James Matula of Middlesex (in blue) hits in a game at Mountainview Park in this undated photo. (Source: @james.matula on Instagram)
The entire Middlesex community is pulling for one of their own: a member of the Group 1 state champion Blue Jays baseball team who was in a serious car crash.
Social media posts hit the Internet Wednesday praying for outfielder James Matula, who was seriously injured this week in an accident while heading back to New Jersey on a trip out of state, head coach Blaze Iannetti confirmed to Central Jersey Sports Radio Thursday morning.
Other details are sparse, but Iannetti says Matula was airlifted to a hospital in North Jersey, where his teammates went to see him Wednesday. The coach also is planning to visit.
“The entire Blue Jay community is praying for James and the Matula Family,” Iannetti told CJSR Thursday morning. “We will continue to do everything we need to do to support our brother as he recovers.”
According to a post on Instagram from @anthonylong9668, who Ianneti says is standout pitcher Dominic Long’s father, the Middlesex baseball team was supposed to have its ring ceremony soon, marking its latest state championship, the Group 1 title the Blue Jays won in June over Midland Park.
Matula was a junior last year and hit .278 with six runs batted in last season on a team that won its GMC-record seventh state title.
We’ll continue to update this story with further information as it becomes available.
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