HOWIE DO IT

Freshman Howie Brey threw a complete-game shutout in his first varsity
game and junior Craig Sweeney smacked a grand slam in Middletown South's 4-0 win in Class A North that handed Christian Brothers Academy its first loss of the season.

“Today was a great win over a great team,” said first-year Eagles head coach Ryan Spillane, who was formerly an assistant at CBA. “But I’m not surprised because we can play this way every day.''

With Brey shutting down the Colts (9-1 9-1), Sweeney gave him all the run support he needed in the bottom of the first.

“It was a 3-2 pitch, so I was just trying to protect the plate,” Sweeney said. “I got a pitch I could drive and put a good swing on it.”

Brey allowed only five hits and three walks while striking out five.

“Howie pitched an absolute gem for us today,” Spillane said. “I’ve watched him pitch since the summer and I knew he was capable. He has three pitches that he can throw for strikes, and in any situation.

“Howie has confidence, composure, and a lot of heart. Some people think I may have been taking a chance throwing him, but he has the complete package.”

The Eagles (7-4, 7-4) won their second straight after dropping their previous two by large margins and were able to take down the previously undefeated Colts.

LIONS ROMP EAGLES

A nine-run sixth inning by Middletown North gave the Lions a 14-1 win over the Eagles.
Junior Ryan Rodriguez went 3-4 with three runs scored and senior Connor Delepine helped cap off the rally in the sixth with a three-run triple. Delepine finished 1-4. South pitching allowed six walks, and combined with poor defense with two errors and many missed opportunities, the Lions ran away with the game.

EAGLES TO HOST LIONS UNDER THE LIGHTS

Tonight at 7 p.m., South will take on cross-town rival North. Sophomore Will Siegfried will take the ball for the Eagles, looking for win number four on the season.

The NFL Draft is tomorrow and Knowshon Moreno will finally know what team he will start his NFL career with. He spent some time at the Modell's in Holmdel yesterday and Scott Stump's story details the stories of Moreno and UCONN/RBC star Donnald Brown. The NFL Draft will be televised tomorrow on ESPN starting at 4 p.m.

EAGLES BOUNCE BACK WITH WIN OVER MARLBORO

The Eagles bounced back from a one-run loss at CBA to pound Marlboro 12-4. South put up four runs in the 1st inning and then five more in the 3rd to give junior starter Evan Mitchell a nine run cushion to work with. Mitchell pitched into the fifth inning, allowing one run on three hits and striking out two. Junior Scott Bruno hit three doubles, knocked in two runs, and scored two while junior Craig Sweeney went 2-2 with a triple, a home run, and four runs batted in.

THE SUN WILL COME OUT...

Well it seems that the sun is finally fighting through the clouds and the relentless rain from the past two weeks is stopping. The rain has played around with all the spring team's schedules because of all the postponements.

The baseball team will play take their 2-1 record to Howell this afternoon before hosting CBA tomorrow afternoon. The rescheduling has created a stretch where the Eagles will play six games in the next nine days, so the depth of their pitching will be tested.

The currently undefeated softball team will play four road games in the next week, starting with a game today at Howell and at Marlboro on Saturday. After the road trip, the Eagles will face cross-town rival North in a game that may very well decide the A-North division.


With a little over a week until the NFL Draft, ESPN.com's Todd McShay has Knowshon Moreno going to the Philadelphia Eagles at the 21st pick in the first round, much to the chagrin of Giants fans like myself. One article had Moreno as the most-complete running back in te draft.

SIEGFRIED TAMES LIONS

Sophomore pitcher Will Siegfried picked up his second win of the season by holding cross-town Middletown North down after a rocky start.

The Eagles got to senior Connor Delepine early, putting three runs up in the first inning on an RBI groundout by junior Matt Salmanson, and a two-run single by junior Scott Bruno. North, however, quickly erased the lead with a three-run homer by Delepine in their half of the inning.

From then on Siegfried and senior Tim Ens were able to hold the Lions to only one run over six innings.

Salmanson finished 3-4 with 2 RBI’s while seniors Kevin Slavin and Tyler Cotterell contributed to the win by going 3-4 and 2-4 at the plate.

COUGARS CAPITALIZE

Four Eagles errors led to a four-run third inning and a 5-3 Colts Neck win.

Senior Chris Baghsarian put the Cougars ahead early with a solo homer in the first inning off of junior pitcher Evan Mitchell.

Colts Neck took advantage off South’s miscues in the third inning to put the Eagles in a 5-0 hole.

Chris Leroy made the lead stick by pitching in to the sixth inning and surrendering only three runs while striking out seven. Mitchell picked up the loss, giving up five runs, only one earned.

FARRELL'S SLAM PACES EAGLES

The Spillane Era at Middletown South started off with a bang. The bang came off the bat of senior Mike Farrell on a first inning grand slam as the Eagles went on to beat Manalapan 9-5.

Sophomore Will Siegfried took the ball for South and went four innings, allowing four runs while striking out three. Junior Steve Macri gave up one run in relief before junior Greg Tognan pitched two scoreless innings for the save.

Farrell finished 1-3 with 5 RBI's while junior Craig Sweeney went 2-3 at the plate to get new head coach Ryan Spillane his first victory.