Brookdale Dominates Best-Of-Three Series Over Ocean In Region Playoffs
Lincroft, NJ - The #3 Jersey Blues baseball crew tore up the #6 Ocean County College Vikings, 9-2, 9-5, in their best-of-3 series to advance to the Region 19 Final Four.
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ocean County College
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 |
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Brookdale Community College
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4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 | 18 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ocean County College
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
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Brookdale Community College
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0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 9 | 15 | 1 |
Lincroft, NJ - The #3 Jersey Blues baseball crew tore up the #6 Ocean County College Vikings, 9-2, 9-5, in their best-of-3 series to advance to the Region 19 Final Four.
Leading the Blues on the mound in game-one was freshman undefeated, Jake Burt (10-0) who threw for flawless 8.0 innings with seven strikeouts. In the batters box, sophomore third baseman powerhouse, Rocko Brzezniak, came up big with 3-for-4 hits for four RBI's. Freshman DH, Shane Andrus, added two more RBI's off of his 3-for-5 at bats, and sophomore catcher, Lucca Limeira, posted a double and a triple for an RBI.
Freshman third baseman, Anthony Martino, was hot in the game-two 9-5 win as he batted 2-for-4 with a homer for four detrimental RBI's. Brzezniak kept his momentum going by smacking two doubles for two RBI's. Sophomore Ryan Cole (8-2) grabbed the win on the hill in 4.1 innings with six strikeouts and one walk.
Brookdale (43-7-1) will face the #2 Northampton Community College Spartans next on Friday, May 17th, 11:00am, at RCSJ-Cumberland (Vineland, NJ).
Photo above courtesy of Chris Taylor