en ton continues to add new pr o gr ams . S M S began ad ding mo r e pr ogr ams in 2009 w ith the s tar t of a on e- o n- one mus ic ins tr uction pr ogr am, and in 2 010 imp lemented a tablet P C pr ogr am f or the eighth gr ad e. I n 2011 , S M S began the Center f or A chievement, a pr ogr am that pr ovides s u ppor t and educational s tr ategies to the diver s e community of lear ner s w ho attend th e S aint M ar y Campus S chools . A nd in add itio n, S M S begins its inter active iP ad pr ogr am f or the pr imar y gr ades this F all, 2012.

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ABPT : The Missing Activity of Your Summer

By Adam Feit (Director of Sports Performance- Reach Your Potential Training) igotrypt.com

As the weather warms up and school winds down, many parents and athletes start planning out their summer schedule. Maybe three or four skill camps for one sport, a summer job and a family vacation for a week or two. A couple of visits to the beach, a few trips with some friends and all of a sudden, pre-season is here. But, the real question is…did you train at all?

If you or your son/daughter is a multiple sport athlete, a majority of the time is not spent in general athletic preparation. It’s very easy to get caught up in sport practices, camps, clinics, club tournaments and summer league games without focusing on the number one activity for performance and injury prevention; athletic based performance training. (ABPT)

ABPT isn’t going to a commercial gym three days per week, or hopping on the treadmill to break a quick sweat.

ABPT isn’t doing 3x10 of bench press or taking a fitness class to get in shape for summer training. ABPT is what

every athlete needs, on a year round basis, not just when he/she has time.

ABPT includes all disciplines of strength training, conditioning, speed, agility, flexibility, mobility, power training and joint/movement specific injury prevention methods. Simply put, it’s training to maximize athletic potential while decreasing the risk of injury. Spending all available time on sport specific camps, clinics and practices only leave the athlete susceptible to more movement dysfunctions, compensations and

injuries that never seem to go away.

As you or your son/daughter prepare for the fall preseason in August, remember to include athletic based performance training in your summer planning, starting right away. A progressive and scientifically based training program can keep athletes playing fast and strong, without sitting on the bench due to injury or lack of fitness. In the next article, we’ll discuss what a proper performance program includes and how it can specifically help with any sport.

Goi ng f or Tw o: RBC Baseball Returns to MCT Final

By Scott Stump – Managing Editor

The hallmark of a good team is that when opponents prolong innings with errors, they make them pay dearly for those mistakes.

Top-seeded Red Bank Catholic certainly fits the bill as a talented team, and the Caseys made fifth-seeded Christian Brothers Academy regret a defensive meltdown in the Monmouth County Tournament semifinals on May 14th at FirstEnergy Park. RBC scored six unearned runs, all with two outs, in the bottom of the fifth inning and then held on from there for a 6-5 win over the Colts to advance to its second straight MCT final. The Caseys will face Cinderella squad Freehold Township, the No. 14 seed, in search of RBC's first MCT championship in school history on May 30 at FirstEnergy Park.

CBA left the door open in the fifth inning with several miscues, and the Caseys came barreling through it for all the runs they would need. The Colts were able to erase their first error of the inning on an errant throw to first when rightfielder Chris Cordova gunned down RBC's Andrew LaMura when he tried to take second base. However, a throwing error on a grounder to third by RBC sophomore Brendan Madigan kept the inning alive and put a runner in scoring position with the Caseys trailing 2-0. Junior Mike Rescigno then struck out swinging for what would have been the third out, but the pitch was dropped and Rescigno beat the throw to first on the ensuing passed ball.

Senior rightfielder Nick Liggett, who was 3-for-4 with a run scored in the win, then ripped a ball deep in the hole at second base, scoring Madigan and putting runners at second and third after the throw sailed over the first baseman's head. After CBA starter Sean Clarke was replaced by senior reliever Bob Byrne, the Colts elected to intentionally walk sophomore shortstop Al Molina to load the bases. RBC junior first baseman Ron Robinson responded by hammering a first-pitch fastball up the middle for a two-run single to send the Caseys to their first lead of the game at 32.

"Their pitcher (Clarke) did a good job of getting (potential) outs, and they just didn't make the plays, so we have to capitalize at that point,'' Robinson said.

"They walked Al in front of me, so I really wanted to come through with the big hit. I know (Byrne) has a good changeup, so I was thinking, 'Don't get behind, get a good fastball early,' and I got one.''

