- Bridgewater-Raritan- The No. 4 ranked Panthers defeated the No. 20 ranked Ridge Red Devils 10-7. Bridgewater-Raritan captured its first Somerset County championship since 1996. Senior Michael Taylor was perfect at the plate for the Panthers. Taylor went 4-4 with four singles. The top-seeded Panthers will host the 9th-seeded Edison Eagles in the NJSIAA, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Quarterfinals.
- Cherry Hill West- The No. 3 ranked Lions cruised to an 11-0 win over the Lacey Lions in the first round of the South Jersey Group 3 tournament. Senior duo Jonathan Young and Ryder Garino paced the Lions in the win. Young went 3-4 with a home run. He drove in three RBIs and was a triple short of the cycle. Garino pitched five innings of shutout baseball and struck out 11 batters. Cherry Hill West will host the 8th-seeded Moorestown Quakers in the Quarterfinal Round of the South Jersey Group 3 tournament.
- Ridgewood- The No. 18 ranked Maroons breezed past the 16th-seeded Memorial Tigers 10-0. The teams met in the first round of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 tournament. Senior Vincent Luther tossed five innings without allowing a run and struck out 8. Owen Laffey had a big day at the dish. Laffey went 2-2 with a single, a triple and 3 RBIs. Ridgewood will face the North Bergen Bruins in the Quarterfinal Round.
- Morris Knolls– Senior pitcher James Kahn was brilliant on the mound in the Golden Eagles’ 8-0 win over the 16-seed Tenafly Tigers. Kahn unfortunately lost a no-hitter with one more out to go in the 7th inning, but he was still able to rack up 13 strikeouts. Top-seeded Morris Knolls will host 9th-seeded Old Tappan in the Quarterfinals of the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 3 tournament.
- South Plainfield- The No. 14 ranked Tigers dominated against 16th-seeded Cliffside Park 12-1 in the first round of the North 2, Group 3 tournament. Senior Aldo Pigna went five innings and struck out 8 while allowing only one hit. South Plainfield will play against 8th-seeded Cranford in the quarterfinals.
- Lawrence- Senior Kellen Moore led the top-seeded Cardinals to a 5-0 win over the 16th-seeded Ewing Blue Devils in the first round of the Central Jersey, Group 3 tournament. Moore threw a complete game shutout and struck out 6. The Cardinals will face 9th-seeded Steinert in the quarterfinals.
- St. Joseph (Montvale)- The 4th-seeded Green Knights defeated the 3rd-seeded and No. 19-ranked Westwood Cardinals 5-4 in the Bergen County Championship. St. Joseph (Montvale) won their 12th county title. They have the most in Bergen County history. Sophomore Brady Shust delivered the biggest blow of the game. Shust cranked a massive two-run home run that gave his team the lead. The top seeded Green Knights will host 8th-seeded Bergen Catholic in the Non-Public A quarterfinals.
- Old Bridge- The No. 13 ranked Knights won a close one against upset-minded West Windsor-Plainsboro South 3-2 in the first round of the Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament. Junior Justin Hascup pitched a complete game and struck out 8 while giving up just two runs on six hits. Old Bridge will face 8th-seeded Sayreville in the quarterfinals.
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