A perfect game by Ridge’s Connor Byrne was the highlight of the Somerset County Tournament quarterfinals, and now the SCT semifinals at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater are all set, with No. 1 seed Bridgewater-Raritan and No. 2 seed Ridge advancing in Tuesday’s quarterfinal action. Both will square off against upset winners on Thursday at the home of the Somerset Patriots.
Central Jersey Sports Radio’s coverage of the Somerset County Tournament – presented by Zoned Sports Academy – continues with live play-by-play of both Thursday contests.
Sixth-seed Pingry was a 4-1 winner over third-seed Montgomery, while 12-seed Rutgers Prep squeaked by 4th-seed Somerville 3-2.
The Argonauts draw second-seed Ridge – the defending county champion – in the early 1:00 pm game at TD Bank Ballpark. The Red Devils got by Bernards 1-0 Tuesday afternoon in Basking Ridge.
The Big Blue get to play the top-seed, Bridgewater-Raritan, which got a combined one-hitter from three pitchers in a 5-0 home win over Immaculata Tuesday. First pitch is schedule for 4 pm.
#1 Bridgewater-Raritan 5, #9 Immaculata 0
Noah Matheson pitched four no-hit innings in relief, and Cory Rible did the same over the last two, leading the Panthers to the semifinals. Click here for a complete game recap, plus postgame reaction from Matheson and head coach Max Newill.
#12 Rutgers Prep 3, #4 Somerville 2
Less than two weeks ago, Rutgers Prep was outslugged by Somerville in a 12-8 game on their own field.
But Tuesday afternoon at Torpey Field, it was the Argonauts who came out the winner, in a much closer, much lower-scoring affair.
Pitching was the name of the game here, too – a theme, it seemed, Tuesday afternoon – as junior Max Treonze went the distance in a 3-2 win. He struck out nine and scattered five hits throughout the game, allowing just the two runs – one in the second, one in the fifth – as Prep never trailed in the game.
#2 Ridge 1, #10 Bernards 0
Brendan Callanan’s solo homer gave Ridge all the offense they needed, as Connor Byrne threw a perfect game for the win. Click here for the full story and interview with Byrne, as the senior struck out ten in the victory.
#6 Pingry 4, #3 Montgomery 1
Another complete game, this time from Jake Francis, put Pingry in the Somerset County Tournament semifinals with a 4-1 win at Montgomery. The senior needed only 94 pitches to go the distance, striking out eight, waling one, and scattering four hits through seven solid innings of work.
Kaihlar Ahn hit a solo home run in the game, while Nick Lorenzo went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Big Blue.
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