"On the bench, we were going crazy after that hit,'' said RBC catcher Joe Keane. "In a lot of our games this year we've come out strong later in the game. I think all of us knew we just had to break the barrier there, and once we got the ball rolling we would be good. That was a big clutch hit by Ronnie.''

great at-bat that ended with a two-run double the opposite way to right field past a diving Liggett for his second hit of the game to trim the lead to 6-4.

Leadoff hitter James O'Brien, who had doubled and scored in the first inning, followed with an infield single to bring home another run and cut the margin to 6-5. Rescigno then dug down and came up with a strikeout of Chris Cordova to end the inning and keep the Caseys in the lead. It was the 10th strikeout of the game for Rescigno (3-0), a hardthrowing junior righty who threw just under 130 pitches in six innings to get the win.

Senior right-hander Ryan Spahr Leftfielder Joe Iacobellis entered the game in the seventh followed Robinson with an inning and picked up the save RBI single for a 4-2 lead, with a 1-2-3 frame, including and then senior third two strikeouts, to nail down an baseman Nick Mindnich especially sweet comeback win was hit by a pitch on a full R B C J unior R on R obins on considering it came at the count to load the bases. expense of RBC's old rival.

Keane, the No. 9 hitter, followed by delivering what proved to be one of the "It always feels good to beat CBA,'' Keane said. "In biggest hits of the game when he punched a two-run any sport.'' single to rightfield for a 6-2 margin to complete the decisive rally.

After alreading winning their fourth straight overall division title by capturing the Class B North crown, "(Byrne) was a new arm, and I was just really trying the Caseys look to add their first MCT trophy to the to put something in play on the ground,'' Keane said. case. They also help to salve the wound of being upset "I have been kind of looping, so I was just looking to as the No. 2 seed and defending Shore Conference go opposite field on the ground.''

Tournament champion by 15th-seeded Toms River North by taking home an MCT trophy and making a Despite the deflating inning, CBA did not quit, run in a tough Non-Public South A bracket in the state mounting a three-run rally in the top of the sixth tournament. inning to make it a one-run game. After junior John McCarren was hit by a pitch by Rescigno to start the inning, second baseman Mike Caputo followed with his second single of the game. Senior outfielder Zach Zupa then smoked a ball down the first base line that Photo & Game Video handcuffed Robinson to load the bases with no outs.

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Boys La cros se: Jackson Memorial Closing the Gap

By Scott Stump – Managing Editor

Jackson Memorial’s boys lacrosse team may have come up just short in heart-breaking fashion in this season’s Shore Conference Tournament final against RumsonFair Haven, but the Jaguars made something clear.

Ocean County is closing the gap.

After domination by Monmouth County programs during the sport’s infancy in the Shore Conference, Jackson Memorial has now made back-to-back championship game appearances. An up-and-coming Southern program also cracked the top four this season before losing to Rumson in the semifinals.

The Jaguars pushed Rumson to the absolute brink in the championship game before falling 9-8 after allowing a goal with 30 seconds left in the game. While the Bulldogs were able to maintain the upper hand after also beating Jackson in last year’s final, the Jaguars made them fight tooth and nail to repeat as champs.

"We made mistakes, and they capitalized on them," said Jackson Memorial coach Nick Caruso. "The kids work hard, they put the time in to be here. We feel that we have the tools to be here again."

A season ago, Jackson Memorial was the up-andcoming program intent on busting up Monmouth County's monopoly on boys lacrosse success in the Shore Conference, but the Jaguars are now among the elite.

After becoming the first Ocean County team to reach the Shore Conference Tournament final last year, the Jaguars entered this season as the hunted, a team expected to get back to the championship game. Against perennial Monmouth

County power Christian Brothers Academy in the SCT semifinals, Jackson Memorial had the newfound pressure of being the favorite to win an SCT semifinal.

Before taking Rumson to the final seconds, the Jaguars had to beat another perennial power in CBA. They were able to get it done with a thrilling 11-10 win.

"We knew we could do it,'' said junior midfielder Mike Specht, who had a team-high four goals along with two assists. "The pressure was building a little bit, but we handled it. We never fell apart, and we stayed together as a team.''

After being tied at five at halftime, Jackson eventually edged out to an 11-7 lead with 9:26 left in the fourth quarter after senior attack Nick Wolf scored off a feed by Nick Specht, Mike's twin brother.

Senior attackman Connor Cunningham However, the Colts made the Jaguars sweat down the stretch by scoring three times in the final four minutes and then getting one final shot as time expired.

time the Jaguars tried to get separation throughout the game, the Colts were able to get Senior attackman Nick Wolf right back in it.

