Pirates blank crosstown rival Knights

PLAINSBORO » Before last evening’s rain could interfere, Josh Raeter tossed a five-hit shutout to lead the West Windsor-Plainsboro High South varsity baseball team to a 3-0 win over crosstown rival WW-P North at West Windsor Community Park.

Raeter, a junior righthander, hit one batter, walked one batter and struck out four in his complete-game effort to outduel Northern Knights’ junior righty Caleb Kempler, who also scattered five hits.

Justin Guest doubled and drove in a run for the Pirates, who snapped a four-game losing streak and avenged an earlier loss to North this season.

WW-PSouth(3-5) 100 011 0 — 3 5 0 WW-PNorth(1-7) 000 000 0 — 0 5 1

2B: Guest (WWS); 3B: Saldivia (WWS); RBIs: Guest (WWS).

WP — Raeter (2-1); LP — Kempler (0-2).

NOTRE DAME 14, HOPEWELL VALLEY 4 HOPEWELL TWP. » The Irish needed seven innings to finish off the Bulldogs, who took an early lead with three runs in the bottom of the first.

Brendan Buecker had four runs batted in to help Kenny Schirmer get his second win on the mound.

Notre Dame (6-3) 202 440 2 — 14 HopewellVal.(7-4) 300 001 0 — 4

RBIs: Buecker 4 (ND).

WP — Schirmer (2-0); LP — n/a.

B’TOWN 11, RIVERSIDE 0 BORDENTOWN » Ryan Byard and Zach Matthews combined on a three-hit shutout as the Scotties blanked the Rams.

Rees Pillik had two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs to aid Bordentown’s offense.

Riverside (1-6) 000 00 — 0 3 6 Bordentown(4-5) 117 2x — 11 13 0

2B: Byard, Meyer, Pillik (B); RBIs: Bassett, Byard, Greenemeir, Meyer, Pillik 2, CWood 2 (B).

WP — Byard (1-0); LP — Marns.

HUN 7, HOLY SPIRIT 4 ABSECON »

The Raiders held off the Spartans on the road for their 15th consecutive victory.

Ben Petrone had a triple and knocked in two of Hun’s runs.

Hun (15-1) 111 003 1 — 7 7 3 HolySpirit(7-6) 101 100 1 — 4 9 1

2B: Erbeck (H), Egrie, Cohen, Solari (HS); 3B: BPetrone (H); RBIs: BPetrone 2, DiMaggio, Wehner, Chiaravallo (H), Cohen, Solari, Hagaman (HS).

WP — Pasieka (2-0); LP — Hagaman.

LEGION TRYOUTS

Lawrence American Legion Post 414 baseball will hold tryouts at 9 a.m. Sunday, May 16 and Sunday, May 23 at Pezzicola Field on Eggerts Crossing Road (Central Park). Boys ages 14-18 who live in Lawrence, or attend Lawrence High, the Lawrenceville School or Notre Dame High School are eligible. If you are interested or need more information, please contact manager Jason Zegarski at JZegarski12@verizon.net.