Post by Freehold Resident on Aug 10, 2007 19:00:38 GMT -5
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Brick American falls to Freehold in sections
Brick American's great post-season run that included its fourth District 18 title in six years was halted in the section championship game when Freehold held on to a 5-2 victory in Old Bridge.
"We played well but Freehold is a hell of a team and we hung in there with them," said Brick American manager Joe Baatz. "The Freehold coach said he did not want to see them next year. This is a good omen for the high school team."
Virtually the entire team was comprised of 15-year-olds, one year younger than the district limit, as decided by Brick American. Now Brick American will consider in the monthly organizational meeting late in August whether to add 16-year-olds next year and perhaps start a wooden bat-level team of older players as Brick National did in winning the district title.
Glenn McGinnis, who had been breaking out of a slump, belted a two-run homer in the second inning to right center field that was his first blast since the opening game of the district tournament. It came after a walk to Phil Sigona and tied the score at 2-2. Freehold parlayed two bloop hits in a three-run rally in the sixth inning off Brendan Melody, who was replaced by Sigona in the seventh, to snap the 2-2 tie.
11-year-olds
For the second time in three years, Brick American reached the championship game but this time came up shy, 4-0, to Jackson.
"They had a lefty who is the best pitcher we've seen," said manager Ray Triano, who pointed out that this Jackson team was a state powerhouse last season as 10-year-olds. "We had seven home runs in the last three games and scored more than 30 runs and he shut us down."
Tyler Goodman lined a double and Tyler Hobbs and Joe Piper cracked singles for the only hits by Brick American in the game.
In the semifinals early last week, Brick American walloped Toms River East National, 9-2, as Robby Triano started it off with a solo home run as the second batter up in the first inning and Pipher and winning pitcher Brian Cottrell later belted home runs.
- Wayne Witkowski
Brick American falls to Freehold in sections
Brick American's great post-season run that included its fourth District 18 title in six years was halted in the section championship game when Freehold held on to a 5-2 victory in Old Bridge.
"We played well but Freehold is a hell of a team and we hung in there with them," said Brick American manager Joe Baatz. "The Freehold coach said he did not want to see them next year. This is a good omen for the high school team."
Virtually the entire team was comprised of 15-year-olds, one year younger than the district limit, as decided by Brick American. Now Brick American will consider in the monthly organizational meeting late in August whether to add 16-year-olds next year and perhaps start a wooden bat-level team of older players as Brick National did in winning the district title.
Glenn McGinnis, who had been breaking out of a slump, belted a two-run homer in the second inning to right center field that was his first blast since the opening game of the district tournament. It came after a walk to Phil Sigona and tied the score at 2-2. Freehold parlayed two bloop hits in a three-run rally in the sixth inning off Brendan Melody, who was replaced by Sigona in the seventh, to snap the 2-2 tie.
11-year-olds
For the second time in three years, Brick American reached the championship game but this time came up shy, 4-0, to Jackson.
"They had a lefty who is the best pitcher we've seen," said manager Ray Triano, who pointed out that this Jackson team was a state powerhouse last season as 10-year-olds. "We had seven home runs in the last three games and scored more than 30 runs and he shut us down."
Tyler Goodman lined a double and Tyler Hobbs and Joe Piper cracked singles for the only hits by Brick American in the game.
In the semifinals early last week, Brick American walloped Toms River East National, 9-2, as Robby Triano started it off with a solo home run as the second batter up in the first inning and Pipher and winning pitcher Brian Cottrell later belted home runs.
- Wayne Witkowski