Two straight goals by Donny Finn (5 goals) and Luke Habich tied it at four with 1:36 left in the half and then just when Jackson seemed to have momentum going into the break with a 5-4 lead, Frank Isola scored with 11 seconds left for CBA to knot it up at five.

"I told the kids that if you relax on defense, it only takes two seconds and they can get one in there,'' Caruso said. "Still, at halftime we felt it was just one goal and that we could do a better job slowing them down in the second half.''

Jackson took the lead back to start the third quarter with a goal by junior Evan Farrar off a feed from Wolf with 8:32 left in the period to set the tone for the second half. Even though CBA answered with a goal by Stephen Diener to tie it 6-6, getting that first one was important for Jackson's confidence.

"We wanted that first goal of the third quarter,'' Caruso said.

The Jaguars took the lead for good with three straight scores to stretch the lead to 9-6, with senior attack Connor Cunningham scoring twice off feeds by Mike Specht during the burst.

Once again, CBA snuck one in at the end of a quarter, as Finn scored at the third-quarter buzzer to trim the advantage to 9-7 entering the final period.

"I felt gray hairs coming out my head,'' Jaguars coach Nick Caruso said about CBA's rally.

"They're so good Jackson Memorial shook getting the ball off the it off, as Nick Specht ground and moving scored and then fed Wolf that we were never for another goal with 9:26 comfortable. We left in the game for an 11knew CBA was 7 lead.

At that point, the really talented, Jaguars held on against but we've been CBA's final rush. in this spot Junior midfielder Nick Specht before and "We had to keep on gotten it holding the ball and have done, so we felt we the possession that we had all game,'' Mike could do it Specht said. "We did it as a team and the defense today.'' played hard.''

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Wall Baseball Edges Rival St. Rose to Advance in SCT

By Scott Stump – Managing Editor In the two biggest at-bats of Wall's thrilling 6-5, eightinning win over St. Rose in the Shore Conference Tournament Round of 16 on Saturday, the Crimson Knights needed their No. 9 hitter to deliver.

For most teams that usually is a long shot when asking the last member of the order to come through, but for the Crimson Knights, it's a different story with senior second baseman Chaz Salvo.

"He could be batting leadoff for most other teams in the Shore,'' said head coach Todd Schmitt. "He is not your typical No. 9 hitter.''

Salvo came through with a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning and then hit a ball hard enough to put pressure on St. Rose's defense in the bottom of the eighth to bring home the winning run. With the infield drawn in with one out and sophomore pinch-runner Chris Brancas on third, Salvo hit a fastball hard off reliever Rob Kurtz (6-2) that went through the shortstop's legs and allowed Brancas to race home with the winning run. The fifth-seeded Crimson Knights (18-4) will now play at fourth-seeded Middletown South, which beat them during the regular season, in the SCT quarterfinals next week, tentatively on Wednesday.

"We felt that we needed a signature win in a tournament to get us back on track,'' said Salvo, who is hitting .359 this season. "(In the final at-bat), I wanted to get it in the air and get a sac fly. I hit it hard, but it was right at (the shortstop).

We need luck sometimes if we want to win.''

Senior first baseman Luke Pasick led off the bottom of the eighth with a walk before being replaced by the speedy Brancas. He went to second on a sacrifice bunt by winning pitcher Conor Mulholland (2-0), who tossed one inning of scoreless relief in the top of the frame to get the victory.

Brancas then took third on a wild pitch before scoring on St. Rose's second error of the game.

The 12th-seeded Purple Roses (19-5) had the momentum going into extra innings as they rallied for two runs off Wall senior ace Harry Paytas, who had come on in relief after Luke Malone issued a leadoff walk to Joe Delacruz to start the seventh inning. Shortstop Brendan Lynch singled to put a pair of runners on and then the bases were loaded after a disputed call at third base went St. Rose's way. Paytas scooped up a sacrifice bunt by senior Tom Elkow and whipped it to third baseman Jim Guiliano in hopes of a forceout. It appeared as if Guiliano had control before a sliding Delacruz knocked the ball out of his glove, but Delacruz was ruled safe.

Paytas induced a pop-out for the first out, but then St. Rose's top hitter, junior first baseman Brad Currao, punched a two-run single to right field to knot it up at 5-5. Paytas rolled a 6-3 double play to end the inning, but Kurtz pitched a scoreless bottom of the seventh to give St. Rose energy going into the eighth. Mulholland helped get the ball rolling again for the home side and set up Wall for the win with a 1-2-3 top of the eighth

"We were saying the game wasn't over,'' Salvo said. "It was a back-and-forth game. We weren't panicking. We were just staying calm because we know we have a good lineup and can put runs on the board.''

