The high school baseball season officially ends for Ocean County teams tonight when Jackson Memorial faces Brick in the finals of the Ocean County Tournament at Toms River High School East. The Jaguars will need to bounce back quickly from last night’s 2-1 loss to Red Bank Catholic in the finals of the Shore Conference Tournament at FirstEnergy Park.
As the score indicates it was a pitcher’s duel with both winning pitcher Brendan McGann and loser Brandon Holup throwing complete-game 5-hitters at the home of the BlueClaws. McGann struck out 5 and did not allow an earned run as the Caseys finish the season with a school-record 26 wins and claim their first-ever Shore Conference Tournament title.
Jackson came up short in its third straight SCT Final, winning in 2009 and losing last year to Toms River South. Now coach Frank Malta’s group will try and win the OCT for the first time since the inaugural tournament in 1972 when they face the Green Dragons tonight at High School East.
Some random notes and thoughts:
It’s not a good time for New York Congressman Anthony Weiner but as his political career unravels he might get offers to appear in some of those movies that show up late at night on pay channels. As Weiner has painfully learned it’s not the action but the denial that always gets you at the end.
I would imagine there will be a pro-Chris Christie crowd on hand to greet the governor today during a town hall meeting at the National Guard Armory in Toms River. The event is expected to start at 3 o’clock with doors to open at 2 and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.
All during this school year we have been honoring some of Ocean County’s top seniors. Every Monday 92.7 WOBM has saluted a WOBM/Gateway Toyota Scion Student of the Week and there have been 38 weekly winners. This Thursday at 8:20am Ed Sunday from Gateway Toyota will be here to conduct a random drawing with one of the 38 to receive a $1000 college scholarship.
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