Shore Conference baseball scoreboard, stars of the Day for Monday, May 6
Each day throughout the Shore Conference scholastic baseball season, we will compile a Stars of the Day list followed by scores for each game.
Monday, May 6 Stars of the Day
Manalapan
Kevin Rusniak
Rusinak pitched two-hit ball over 5 1/3 innings with seven strikeouts and one walk in Manalapan's 3-2 win over Freehold Township in a Monmouth County Tournament Ted Jarmusz Division (consolation bracket) game.
Manalapan will host Red Bank in the semifinal round of the consolation bracket.
Marlboro
Mike Consolazio
Consolazio's two-run bases-loaded single with one out in the bottom of the sixth gave the Mustangs the lead for good as they scored three in the sixth and defeated Red Bank Catholic 7-5 to clinch a berth in the Shore Conference Tournament. Consolazio was 4-for-4 with a triple and four RBI.
Colts Neck
Joseph Pignatelli
Pignatelli had two doubles and was 3-for-4 with three RBI as the Cougars defeated Christian Brothers Academy 8-6 and dropped the Colts into a tie for first place in Shore Conference Class A North with Middletown South.
Ronan Kiely
Kiely was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and scored two runs in the Cougars' 8-6 win over CBA.
Tommy Diffley
Diffley recorded a strikeout for the final out with the tying runs on second and third in the Cougars' 8-6 win over CBA.
Wall
Christian Suarez
Suarez recorded his third consecutive shutout by firing a two-hitter as the Crimson Knights clinched the outright Shore Conference Class A Central championship with a 2-0 win over Holmdel. Suarez struck out six and walked four. It is Wall's first divisional title since 2019, when a team led by pitcher and current Houston Astros' Minor League pitcher Trey Dombroski and coached by former head coach Todd Schmitt won the NJSIAA Group 3 championship.
Dane Rue
Rue's two-run double to left in the bottom of the fourth plated the only runs in Wall's 2-0 win over Holmdel.
Southern
Aiden Miller
Miller had a triple and went 2-for-3 with an RBI and scored a run as the Rams held on to defeat Brick 4-3 and clinched the outright Shore Conference Class A South championship. It is the second straight season Southern has won at least a share of the divisional title and the first time it has won a divisional championship outright since 1986, when a team coached by Jim Hutchinson Sr., won Class A South.
Joe Nascimento
Nascimento earned the save by getting a strikeout on a 3-2 pitch in the final pitch of a nine-pitch at-bat with the bases loaded for the final out in the Rams' 4-3 win over Brick.
Jackson Memorial
Matt Colaneri
The sophomore left-hander struck out 11, walked one and scattered six hits as the Jaguars defeated Toms River South 5-0 and clinched a berth in the Shore Conference Tournament
Julian Caruso
Caruso doubled, scored three runs and went 3-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in the Jaguars' 5-0 win over Toms River South
Jackson Osmond
Osmond homered and went 2-for-4 and scored two runs in the Jaguars' 5-0 win over Toms River South.
Brick Memorial
Brody Moore
Moore's two out single to right in the top of the eighth scored Jimi Popp with the go-ahead run as the Mustangs defeated Toms River East 2-1.
Zach Pirnik and James Martin
The two combined on a four-hitter in the Mustangs' 2-1 win in eight innings over Toms River East. Pirnik pitched the first six innings, allowed a run on three hits and struck out six and walked none. Martin struck out three, walked none and allowed one hit over the final two innings to pick up the win.
Toms River East
Matt Ferrara
Ferrara was 3-for-4 with an RBI in the Raiders' 2-1 defeat in eight innings to Brick Memorial.
Ocean
Jack Kelly
The junior right-hander fired a complete-game one-hitter and struck out seven and walked one in the Spartans' 5-0 win over Neptune. Jordan Torres' single leading off the bottom of the third was Neptune's only hit.
Matt Richter
Richter went 2-for-4 with two RBI in the Spartans' 5-0 win over Neptune.
Manasquan
Connor Voelkson
Voelkson went 3-for-4 with three RBI and scored a run in Manasquan's 8-2 win over Freehold Borough.
R.T. Runge
Runge picked up the win by pitching five innings of two-run, five-hit ball and went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Manasquan's 8-2 win over Freehold Borough.
Ranney
John Luca Gallina
Galina pitched a five-inning four-hitter with six strikeouts and no walks in the Panthers' 14-0 win over St. John Vianney.
Ryan Costello
Costello went 2-for-4 with three RBI and scored a run in the Panthers' 14-0 win over St. John Vianney.