"It's like sibling rivalry between us and St. Rose or Manasquan, and it's going to come down to who wants it more,'' Schmitt said. "I think the mentality is that they are not beating us on our home field. It was about figuring a way to get this done.''

The seesaw game began with St. Rose taking a 1-0 lead in

the first inning when Elkow singled, went to third on a single

by Currao and then scored on an error. Wall answered with three runs, all with two outs, in the bottom of the first inning.

Senior shortstop Mitchell Preston started the rally with the first of his two singles on the day, followed by a single by Guiliano that put runners at the corners. Preston tied the game when he ran home following a passed ball, and then senior rightfielder Scott Duncan, the Shore Conference's leading hitter at .538, blooped an RBI single to center field for a 2-1 lead. An error on a grounder to third then made it 31 against Currao, who is St. Rose's ace.

The Purple Roses cut the lead to one run in the second inning when Travis Petillo singled, went to second on a sacrifice bunt by Delacruz, beat the throw to third after being caught in a rundown on a pickoff attempt and then scored on a groundout by Lynch. Senior outfielder Zac Vuono then tied it at three when he belted a solo home run over the left field fence off Wall starter Matt Osgoodby in the fourth inning.

"He knows the situation, and he is not going to swing at a bad pitch,'' Schmitt said. "With him and (senior leadoff hitter Tyler) Block, it gives us a 1-2 punch, kind of like a double leadoff.''

Salvo helped deliver a much-needed tournament victory after the Crimson Knights lost early in the Monmouth County Tournament and had some tough nondivisional losses in the last two weeks.

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t th e en d o f th e th ir d q u a r ter o f th e S h o r e Co n f er en ce To u r n a men t ch amp io n s h ip ga me, th e Ru ms o n Fa ir Haven b oys lacr os s e tea m f ou n d its elf in a r ar e p o s itio n - b eh in d o n th e s cor eb oar d.

S econ d- s eeded J acks on M emor ial had ju s t taken a tw o- goal lead w hen s enior attackman N ick Wolf s cor ed as time expir ed in the thir d per iod, mar kin g th e lates t point in a game that the top- s eeded Bulldogs had tr ailed all s eas on.

But thanks to tw o goals in the f inal 4:26 f r om s en ior midf ielder D an Babiak, including the gamew inner w ith only 30.1 s econds r emain ing, unbeaten Rums on ( 16- 0) w as able to claw back and w in a 9- 8 clas s ic at H o lmdel H igh S chool on M ay 16th to join Chr is tian Br other s A cademy as the o nly pr ogr ams to w in back- to- back S CT titles .

" We knew that th er e w as a lot of time lef t on the clock ( enter ing the f our th quar ter ) ," s aid Babiak, w ho f inis hed w ith a h at tr ick and one as s is t. " We w er en' t look in g ahead or tr ying to f or ce it. "

"It's definitely a scary feeling," Villanova-bound senior attackman Jack Curran said about the deficit.

"We just held our heads high, had faith in one another, played together and we pulled it off."

The J ag uars s truck firs t w ith a goal b y jun io r middie N ick S pecht at the 9 :06 mark in the firs t q uarter, on ly for Ru ms o n to g o on a 4- 0 ru n over the next nine minu tes behind goals f rom Babiak and C urran and tw o from junior attackman M ichael Clarke to cap the firs t quarter.

I f that w as n' t enough offens e to s atis fy the near-capacity crow d, J acks on ( 15-3) then erupted for fiv e un an s w ered goals fr om five different player s to s tart the s econd qu arter, beg in ning w ith a goal by s enior middie A us tin Letts in th e op en in g minute and

culminating w ith a one- timer f r om s en ior attack man Conno r Cunningham w ith 4 :0 1 lef t in the f ir s t h alf f or a 6- 4 lead. Ru ms on' s Chr is S utphen th en got in th e s cor ing column to s alv age s ome momentum head ing into th e s econd h alf w ith th e Bulldo gs tr ailing 6- 5.

A f ter the Bulldogs k notted it up at s ix half w ay thr oug h the thir d per iod on

Cur r an' s s econd g oal off a f eed f r om Clar ke, a you ng Rums o n def ens e appear ed to have f inally f ound s ome compos ur e on the big s tage. But S pecht gav e the J ag uar s a 7- 6 adv antage w ith only 15 s econds lef t in the thir d to pr ecede Wolf ' s buzzer- beater ju s t a f ew moments later that put J acks on up b y tw o, leav ing many w onder ing if the low er s eed could beco me the f ir s t O cean Co unty pr ogr am to w in the S CT title.

