BASEBALL: Week #3 In Review

Baseball – Week #3 – (4-16 through 4-21)

Rain kept the players in the gym until Wednesday, but our patience was rewarded which a short, but great week of baseball.

Northern Hills

Wednesday: In an oddity of all oddities, Madison and Caldwell played to a 4-4 tie. Montville continued to play well and defeated DePaul 11-6.
Thursday: Delbarton defeated Butler 13-0 and Montville exploded for 16 runs in a 16-2 victory over out-of-conference foe, Verona.
Friday: In what proved to a great baseball game, Delbarton needed a single from Greg Sherry to score a pinch runner. The Green Wave had jumped to a 6-1 lead after 3 innings. Pequannock put up 3 in the 5th and 3 in the 6th to tie it up.
Saturday: In two out-of-conference match-ups, Pequannock rebounded against then undefeated Morris Hills. A 6-run top of the 7th was crucial, as the Morris Hills pressed in all of the final 4 innings, including a three run 7th. Madison’s bid at a third win fell short, losing to Mountain Lakes 11-2.

Overall: A quiet week in the conference, but things heat up on Monday as Pequannock and Montville square off! If you go there with a score book, you may need 3 pencils! Montville and Delbarton remained undefeated in conference play.

Colonial Hills

Wednesday: Cedar Gove beat Morris Catholic 11-4. Kinnelon added a conference victory, defeating Mountain Lakes 11-5.
Friday: No CHC-Morris County teams were in action on Thursday. Friday brought the warm weather and two shut-outs. Verona blanked Mountain Lakes 10-0 and Sean Bierman threw his second no-hitter of the season, both over Whippany Park by the score of 4-0. Morris Catholic won a big in-conference match up with Morristown-Bread. The Crimson had defeated Morris Catholic in both teams’ openers, an extra inning game won on a double by Mike Betz. This time, Ryan Smith and Chris Perret held Mo-Beard in check allowing the offense to do the work. The 6-3 victory improved the Crusaders to 3-5.
Saturday: Whippany Park spoiled Cougar day in Chatham. Mike Bizarro was responsible for the most of the damage, including a solo home run. Cedar Grove continued to put up runs, defeating Butler 11-3.

Overall: Kinnelon lead the conference at 4-1, but Boonton is undefeated at 3-0. Verona is 3-1 and can easily spoil the chances for the Morris County teams.

Iron Hills – Hills

The IHC was busy and there was tons of action!

Wednesday: Cedar Grove beat Morris Catholic 11-4. Kinnelon added a conference victory, defeating Mountain Lakes 11-5. The one-run games on the Hill-side continue. Chatham defeated Parsippany 4-3 in 8-innings. A Mike Thompson single gave the visiting Cougars the victory. One-run victory … yep, another … Guyer-ball at its best. Mendham put up 10 and defeated Par Hills 10-9. I guess it should be said, but you probably already know … Par Hills has 4 losses; all four are by one run. Dover continues to pile up wins, defeating Summit 8-5. Morris Hills defeated Weequahic and I was bit upset that Sam Rosenberg’s home run was not mentioned in either paper.
Thursday: Hanover Park improved to 5-1, handling the hot-Tigers 10-1. Mendham was fell victim to Summit stand-out, Kevin Lackaye. The Hilltopper no hit the offensive minded Minutemen. You know that I feel this is quite an accomplishment. He would be MCHSS.net player of the week, but alas, Summit is not a Morris County School. (Sorry Kevin and Coach Kevin.)
Friday: Dover hopped right back on that winning horse and defeated Chatham 6-3. Hanover’s offensive assault has been prevalent this week. The Hornets defeated Parsippany 8-4 … oh and do not bring your dog to Parsippany. No Dogs allowed. The guy that booted my 5 month old pup was very nice, and I know rules are rules … oh yeah ... baseball … Morris Hills used a six-run fifth on way to a 7-1 victory over Mendham. And the one you’ve been waiting for … PARSIPPANY HILLS WON A 1-RUN GAME!! After all the hard luck and tough losses, the Vikings come up on top of these prevalent one-run games, defeating West Essex 2-1.
Saturday: Morris Hills may have been caught off guard by a Pequannock team that many people consider too young to be as competitive as they have been in the past. West Morris and Dover handed Mendham two losses. If I had to pick a Coach of the Year the right now, I may just have Dover’s Rich Guglielmo at the top of my list.

Overall: Mendham had a tough week. Hanover Park and Morris Hills are both 5-0 in Hills Division play and you’ll have to wait until Saturday for that match-up (assuming that both teams are in the top 9 of the MCT seeds). By the way … Hanover Park has a game every day this week and 4 of the 5 are in conference. Tuesday is NJ’s #1 Seton Hall Prep. Morris Hills has only Tuesday off. Dover is in 3rd with 4 wins.

Iron Hills – Hills

This maybe one of the strongest, most competitive conference in the state of New Jersey. West Morris is 1-5 in conference and they are a very good team.

Wednesday: Full day of action as Mt. Olive goes extras and defeats Morristown 5-4. Knolls falls to Columbia 3-0. Roxbury defeats Livingston, 4-2. Seton Hall Prep hands Randolph their third loss of the year, 2nd in conference. West Morris passes East Orange 12-0.
Thursday: Seton Hall defeats West Morris 16-3 and improves to 8-0.
Friday: Seton Hall hands a very, very good Roxbury squad an 8-1 loss. Morristown falls to Livingston 8-2.
Saturday: Mt. Olive improves to 7-2 by defeating Morris Catholic 18-6. Sparta hands Roxbury their second loss in a row, 10-9.

Overall: Seton Hall Prep has a strangle-hold on the path to the Division championship as the middle pack keeps knocking each other off. Livingston, Randolph, Mt. Olive and Roxbury all ended the week with 4 wins in conference

Jefferson

Nah, I didn’t forget the Falcons. I seemed to have missed a few games for the Falcons who came into the week at 4-0 and are now 6-2. I know that they beat Pope John 5-4 and lost to Lenape 5-2.

Week #3 Top 10: Click here

Week #3 Player of The Week: Sean Bierman.