Point Pleasant Beach
Ryan Doyle, Liam Dolan, Bennett Moberg
The three combined on a five-inning no-hitter with 13 strikeouts and one walk as the Garnet Gulls clinched the outright Shore Conference Class B Central championship with an 18-0 win over Asbury Park.
Quinn Cali
Cali went 2-for-2 with four RBI and scored a run in the Garnet Gulls' 18-0 win over Asbury Park.
Antonio Acevedo
Acevedo homered and went 2-for-2 with three RBI and scored three runs in the Garnet Gulls' 18-0 win over Asbury Park.
John Coakley
Coakley went 2-for-3 with three RBI and scored a run in the Garnet Gulls' 18-0 win over Asbury Park.
Donovan Catholic
John Busco
Busco had two doubles and two RBI as the Griffins scored the final 14 runs of the game over the final 2 1/2 innings and defeated Manchester 16-6 in 6 innings to move within one win of clinching a tie for first place overall with Point Pleasant Boro in Shore Conference Class B South and winning the Class B South non public divisional title.
Nick Lovacco
Lovacco pitched scoreless ball over the final two innings as the Griffins rallied to defeat Manchester 16-6 in six innings.
Jackson Liberty
Brett Benecke
Benecke went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and scored three runs in the Lions' 12-5 win over Lacey
Mason Ciccariello
Ciccariello went 3-for-3 with a double, two RBI and scored a run in the Lions' 12-5 win over Lacey
Carney O'Donnell
O'Donnell had two doubles and an RBI in the Lions' 12-5 win over Lacey.
Raritan
Alan Warren
Warren pitched a complete-game three-hitter in the Rockets' 3-1 win over Point Pleasant Borough. Warren struck out two and walked three.
Howell
Jake Jensen
Jensen struck out six, walked two and allowed two runs on six hits in six innings to pick up the win in Howell's 3-2 win over Bridgewater-Raritan.
Aaron Wojenski
Wojenski pitched a scoreless seventh to pick up the save in Howell's 3-2 win over Bridgewater-Raritan. He struck out two, walked one and allowed a hit.
Monday, May 6 Scoreboard
Monmouth County Tournament
Ted Jarmusz Division
Consolation Bracket
Manalapan 3, Freehold Township 2
Pitch Counts
Freehold Township
Lex Nelsen 90 in 6 innings
Manalapan
Kevin Rusinak 71 in 5 1/3 innings
Leo Vitale 23 in 1 2/3 innings
Tunnels to Towers
Marlboro 7, Red Bank Catholic 5\
Pitch Counts
Red Bank Catholic
Luke Meyers 68 in 3 innings
Glen Popes 43 in 2 innings
Brandon Hendrickson 17 in 1 inning
Marlboro
Sujay Sesha 52 in 4 2/3 innings
Regular Season
Class A North
Colts Neck 8, CBA 6
Pitch Counts
CBA
Sean Loggie 62 in 2 2/3 innings
Kyle Welsh 45 in 2 1/3 innings
Jack Dufficy 11 in 1 inning
Colts Neck
Dylan Neves 64 in 2 1/3 innings
Tosh Mancini 69 in 4 1/3 innings
Tommy Diffley 13 in 1/3rd of an inning
Class A Central
Wall 2, Holmdel 0
Pitch Counts
Holmdel
Luke Buda 81 in 6 innings
Wall
Christian Suarez 83 in 7 innings.
Class A South
Southern 4, Brick 3
Pitch Counts
Brick
Pat Shave 79 in 4 2/3 innings
Robert Distlecamp 17 in 1 1/3 innings
Southern
Tyler McLeod 99 in 5 2/3 innings
Jack Cahill 34 in 1 inning
Joe Nascimento 16 in 1/3rd of an inning
Brick Memorial 2, Toms River East 1, 8 innings
Pitch Counts
Brick Memorial
Zach Pirnik 91 in 6 innings
James Martin 20 in 2 innings
Toms River East
Jack Mika 37 in 2 innings
James Whalen 93 in 6 innings
Jackson Memorial 5, Toms River South 0
Pitch Counts
Jackson Memorial
Matt Colaneri 94 in 7 innings
Toms River South
Aiden Lynch 96 in 6 innings
Shane Byrne 15 in 2/3rds of an inning
Alex Fischer 12 in 1/3rd of an inning
Central at Toms River North (n)
Class B North
Ocean 5, Neptune 0
Pitch Counts
Ocean
Jack Kelly 74 in 7 innings
Neptune
Aedan Martin 78 in 4 innings
Trevor Rummel 29 in 3 innings
Manasquan 8, Freehold 2
Pitch Counts
Manasquan
R.T. Runge 72 in 5 innings
Jackson Battaglia 24 in 2 innings
Freehold Borough
Danny Opramolla 53 in 3 innings
Thomas White 30 in 2 innings
Aamir Haniff 25 in 2 innings.