" I t w as r eal s car y becau s e w e' ve n ever been dow n like that bef o r e," s aid Clar ke, w ho has ver bally committed to Ver mont. " I t w as jus t a s car y s ituation, and w e had to keep our comp os ur e."

S utphen had a s econd- chan ce s ho t w aved off to s tar t the f inal quar ter du e to a cr eas e violation , but th e s o phomor e attackman r edeemed hims elf by s cor ing his s eco nd g oal to cut th e def icit to one. S enio r goalie Ar tie Tild es ley als o s ettled dow n to r ecor d a f our thquar ter s hutout f or the s econd s tr aight contes t and keep the Bulldogs clos e until Babiak' s unas s is ted s cor e w ith 4:26 to go that tied it up at eight.

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A f ter a br oken play in the f inal min ute, Babiak then dr o ve to his r ight and r ipp ed a s hot that hit off the s tick of J aguar s s enior goalie D r ew S mith and into the net f or the bigges t go al of his car eer and s ent the Rums on f aithf ul into a f r enzy w ith only 30

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s econds r emaining.

S ophomor e long- s tick middie Ryan Campbell then w on the allimp or tan t ens uing f ace- off to lock up the thir d S CT champio ns hip in s chool his tor y.

Co n f er en ce Boys La cr os s e To u r n amen t got u n der way th is week, th" Oer e n the fwa ir s t sone, I didn' t on ke I w as thin o bviou going to gets a s hot becaus ( the def qcoullaps eseed tion . ens e) on me - I

w as thinking of jus t getting it out and The unde tr ying to pas s it," Babiak s aid about his late- game her oics . " But th en th ey backed off me and I had my hands f r ee. A nd then that las t goal, w e w er e r unning a play, and it didn' t go as planned. S o I popped off the cr eas e and Clarke fed it to me. Their guy lunged, (an d) I w as able to get the facedodge o n him and move in."

" F irs t time w e' ve been in that pos ition," R ums on coach R eid J acks on s aid. " I think it really jus t came d ow n to s heer grit. Th e guy s jus t didn' t w ant to los e."

A long w ith a 6-4 victory on A pril 28, RF H knocked off the J aguars in las t year' s co nference f inal, w in ning 12- 3. This w as after the B ulld ogs los t in the S CT title game in back to-back years (2009 to C BA an d 2010 to R ed B ank Catholic), a

pain the J agu ar s now s har e.

" We made mis takes , they capitalized o n them," s aid J acks on M emor ial coach N ick Car us o. " Th e k ids w or k har d , they put the time in to be her e. We f eel th at w e have the to ols to b e her e again."

Wh ile Ru ms on w ill app r eciate its lates t tr iump h, it know s another tr o ph y can be lu r king ou t ther e. The Bulldog s w ill lo ok to mak e s ome n ois e in the u pcomin g NJSIAA Tour n ament in G r o up I , argu ably N ew J er s ey' s

tou ghes t b r acket, agains t the lik es of top s eeds S ummit an d M ou ntain Lak es . " I t' s been a gr eat co nf er ence s eas on, b ut w e s till have a lot of w or k to do," J acks on s aid .

"I cou ldn 't b e mor e pr o u d o f an yon e on th is tea m r ig h t n o w, f r o m th e ben ch to th e s tar ter s , " Cu r r an s aid with a s mile. " We'r e g oin g to r elis h th is n o w an d th en get back to wo r k tomo r r o w."

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Baseball: Patriots Make Cinderella Run to MCT Final

By Matt Manley – Senior Staff Writer Up until the start of the Monmouth County Tournament, Freehold Township was a sub-.500 team that fell victim to its rugged, Shore Conference Class A North schedule. A little more than two weeks later, the Patriots have gone from the victim of their schedule to a product of it.

Freehold Township, the No. 14 seed in the Monmouth County Tournament, continued its MCT run with an 8-0 win over No. 18 Freehold Borough at FirstEnergy Park behind a combined shutout by right-handers Steve Ginter and Chris Talbott.

Shortstop Ryan MacFarlane - who finished 2-for-4 capped the Patriots' defensive exhibition in the top of the seventh by gloving a ball hit up the middle by Colonials right fielder Travis Rudic, tagging the second base bag for one out and making an off-balance throw to first for the double play. Talbott then induced a game-ending fly-out

Freehold Township will play for the school's second MCT title since 2009, when the Patriots won the tournament as a double-digit seed by beating eventual NJSIAA Non-Public A Christian Brothers Academy in the final.

