by Jim Lambert | Jun 13, 2022 | Baseball
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...
by Jim Lambert | May 28, 2022 | Baseball
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...
by Jim Lambert | Apr 11, 2022 | Baseball
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...
by Jim Lambert | Jan 18, 2020 | 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...
by Jim Lambert | May 19, 2019 | Baseball
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...
by Jim Lambert | May 16, 2019 | Baseball, Spring
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...
