A day after getting no-hit, the Eagles won a slugfest against CBA 16-12 with a 19-hit barrage. Miles Santos went 3-4, including a first inning homerun. This is the first time that Middletown South has swept CBA in the regular-season series since 1999.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
SLAVIN THE DAY: EAGLES COME BACK TO BEAT NORTH
MIDDLETOWN - Down 8-0 after just 1 1/2 innings on Friday night, Middletown South's baseball team battled back to beat cross-town rival Middletown North 10-9 in a Class A North thriller on Friday night under the lights.
The over three-hour-long game was decided in the bottom of the seventh when an RBI double by junior Kevin Slavin
tied it and a walk-off, bases-loaded walk by senior Jack Provine won the game for South.
Everything looked to be going North's way through the first part of the game when the Lions (4-5 4-4) scored five runs off of senior righty Tom Waski in 1 1/3 innings, but the bullpen came in and controlled the bleeding.
Eagles junior Tim Ens allowed another three runs to cross home in the top of the second for South (3-5, 3-5), but helped quiet the Lions down after that. Senior Ben Hammond came on after that to hold them scoreless, while junior Kenny Paterson allowed a run in the top of the seventh inning.
Despite the large deficit, South stayed in the game, and began chipping away at the lead. A three-run bottom of the second and two runs in the fourth cut the lead to 8-5. Another score in the bottom of the sixth pulled the Eagles within two, but the insurance run by North extended the lead back to three.
Sophomore Craig Sweeney and junior Mike Farrell got on base to start off the inning, with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, respectively. Junior Tyler Cotterell then singled home Sweeney and moved Farrell to third before being thrown out trying to advance to second. An RBI single by senior Jay Levy brought the score to 9-8 in favor of North before Slavin's double tied the game.
Senior Eric Dunn singled to give the Eagles runners on first and third with only one out. After an intentional walk to senior Jon Altino, junior Connor Delepine came in to face Provine with the bases loaded. Provine worked a full count before drawing the game-winning walk.
Slavin was awarded the MVP of the Rich Veth-Walter Woods Memorial Game for his 2-for-4, three-RBI performance. Cotterell finished 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Patterson picked up the win in relief.
The over three-hour-long game was decided in the bottom of the seventh when an RBI double by junior Kevin Slavin
tied it and a walk-off, bases-loaded walk by senior Jack Provine won the game for South.
Everything looked to be going North's way through the first part of the game when the Lions (4-5 4-4) scored five runs off of senior righty Tom Waski in 1 1/3 innings, but the bullpen came in and controlled the bleeding.
Eagles junior Tim Ens allowed another three runs to cross home in the top of the second for South (3-5, 3-5), but helped quiet the Lions down after that. Senior Ben Hammond came on after that to hold them scoreless, while junior Kenny Paterson allowed a run in the top of the seventh inning.
Despite the large deficit, South stayed in the game, and began chipping away at the lead. A three-run bottom of the second and two runs in the fourth cut the lead to 8-5. Another score in the bottom of the sixth pulled the Eagles within two, but the insurance run by North extended the lead back to three.
Sophomore Craig Sweeney and junior Mike Farrell got on base to start off the inning, with a walk and a hit-by-pitch, respectively. Junior Tyler Cotterell then singled home Sweeney and moved Farrell to third before being thrown out trying to advance to second. An RBI single by senior Jay Levy brought the score to 9-8 in favor of North before Slavin's double tied the game.
Senior Eric Dunn singled to give the Eagles runners on first and third with only one out. After an intentional walk to senior Jon Altino, junior Connor Delepine came in to face Provine with the bases loaded. Provine worked a full count before drawing the game-winning walk.
Slavin was awarded the MVP of the Rich Veth-Walter Woods Memorial Game for his 2-for-4, three-RBI performance. Cotterell finished 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Patterson picked up the win in relief.
TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE
Today’s Middletown South varsity sports schedule for 4/18/08:
Softball @ Middletown North 3:45 PM
Tennis @ Colts Neck 3:45 PM
Baseball vs Middletown North 7:00 PM
Thursday, April 17, 2008
TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE
Today’s Middletown South varsity sports schedule for 4/17/08:
Golf @Manalapan 3:45 PM
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
EAGLES ACE REBELS
The Eagles tennis team brought the record to .500 with a 4-1 victory over the Howell Rebels today at Normandy Park.
Antonio Garcia of Howell was able to defeat Andrew Rosenbloom in the first-singles matchup 6-4, 6-2, but the rest of the Eagles stepped up from there. Nils Svensson won the second singles handily, 6-1, 6-1, to even up the score.
Jon Blank and Ryan Clapp worked together to win the first-doubles contest in two sets, 6-2, 6-1, while Rohan Bhandari and Mohammed Shahid won the second doubles, 6-3, 6-2, to clinch the victory for the Eagles.
Eric Cho won his third-singles matchup, 6-1, 7-5, by coming back from behind in the second set.
The Eagles (3-3, 3-3 A-North) take on the Colts Neck Cougars (3-2, 3-2 A-North) on Friday looking to jump over the .500 mark with less than two weeks before the Shore Conference Tournament.
TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE
Today’s Middletown South varsity sports schedule for 4/16/08:
Baseball @ Colts Neck 3:45 PM
Softball @ Colts Neck 3:45 PM
Tennis vs. Howell 3:45 PM
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE
The Middletown South varsity sports schedule for 4/15/08:
Boys Track vs. CBA 3:45 PM
Golf vs. Freehold Township 3:45 PM
Monday, April 14, 2008
TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE
The Middletown South varsity sports schedule for 4/14/08:
Baseball vs. Howell 3:45 PM
Softball vs. Howell 3:45 PM
Tennis @ Marlboro 3:45 PM
Golf vs. Middletown North & Manalapan 3:45 PM
Saturday, April 12, 2008
TODAY'S SPORTS SCHEDULE
The schedule for Middletown South Varsity sports for 4/12/08:
Softball @ Toms River North 11:00 AM
Girls Track @ Husky Relays at Matawan High School 9:00 AM
Friday, April 11, 2008
ANOTHER SOLID OUTING FOR DUDZINSKI
Former Middletown South and current Seton Hall righty Brian Dudzinski put on another effective in his fifth apperance in his freshman season. Dudzinski came in with two runners on in the bottom of the third against Fordham o
n April 9. He proceeded to pick off the runner at second base and then force the batter to ground out to short. In all, Dudzinski pitched 1.2 innings and allowed no runs on one hit and one walk. This performance lowered his ERA to 2.45 in 11 innings of work. Seton Hall has won 7 straight games and began a three-game series against West Virginia today.
n April 9. He proceeded to pick off the runner at second base and then force the batter to ground out to short. In all, Dudzinski pitched 1.2 innings and allowed no runs on one hit and one walk. This performance lowered his ERA to 2.45 in 11 innings of work. Seton Hall has won 7 straight games and began a three-game series against West Virginia today.Monday, April 07, 2008
MIDDLETOWN SOUTH COMBS OVER CBA
Middletown South snapped a 15-game losing streak to No. 4 ranked Christian Brothers Academy with a 3-1 victory over the Colts on the strength of a brilliant performance by senior righty Nigel Combs.
Combs pitched six innings for the Eagles, scattering four hits and surrendering an earned run to pick up his first victory of the season.
South and CBA were tied 1-1 after the first inning, and that score held up until the fourth.
Junior infielder Kevin Slavin led off the inning with a bunt base hit, and advanced to second base on an error. After a leaping catch by Tyler Cuming moved Slaving to third and junior Chris Bunge walked, senior Jon Altino came to the plate.
Altino delivered a one-single into center field to bring Slavin home what would be the game-winning run.
“I just went up there knowing we needed that run.” Altino, who finished 1 for 3 with a run batted in, said. “We practice situational hitting every day, so I just did what I needed to do to get the run in.”
Slavin drove in an insurance run an inning later, driving in senior Eric Dunn for a 3-1 lead at the end of the fifth.
Junior Kenny Paterson came out of the bullpen in the seventh, and immediately surrendered a bloop hit to right field. After retiring the next two batters, an infield single put the tying run on base, and the go-ahead run at the plate, with two outs.
But Patterson forced a groundball in the hole between the second and first basemen, where Slavin fielded it and threw it to Paterson covering the bag at first to close out the victory.
With their second straight win, the Eagles push their record over .500 at 2-1 (2-1) while the Colts fall to 1-1 (1-1). South looks to ride this wave of momentum into a contest with Freehold Township (3-0, 2-0) on Wednesday.
Combs pitched six innings for the Eagles, scattering four hits and surrendering an earned run to pick up his first victory of the season.
South and CBA were tied 1-1 after the first inning, and that score held up until the fourth.
Junior infielder Kevin Slavin led off the inning with a bunt base hit, and advanced to second base on an error. After a leaping catch by Tyler Cuming moved Slaving to third and junior Chris Bunge walked, senior Jon Altino came to the plate.
Altino delivered a one-single into center field to bring Slavin home what would be the game-winning run.
“I just went up there knowing we needed that run.” Altino, who finished 1 for 3 with a run batted in, said. “We practice situational hitting every day, so I just did what I needed to do to get the run in.”
Slavin drove in an insurance run an inning later, driving in senior Eric Dunn for a 3-1 lead at the end of the fifth.
Junior Kenny Paterson came out of the bullpen in the seventh, and immediately surrendered a bloop hit to right field. After retiring the next two batters, an infield single put the tying run on base, and the go-ahead run at the plate, with two outs.
But Patterson forced a groundball in the hole between the second and first basemen, where Slavin fielded it and threw it to Paterson covering the bag at first to close out the victory.
With their second straight win, the Eagles push their record over .500 at 2-1 (2-1) while the Colts fall to 1-1 (1-1). South looks to ride this wave of momentum into a contest with Freehold Township (3-0, 2-0) on Wednesday.
Video highlights of the game is available here.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
EAGLES RUN PAST NORTH IN OPENER
Despite the crazy weather that produced anything from bright sunshine to heavy downpours, the Eagles girls track team won their first dual meet of the season against cross-town rival Middletown North on Wednesday.
South picked up key points in the throwing events, outscoring North 18-9 on the strength of a first place finish by Marissa Aversa by throwing 31' 7.75". Kelly Watters also won the 400 meter race with a time of 1:01.9 and then helped the 4x400 meter relay team pick up another 5 points for the team with a combined time of 4:26.4. Lexi Tarabour placed first in the pole vault with by clearing a height of 7' 6". Alexa Dubrosky won the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 18.9 seconds.
Both teams head to the Howell Rebel Relays on Saturday April 5.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
DUDZINSKI A WINNER AGAIN FOR PIRATES
Former Middletown South pitcher Brian Dudzinski came out of the bullpen against Rider today for his second collegiate win. Dudzinski pitched four innings, gave up only 3 hits and one walk while allowing one unearned run. He now has a record of 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA and 6 strikeouts in nine and one-third innings of work.
NEW VIDEO CAPABILITIES
I have now been provided with a camera by DigitalSports and ShoreConferenceSports.com. I will be uploading videos to ShoreConferenceSports.com so they can be seen there as well as here, where all the Middletown South videos I upload will be placed. There will also be a link under the "Links" sidebar that will lead to the site. There are a few from the first track meet of the year against Middletown North, as well as some videos from the end of the basketball season.
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