NJSIAA unveils state tournament baseball brackets; Ridge, Colonia, Middlesex get No. 1 seeds, as expected

The NJSIAA has unveiled the brackets for the 2025 state baseball tournament – which begins next week for public schools on Tuesday, non-publics on Wednesday – and as projected, Ridge, Colonia and Middlesex all received No. 1 seeds in their respective sections.

The Red Devils got it over Woodbridge by about four-tenths of a power point, despite a loss Wednesday night to Immaculata in the Somerset County Tournament final.

Here are the brackets, section by section, with local teams in bold. Start times are up to the host school and have not yet been announced. We’ll have more details as those games are scheduled. Brackets are official as of noon Friday.

CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 4
(16) Marlboro at (1) Hunterdon Central
(9) Hillsborough at (8) Freehold Twp.
(12) Montgomery at (5) New Brunswick
(13) Princeton at (4) Hightstown
(14) Sayreville at (3) Edison
(11) Franklin at (6) East Brunswick
(10) Manalapan at (7) Monroe
(15) North Brunswick at (2) Old Bridge

NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2, GROUP 4
(16) Plainfield at (1) Ridge
(9) Raritan at (8) Scotch Plains-Fanwood
(12) Newark East Side at (5) Phillipsburg
(13) JP Stevens at (4) Elizabeth
(14) Barringer at (3) Westfield
(11) Ferris at (6) Watchung Hills
(10) Bayonne at (7) Columbia
(15) Piscataway at (2) Woodbridge

NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2, GROUP 3
(16) Lincoln at (1) Colonia
(9) Summit at (8) Middletown North
(12) Carteret at (5) North Plainfield
(13) JFK at (4) North Hunterdon
(14) Rahway at (3) South Plainfield
(11) Chatham at (6) Cranford
(10) Payne Tech at (7) Somerville
(15) Matawan at (2) Millburn

CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 2
(16) Pt. Pleasant Boro at (1) Governor Livingston
(9) South River at (8) East Brunswick Magnet
(12) Spotswood at (5) Raritan
(13) Cinnaminson at (4) Ocean Twp.
(14) Bordentown at (3) Delran
(11) Allentown at (6) Johnson
(10) Rumson-Fair Haven at (7) Manasquan
(15) Holmdel at (2) Robbinsville

NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2, GROUP 2
(16) Hillside at (1) West Essex
(9) Parsippany at (8) Lyndhurst
(12) Becton at (5) Rutherford
(13) Voorhees at (4) West Morris
(14) Shabazz at (3) Passaic Valley
(11) Mendham at (6) Hackettstown
(10) Bernards at (7) Caldwell
(15) Parsippany Hills at (2) Madison

CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 1
(16) Keyport at (1) Middlesex
(9) South Hunterdon at (8) Dunellen
(12) New Egypt at (5) Florence
(13) Piscataway Magnet at (4) Shore
(14) Keansburg at (3) Metuchen
(11) Somerset Tech at (6) Delaware Valley
(10) Manville at (7) South Amboy
(15) Henry Hudson at (2) Pt. Pleasant Beach

NON-PUBLIC SOUTH A
(9) St. John Vianney at (8) Paul VI, winner at (1) Christian Brothers
(12) Camden Catholic at (5) Immaculata, winner at (4) St. Joseph-Metuchen
(11) Pingry at (6) Union Catholic, winner at (3) St. Augustine
(10) Donovan Catholic at (7) Notre Dame, winner at (2) Red Bank Catholic

NON-PUBLIC SOUTH B
(9) Morris Catholic at (8) Newark Academy, winner at (1) Montclair-Kimberley
BYES TO QUARTERFINALS: (5) Rutgers Prep at (4) St. Thomas Aquinas
BYES TO QUARTERFINALS: (6) Pope John at (3) St. Mary-Rutherford
(10) Hawthorne Christian at (7) Gill St. Bernard’s, winner at (2) Morristown-Beard