They will face top-seeded Red Bank Catholic in the championship game on May 30 back at FirsteEnergy Park.

Ginter threw five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and overcoming six walks by striking out five batters and stranding eight runners in front of a defense that delivered an error-free performance to go with a number of sparkling plays in the field.

"My approach is the same no matter the situation. I just try to throw strikes and trust my defense," Ginter said. "I didn't have my best control or my best stuff today, but the defense came through. When your defense plays like ours did today, you just try to throw the ball over the plate and let them work."

Senior right fielder Vito Iannuzzelli went 1-for-3 with a two run-single to go with two key defensive plays to erase two baserunners. He threw out Freehold second baseman Matt Holtz at home plate in the top of the first inning as Holtz tried to score from second on a single to right by Anthony Vazzana.

Talbott came on for the sixth and seventh innings to record the final six outs, striking out two and allowing two hits and a walk. Ginter and Talbott combined to strand 10 baserunners.

Freehold Township led from the first inning on, with Cardamone hitting a lead-off triple to the left-center field gap and scoring on a single down the line by catcher Josh Lodi.

"Honestly, I think our schedule has prepared us for this kind of play," Freehold Township coach Todd Smith said. "Obviously with the A North (schedule), Toms River South, Jackson Memorial, Montclair, they've seen everyone and everything and they know that if you want to win, you have to go out there and get it."

"This is a new group of kids on this team and we want to make our own history," senior outfielder Nick Cardamone said. "We have been a confident team from day one and even though we haven't had the winning record to show it, we've always known we can beat anybody, so we're excited to play for a championship, no matter who we play."

said. "When he gets into trouble, it's because he beats himself by putting people on base and in that case, it was just make pitches, trust your stuff, trust your defense to make plays and we'll get out of it. And we did, and it gave us a huge lift."

"It was just one of those plays where I hit the ball pretty well, thought about a double out of the box, put my head down and when the play ended, I was on third," Cardamone said of his triple.

"I didn't really think about the park or the outfielder, I just started toward second and saw the ball was still deep and I went for it."

"Nick is the type of player that sets the tone for Freehold Township sophomore Chris Talbott everything with his speed, with his defense, with his to Cardamone by catcher Kyle Mogilski. bat, and with everything," Smith said. "When he goes, we go, and when he plays like he did today, we're a good "You can't help but get excited when you see your team." defense make those kind of plays behind you," Ginter said. "It's a big mental lift to know guys are catching the The Patriots broke the game open with three runs in the ball behind you and I think it gets everybody into the bottom of the third after Ginter escaped the bases loaded game." jam. MacFarlane highlighted the rally with an RBI double to left, with Talbott adding an RBI infield single and Ginter also helped himself out in the top of the third designated hitter Nick Cardaci ripping an RBI single of inning after loading the bases with none out on a triple by his own. first baseman Mike Bolton and consecutive walks by center fielder Jason Lundy and Holtz. He got Rudic to pop out to first baseman Mike Patti on the first pitch, then struck out Vazzana looking for a critical second out.

Ginter completed the escape act by inducing an inningGame Video ending fielder's choice ground ball to second base by Highlights by: Mogilski.

"He's the kind of kid who has real good stuff," Smith

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Jackson Memorial Ends 40Year Drought in OCT

By Scott Stump – Managing Editor

Jackson Memorial senior Brandon Holup showed just how much he has evolved in his relatively short pitching career, and it resulted in the Jaguars' first Ocean County Tournament championship in 40 years.

Petrizzo drew a walk on a full count, went to second on an infield hit by Ed Guippone, advanced to third on a groundout by senior shortstop Joe Ogren, and then scored two batters

The kid who began his career at Jackson Memorial as a freshman shortstop, started pitching in spot duty on varsity as a sophomore and then found himself on the wrong end of some hard-luck losses in tournament games as a junior is now an undisputed ace. With no margin for error against Brick Memorial ace Brian Cottrell at Ryan Field at Toms River North on May17th, Holup delivered a three-hit shutout in a 1-0 win over the sixth-seeded Mustangs.

The victory gave the top-seeded Jaguars their first OCT crown since the inaugural year of the tournament in 1972 after they had lost in each of the last two OCT finals.

The player whose mechanics were often a mess early in his career can now make the proper adjustments mid-game.

"I think where he started for us and where he is now, it's leaps and bounds,'' said Jaguars head coach Frank Malta. "He's able to correct it before it gets to be an issue.''

"(Holup) is coming out every game pitching his butt off, and it's showing out there,'' said junior catcher Matt Thaiss. "He has so much confidence in himself, and we have so much confidence in him that every time he goes out there, we're going to win.''

