Immaculata head coach Kevin Cust displays a ball signed by his Spartan players commemorating their Non-Public North B sectional championship after batting practice at Diamond Nation in Flemington on June 13, 2022. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
The 2022 Immaculata baseball team got off to an inauspicious start. They opened with a blowout against Somerville at Diamond Nation and started the year 0-3.
They then lost three games in a row heading into the state tournament.
Not exactly how Kevin Cust drew it up, but he didn’t exactly hit the panic button either.
Throw out those games, and in a 14-13 season, the Spartans were otherwise 14-7, and went on to win the Non-Public North B title in the state tournament, falling to a Ranney team in the Group Finals that is now the No. 2 team in the state of New Jersey heading into 2023.
So where does that leave Immaculata heading into 2023?
A young team, with a number of seniors graduated, and just one senior this year: right-handed pitcher Greg Zimmerman.
So if last year was inexperienced, this year’s team is younger but has a little more under its belt.
The best example of that is Jayden Capindica. As a freshman last year, he hit .303 with two home runs and 21 runs batted in. But 13 of those RBIs came in the four games ‘Lata played in the sectionals of the state tournament, with five of them coming against Gill St. Bernard’s in the North B title game.
Young, but with some experience.
Click below to hear Immaculata head coach Kevin Cust talk about the 2023 edition of Immaculata baseball:
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