Ranney 14, St. John Vianney 0, 5 innings
Pitch Counts
Ranney
John Luca Galilna 70 in 5 innings
St. John Vianney
Nico Leal 50 in 2 innings
Luke Jaafar-Bodnar 27 in 1 1/3 innings
Tyler McDougall 27 in 1/3rd of an inning
Dylan Blackman 14 in 1/3rd of an inning
David Hamlin 9 in 1 inning.
Class B Central
Point Pleasant Beach 18, Asbury Park 0, 5 innings.
Pitch Counts
Asbury Park
Nestor Castillo Jr. 48 in 1 inning
Oscar Benavidez 63 in 3 innings.
Point Beach
Ryan Doyle 29 in 2 innings
Liam Dolan 22 in 2 innings
Bennet Moberg 14 in 1 inning.
Lakewood at St. Rose, 4 p.m.
Keyport 9, Long Branch 3
Class B South
Donovan Catholic 16, Manchester 6, 5 innings
Pitch Counts
Manchester
Damien Crispin 110 in 4 plus innings
Gavin Stapon 33 in 1 inning
Riley Wescott 24 in 1 inning
Donovan Catholic
Liam Scallon 63 in 3 innings
T.J. Manning 39 in 1 inning
Nick Lovacco 28 in 2 innings
Jackson Liberty 12, Lacey 5
Pitch Counts
Lacey
Dylan Zech 51 in 2 innings
Christian Devers 50 in 2 innings
Michael Marcus 34 in 2 innings
Jackson Liberty
Matthew O'Brien 66 in 4 1/3 innings
Nick Nannini 25 in 2/3rds of an inning
Vincent Grade 16 in 2 innings
Barnegat 16, Pinelands 9
Nondivisional
Raritan 3, Point Pleasant Borough 1
Pitch Counts
Point Pleasant Borough
Nicholas Kowalewski 84 in 5 innings
Hudson Griffin 22 in 1 inning
Raritan
Alan Warren 92 in 7 innings
Nonconference
Howell 3, Bridgewater-Raritan 2
Pitch Counts
Howell
Jake Jensen 105 in 6 innings
Aaron Wojenski 19 in 1 inning
Shore Conference Divisional Standings
Class A North
CBA (11-4) 9-3
Middletown South (13-3) 9-3
Marlboro (8-7-1) 7-4
Colts Neck (11-6) 7-4
Manalapan (11-8) 7-6
Howell (7-11) 4-9
Middletown North (7-9) 3-9
Freehold Township (4-13) 2-11
Class A Central
xz-Wall (11-4) 10-2
Red Bank Catholic (12-6) 8-3
Monmouth (9-5) 7-4
Shore (8-6) 6-5
Holmdel (5-10) 3-8
Rumson-Fair Haven (5-11) 3-9
Raritan (5-10) 2-8
Class A South
x-Southern (13-3) 12-1
Toms River East (15-4) 9-4
Brick Memorial (11-5) 9-4
Jackson Memorial (11-8) 7-4
Brick (7-10) 5-8
Toms River North (4-10) 2-8
Central (3-10) 2-9
Toms River South (4-13) 2-11
Class B North
yz-Matawan (12-2) 11-1
Ranney (11-5) 9-3
Ocean (12-7) 9-4
Manasquan (8-5-1) 8-4-1
Red Bank (7-8-1) 5-7-1
St. John Vianney (6-10) 5-8
Freehold (3-13) 3-10
Neptune (1-16) 0-13
Class B Central
xz-Point Pleasant Beach (17-1) 13-0
np-St. Rose (12-5) 9-2
Henry Hudson (8-5) 5-5
Keansburg (5-6) 5-5
Keyport (6-8) 6-7
Long Branch (7-10) 6-7
Lakewood (1-8) 1-8
Asbury Park (1-11) 1-11
Class B South
yz-Point Pleasant Borough (11-5) 10-2
Donovan Catholic (11-6) 9-2
Jackson Liberty (9-6) 8-3
Manchester (6-8) 5-6
Lacey (5-10) 4-7
Barnegat (5-12) 3-8
Pinelands (0-14) 0-11
x-indicates won divisional title outright.
Y-indicates clinched a tie for first overall in division.
xz-overall first place in division and public school divisional champion.
z-indicates public school divisional champion.
np indicates non public divisional champion.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Shore NJ baseball: Scoreboard, stars of the day for Monday, May 6