With the tying run on second and one out in the top of the seventh inning, the East Stroudsburg recruit struck out sophomore outfielder Kyle Cala looking and then snapped off the last of his nasty curveballs to get catcher Ryan Melia swinging and commence the dogpile celebration. Holup (5-2) struck out eight and walked one for his second straight 1-0 win in the tournament after having outdueled previously unbeaten Barnegat ace Mark McCoy, a Wake Forest recruit, in the quarterfinals. Cottrell (6-1) also was unbeaten before his team ran into Holup, as the junior righty took the hard-luck loss in a strong performance of his own in which he threw a five-hit complete game.

Holup, whose earned run average is now 1.10 in 44 2/3 innings this season, was named the tournament's Most Valuable Pitcher. His triumph in a high-pressure setting also helped erase the memory of a pair of 3-0 defeats to Manalapan and star Jake Winston last season, as well as a 2-1 loss to Red Bank Catholic and Brendan McGann in the Shore Conference Tournament final.

"It feels good to finally win some,'' Holup said. "I feel like those losses fueled me into this year to win more.''

The Jaguars got the only run Holup would need by manufacturing one in the first inning. Leadoff man Nick

Earlier in the game, Holup illustrated one of his greatest strengths, the ability to take pointers from the coaching staff and make adjustments on the fly. He walked Cala on four pitches in the second inning and threw two straight balls to Melia, struggling with his command. That prompted a visit to the mound by pitching coach J.M. Gold, the former Toms River North star pitcher who was a first-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers in 1998. After a quick talk with Gold, Holup then retired seven of the next eight batters he faced, consistently getting ahead in the count.

Whether he wants to admit it or not, Holup has become the go-to pitcher for a Jaguars team intent on bringing home every title in sight, with three more still out there for the taking.

later on an RBI groundout by junior second baseman Spencer Young. Given the fact that Holup often faces the opposing team's ace, he knew that one run might be all he got to work with.

"(The margin for error) alway is (slim) whenever I pitch,'' Holup said. "I'm always going against the top teams, so I just got to keep it close.''

Holup had a no-hitter going into the fourth inning before shortstop Kevin Nilsen ripped a two-out single up the middle.

The Mustangs had a runner in scoring position in the fifth, but Holup registered two straight strikeouts to kill the threat.

After getting behind in the count several times early in the game, Holup was pounding the strike zone in the final three innings, working off his fastball to set up a curveball that had the Mustangs baffled.

"This season I've been throwing (the curveball) a lot more,'' he said. "I'm a lot more confident in it.''

"He was letting it fly a little bit (in the later innings),'' Thaiss said. "I feel like in the first couple innings he was trying to pinpoint too much.''

"I don't really like to think as the ace,'' Holup said.

"I like to keep myself as low-key still, but I know I'm not anymore.''

After beating two pitchers who were a combined 10-0 and needing only a total of two runs to do it, Holup's days of remaining out of the spotlight are done. The victory over Brick Memorial also tied a nice bow on the OCT for him, as he pitched the final inning in a loss to Toms River South as a sophomore in the 2010 OCT final, and came back as a senior to end a 40-year drought.

"I'm just really happy for him,'' Malta said. "He was a work in progress at that time (in 2010), and now he kind of comes full circle and gets to put the finishing touches on this one.''

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Ben Collincini, P, Freehold Township (Niagara University)

Tyler Daly, P, Neptune (Brookdale C.C.)

R.J. Devish, P/SS, Toms River South (Rutgers)

Kyle Driscoll, P, Toms River South (Rutgers)

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entering the home stretch with the NJSIAA Tournament kickoff off and the Shore Conference Tournament headed toward a conclusion, it’s time to take a look at where the top seniors from this spring will continue their careers.

While the senior class in the Shore Conference is not top-heavy with draft prospects and high Division I talent like the current junior class, there is good depth to the class. This group boasts 20 Division I signees, more than in any year in recent memory.

The main Major League Baseball draft prospect this June is Wake Forest-bound Barnegat lefty pitcher Mark McCoy, who has been projected to go anywhere from the third to the 10th round. As for Division I signees staying in-state, Rutgers has snapped up three local talents in Toms River South pitcher Kyle Driscoll and shortstop R.J. Devish along with Middletown South pitcher Howie Brey. Monmouth Regional pitcher Luke Cahill is headed to Seton Hall, while Monmouth University welcomes three local products in Manasquan first baseman Tyler Saito and the Wall duo of pitcher Harry Paytas and catcher Connor White. Toms River South pitcher John Leiter and Freehold Township outfielder Nick Cardamone are both headed to St. Peter’s.

