Bridgewater-Raritan entertains Immaculata in a Somerset County Tournament quarterfinal game on April 25, 2023. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
When you only lose back-to-back games once in a season, and the second of those came after a stinging defeat by a single run to eventual Somerset County Tournament champion Rutgers Prep in the semifinals, you know your team is rock-steady.
Second-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan hopes to bring that consistency again Friday afternoon when the Panthers host fifth-seed Bayonne in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 title game in Bridgewater.
Central Jersey Sports Radio will have all the live play-by-play of the game, starting with pregame at 2:45 pm, with first pitch at 3:00. Mike Pavlichko and Dom Savino will call all the action. Click here to listen.
The Panthers (23-6) are led by a veteran lineup, with junior Matthew Fattore hitting .390 with a team-leading 27 RBIs, just five points behind Devin Goldberg, pacing B-R with a .395 average, 34 hits and 39 runs scored.
Pitching has also been solid, with head coach Max Newill expected to at least have a better idea who will go after Thursday afternoon’s practice. Noah Matheson has pitched to a 2.69 ERA, while Matt Fattore has pitched to a 0.37 ERA in 19 innings, and either could go for the Panthers.
It’ll be a matchup of two state-ranked teams, with Bridgewater checking in at No. 18 in the latest rankings, while the Bees (24-6) are at No. 15, an atypical five-seed.
Click below to hear Mike Pavlichko talk with Bridgewater-Raritan head coach Max Newill:
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