Will Bethea of St. Thomas Aquinas hit his fourth home run of the year in a sectional semifinal win against Gill St. Bernard’s on May 30, 2024. (Source: @Will_Bethea19 on Twitter)
It’ll be the Skyland Conference against the GMC. A sub-.500, but scrappy team against the second place team from the GMC Blue.
Throw out the records, the Non-Public North B title game will be a battle.
Second-seed St. Thomas Aquinas outslugged third-seed Gill St. Bernard’s Thursday in the Non-Public North B semifinals, 7-5, in a game played at JP Stevens High School in Edison. They’ll move on to face Rutgers Prep Saturday in the final.
The Trojans (18-8) trailed 1-0 after allowing the Knights (11-13-1) a run in the top of the second, but scored four in the bottom of the inning, and two in the next, to take a 6-1 lead after three, never looking back. And they held Gill to just two hits the entire game.
St. Thomas and Rutgers Prep (12-14) – the fifth-seed which knocked off top-seed St. Mary-Rutherford 2-1 on the road Thursday, in a rematch of last year’s title game in this section – will now square off for the crown on Saturday at 2 pm at St. Thomas Aquinas in North Edison. The game is a late start due to it being an SAT day.
READ MORE: Click here for a full recap of the Rutgers Prep win over St. Mary-Rutherford.
The winner of Saturday’s final moves on to the state Non-Public Group B title game – next Thursday at Veterans’ Park in Hamilton – against the winner of the South section. That title game will be between top-seed Gloucester Catholic (25-2) and second-seed Bishop Eustace (21-6).
Immaculata knocked out…
Meanwhile, the only other non-public team in action Thursday from the CJSR-area – Immaculata – was knocked out in the Non-Public South A semifinals. the fifth-seeded Spartans lost 5-2 on the road to top-seed Red Bank Catholic.
Jayden Capindica and Troy Raboski knocked in the two runs for Immaculata, which finishes its season 17-9.
Below are Thursday results from all sections in which Central Jersey Sports Radio teams remain alive, followed by the complete upcoming schedule:
THURSDAY, MAY 30
Non-Public North B
(5) Rutgers Prep def. (1) St. Mary-Rutherford, 2-1
(2) St. Thomas Aquinas def, (3) Gill St. Bernard’s, 7-5
Non-Public South A
(1) Red Bank Catholic def. (5) Immaculata, 5-2
FRIDAY, MAY 31
Central Jersey Group 4
(5) Monroe at (1) Old Bridge, 5 pm (Listen LIVE on CJSR)
(3) Jackson Memorial at (2) Manalapan
Central Jersey Group 1
(5) Middlesex at (1) Pt. Pleasant Beach, 4 pm
(11) Florence at (2) Shore
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4
(4) Westfield at (1) Bridgewater-Raritan, TBA
(7) Hunterdon Central at (3) Ridge, 4 pm
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3
(5) Colonia at (1) South Plainfield, 2 pm
(3) North Hunterdon at (2) Randolph
SATURDAY, JUNE 1
Non-Public North B Final
(5) Rutgers Prep at (2) St. Thomas Aquinas, 2 pm
MONDAY, JUNE 3
Public Sectional Finals (at higher seeds)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
Public Group Semifinals (North 2 and South teams host
THURSDAY, JUNE 6
Non-Public State Finals (at Veterans’ Park, Hamilton)
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
Public State Finals (at Veterans’ Park, Hamilton)
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