Below is the list of players whose college commitments have been reported to All Shore Media.

Good luck to the Class of 2012 and hopefully I’ll be writing about the collegiate exploits of all these players on www.allshoremedia.com and right here in The All Shore Media Sports Review in the coming years.

Mike Ammerman, P, Howell (Washington College)

Jared Anicic, 2B, Msgr. Donovan (Millersville University)

Sean Arnott, SS, CBA (Temple)

Dylan Baxter, P, Holmdel (Drew University)

Nick Brebner, OF, Toms River North (Misericordia University)

Howie Brey, P/1B, Middletown South (Rutgers)

Alex Bull, 2B, Rumson-FH (Moravian College)

Luke Cahill, P/3B, Monmouth Regional (Seton Hall)

Jack Capotorto, P, Manasquan (Emerson College)

Tom Elkow, 2B, St. Rose (Johnson & Wales)

Brian Emerson, P/1B, Lacey (Arcadia University)

Diego Espinosa, C, Long Branch (Bloomfield College) Nick Fulop, P, Matawan (Kutztown University)

Nico Giaimo, OF, Rumson-FH (Allegheny College) Ryan Hanula, P/OF, Lacey (Rochester Institute of Technology)

Brian Healy, OF, Middletown South (University of Scranton) Harold Hester, OF, Manchester (Brookdale C.C.)

John Holland, P, Jackson Liberty (Felician College)

Dylan Runne, C, Rumson-FH (Moravian College)

Chris Ryan, 1B, Toms River North (Susquehanna University)

Dakota Sagnelli, C, Rumson-FH (Vassar College)

Tyler Saito, 1B, Manasquan (Monmouth University)

Joe Serrapica, P/3B, Manalapan (Fordham University)

Eric Scamardella, P/OF, Holmdel (Catholic University)

Ryan Spahr, P, Red Bank Catholic (Wagner)

Andrew Stewart, SS, Manasquan (Catholic University)

Dan Sweeney, OF, Middletown South (Richard Stockton University)

Ryan Talbott, OF, Freehold Twp. (Rowan University)

Ray Triano, 2B, Brick Memorial (Adelphi University)

Anthony Vazzana, 3B, Freehold (Adelphi University)

Evan Worth, C, Monsignor Donovan (Widener University)

Cole Whatley, P/1B/DH, Holmdel (Northern Kentucky)

Connor White, C, Wall (Monmouth University)

Brandon Holup, P, Jackson Memorial (East Stroudsburg)

Matt Holtz, SS, Freehold (Brookdale C.C.)

Keith Jennings, P/INF, Jackson Memorial (Misericordia University)

Bryan Johnston, C/DH, Jackson Memorial (Rowan University) Matt Kelleman, OF, Matawan (Middlesex County College)

Henry Klimowicz, 2B, CBA (Gettysburg College)

Victor Kochanowski, P/OF, Lacey (Wesley College) Wesley Krempel, P, Central (FDU-Florham)

Brian Lamboy, SS, Manalapan (Sacred Heart)

Jackson Liberty's John Holland

Andrew LaMura, OF, Red Bank Catholic (East Carolina)

John Leiter, P, Toms River South (St. Peter's College) Anthony LoBrace, P/DH, Marlboro (Union College)

Josh Lodi, C, Freehold Twp. (Bentley University) CJ Lopez, 1B, Point Beach (Burlington County College)

Monmouth's Luke Cahill

Chris Lorenz, SS, Rumson-FH (Skidmore College)

Mike Macchia, P, Middletown North (Montclair State) Ryan MacFarlane, P/SS, Freehold Twp. (RutgersNewark) Ryan Mihalkovitz, P, Toms River North (Pace University) Brian Mayer, C, Brick (Delaware)

Mark McCoy, P, Barnegat (Wake Forest)

Erik Obsteins, OF, Middletown South (Mary Washington University)

Joe Ogren, SS, Jackson Memorial (Bucknell)

Matt Osgoodby, P, Wall (Alvernia University)

Harry Paytas, P, Wall (Monmouth University)

Wall's Harry Paytas

Carmine Palummo, SS/C, Howell (Iona)

Michael Patti, P/1B, Freehold Twp. (FDU-Florham)

D.J. Pfefferkorn, P/OF, Point Beach (Drew University) Stefan Poggioli, OF, Middletown South (Catholic University) Chris Reynolds, C, St. Rose (Manhattan College)

Tim Rogers, P/SS, Manchester (Richard Stockton College)

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