Porpora’s 4 hits help Hopewell knock off Neptune
HOPEWELL TWP. >> Marc Porpora went 4-for-4 with two doubles, a run scored and two runs batted in to help the eighth-seeded Hopewell Valley High baseball team surge past ninth-seeded Neptune in NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III Tournament action.
Kenny Tagliareni was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a run and an RBI for the Bulldogs, while Ron Cole homered for the Scarlet Fliers. Neptune (13-9) 100 003 0 — 4 6 2 HopewellVal.(18-7) 000 052 x — 7 12 2 2B: Richard (N), Tagliareni 2, Porpora 2 (HV); HR: Cole (N); RBIs: Richard, Cole (N), Tagliareni, Porpora 2, Boyer, St. John (HV).
WP — St. John (4-2); LP — Cole (4-4).
WALL 14, LAWRENCE 0 WALL >> The fourth-seeded Crimson Knights rolled past the -seeded Cardinals behind Trey Dombroski’s five-inning no-no. Dombroski struck out seven and did not allow a hit or issue a walk.
Lawrence(8-12-2) 000 00 — 0 0 2
Wall (21-3) 434 3x — 14 12 0
RBIs: Shulman 2, Howarth, Bant 3 (W). WP — Dombroski; LP — n/a.
NO. BURL. 4, PENNSAUKEN 2 PENNSAUKEN >> The 11thseeded Greyhounds did not allow the sixth-seeded Indians, the Burlington County Scholastic League Liberty Division champions, to beat them a third time this season.
Northern, which will play at third-seeded Ocean Township Thursday, scored twice in the top of the seventh to break open a 2-2 tie. Drew Wyers went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs. No.Burlington(11-7) 101 000 2 — 4 8 2 Pennsauken (12-5) 200 000 0 — 2 5 1 2B: GMannino (NB), Furtado (P); RBIs: Feig, Repack, Wyers 2 (NB), Przychowicz, Rullo (P).
WP — Babuschak (3-2); LP — Rullo; S — Horton (1).
CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP IV H’TOWN 14, EDISON 4 EDISON >> The 10th-seeded Rams surprised the seventh-seeded Eagles to advance to play at secondseeded Hillsborough Thursday.
Liam Monahan went 3-for-4, while Joe Desiderio was 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, three runs scored and two RBIs. Jonathan Drews tripled and drove in three runs. Hightstown(10-11-1) 213 116 — 14 14 1 Edison (14-12-1) 300 001 — 4 8 2
2B: De Trolio, Desiderio, Glatt, Monahan, Simon, Winzinger 2 (H), Biolsi (E); 3B: Drews (H); HR: Desiderio (H); RBIs: De Trolio 2, Desiderio 2, Drews 3, Glatt 2, Monahan 2, Winzinger (H), Cruz, MSmith 2 (E). WP — Simon (3-3); LP — Della Fave.
MIDDLETOWN S. 8, WW-PS 1 MIDDLETOWN >> The thirdseeded Eagles ended the season for the 14th-seeded Pirates after a 10-14 campaign.
CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP II R’VILLE 5, SPOTSWOOD 0 ROBBINSVILLE >> Tyler Provost doubled and knocked in two runs, and Colin McCunney went 2-for-3 with two runs scored as the sixth-seeded Ravens shut down the 11th-seeded Chargers.
Tyler Lehmann threw a three-hitter with 14 strikeouts and no walks to send Robbinsville on to play at third-seeded Manasquan Thursday.
Spotswood (9-14) 000 000 0 — 0 3 3 Robbinsville (16-7) 002 300 x — 5 7 2 2B: Provost, Barnaba (R); RBIs: Gillmer, Provost 2 (R).
WP — Lehmann (5-1); LP — Scarduffa.
B’TOWN 6, METUCHEN 2 BORDENTOWN >> Kyle Marchetti had two hits and two RBIs, and Jack Parker went 2-for-2 as the seventhseeded Scotties defeated the 10th-seeded Bulldogs.
Kyle Kato struck out nine in his two-hitter, which sent Bordentown on to play at second-seeded Voorhees Thursday.
Metuchen (13-8) 020 000 0 — 2 2 1 Bordentown(12-7) 302 010 x — 6 6 2 2B: Rowe (M), Mabin, Parker (B); RBIs: Rowe, Schleck (M), Giambelluca, Kato, Marchetti 2, DSmith (B).
WP — Kato (5-1); LP — Rowe.
CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP I NEW EGYPT 13, KEANSBURG 0 NEW EGYPT >> The secondseeded Warriors needed only five innings to get past the 15th-seeded Titans. Keansburg(4-11) 000 00 — 0 NewEgypt (13-5) 264 1x — 13
S. HUNTERDON 5, FLORENCE 4 LAMBERTVILLE >> A late rally by the 13th-seeded Flashes came up a run short against the fourth-seeded Eagles.
Kyle Himm went 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.
Florence (5-10) 101 010 1 — 4 12 4 S.Hunterdon(12-4) 005 000 x — 5 6 2 2B: Marshall (F); RBIs: Corsi, Himm 2, DJones (F), Hettman, Kilmer, BTorres, Woznicki (SH).
WP — BTorres; LP — Walachy (2-4);
S — JTorres.
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP IV VINELAND 3, RV 1 VINELAND >> The eighthseeded Fighting Clan held off the -seeded Red Devils. RancocasVal.(12-8) 000 100 0 — 1 4 1 Vineland (13-8) 101 001 x — 3 8 1 RBIs: HPerez, Craig (V).
WP — Reynolds; LP — Mangene (3-5).