Nick DePietropolo fired a five-inning no-hitter and had five strikeouts as Gloucester reached the championship round of the District 14 Senior Little League Baseball Tournament with a 10-0 victory over Blackwood.
Gloucester will host unbeaten Mt. Ephraim at 7 p.m. Thursday. A Mt. Ephraim win clinches the district championship. A Gloucester win forces a deciding game Friday at Gloucester.
Matt Gorman sparked the Gloucester offense with three hits while DePietropolo, Sean Curran and Jake Kaighn each had two.
Little League: Erial and Barrington will clash for the District 14 championship at Gloucester at 7 p.m. Thursday after semifinal victories.
John Reynolds blasted a three-run homer in the top of the sixth inning that erased a 2-0 deficit to give Erial a 3-2 victory over Blackwood.
Bobby Jackson homered in a losing effort.
Nick Sciortino hurled a five-hitter, had nine strikeouts and helped himself with three hits as Barrington reached the title round with a 9-3 win over Audubon. Tyler Barner also had a big game for the winners with four RBIs. Jim DiPrizio and Tom Tejan each homered for losing Audubon.
West Deptford reached Thursday\’s 7 p.m. District 15 championship game at Clayton when it topped Mantua Township 6-4 in seven inning.
Maple Shade advanced to Thursday\’s District 13 championship game against Collingswood at Haddonfield when it shaded Willingboro 11-10. Brad Zembruski singled home the winning run in the top of the seventh inning.
West Deptford took advantage of two wild pitches in the top of the seventh to break a 4-4 tie.
Little League 10: Runnemede had six doubles, including two each by Dan Venella and Jesse Ludwick, on its way to an 18-8 win over Mt. Ephraim in a District 14 contest.
Haddon Township went to 3-0 in District 13 play by rolling to a 26-3 win over Merchantville.
Tri-County: Randy Dutkin\’s three-run double highlighted a seven-run third inning that helped Cherry Hill West to a 13-7 triumph over the Lumber Kings.
Andrew Colanero had two doubles in leading Lakeview Custom Coach to a 6-4 win over visiting Camden.
Joe Davis singled Colanero home with the lead run in the fifth inning.
Mike D\’Angelo had two doubles and drove in three runs and Drew Slickmeyer drove in three runs with a double and a single as Pat\’s Steaks topped Dandrea\’s 10-4.
Nick Dalassandro and Vince Mazzacarro each had three hits and drove in three runs and Mike Bowen was the winning pitcher as West Deptford coasted to a 14-2 triumph over Deptford.
Senior American Legion: Nolan Mansfield hit a two-run game-winning homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Gibbsboro a 6-5 triumph over Haddon Heights.
Joe Merlino hurled 4 1/3 shutout innings for the winners.
Steve Eliasen scattered seven hits over seven innings and had five strikeouts in leading Brooklawn past Marlton 10-2.
Vince Dammann and D.J. Robinson each homered for the winners and Steve Rizzo and Steve Bruno each had two extra-base hits.
Angelo Anello hit a grand slam and Jason Gladden added a three-run homer in leading Atco past Williamstown 8-5.
Garden State: Paul Carullo had four hits, scored three runs and drove in three runs in leading Collingswood to an easy 20-3 win over visiting Deptford.
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