New Providence rolls to fourth consecutive North 2, Group 1 baseball title
You cannot teach championship pedigree. As a team that was coming off three consecutive sectional title games, New Providence was not going to beat itself with another trophy on the line. Instead, the Pioneers were able to take advantage of the opportunities given to...
No. 6 Cranford stages huge rally, stuns No. 8 Millburn in North 2, Group 3 baseball final
It may not qualify as a rivalry, with only three meetings this century, but the ultra-competitive, high-level baseball theatre that is Cranford vs. Millburn turned out another epic episode Friday. It was a family battle both literally and figuratively, with father...
Cranford Tops Dayton to win Union County baseball championship
To a man, Cranford believed it is the best high school baseball team in Union County. Monday night, at Kean University, Cranford made sure everyone else believed it too Cranford had seven hits and 10 stolen bases, ending the Cinderella-run of Dayton with a 12-2...
Union Catholic alum Anthony Colletti takes over as head baseball coach for the Vikings
Anthony Colletti Jr. was born with coaching in his DNA, and for the last dozen years he's had Viking blood flowing through his veins. So when Erik Dial stepped down as the head baseball coach at Union Catholic after last year, the perfect opportunity presented itself...
Governor Livingston players sign to compete at the next level; Group is part of a special decade of baseball
The latest group of standout Governor Livingston baseball players who will take their talents to the next level all played a part in a very honorable distinction. When they made their mark on the varsity last season they were part of the program in Union County that...
Scotch Plains tops Johnson 4-0 to win baseball Union County Tournament championship
Three Scotch Plains hurlers – Patrick Cuccurullo, Nick Merkel and Mike Urbano – combined on a six-hit shutout to help lead the Raiders past fourth-seeded Johnson 4-0 in the 66th annual baseball Union County Tournament championship game played at Kean University’s Jim...
Baseball: Drama-loving Scotch Plains-Fanwood tops Johnson for UCT title
It wouldn't have been a Scotch Plains-Fanwood game in the Union County Tournament if there wasn't just a smidge of drama. So when Johnson (11-9) loaded the bases and brought the tying run to the plate in the UCT final at Kean University Wednesday night, it may have...
Baseball: Union County Conference hot takes from April 25-May 1
Some great stories about what is going on in baseball around the Union County Conference tournament. Click here for full story.
Summit baseball advances to UCT semifinals for first time since 2015; Hilltoppers top top-seeded Cranford in 8 innings
Emory Carlson walked with the bases loaded and nobody out in the top of the eighth to give Summit the lead once again and then Matt Reddy retired Cranford on three pitches in the bottom of the eighth. All of a sudden the visiting Hilltoppers found themselves in...
Union Catholic baseball – sparked by Donohue, McReynolds and Tomalavage – advances in UCT for first time in 3 years
The way Dylan Donohue was dealing for Union Catholic two things were certain. The Vikings were going to eclipse last year’s win total and they were also going to win a county tournament game for the first time in three years. Click here for the full story.