– pressofAtlanticCity.com: High School Sports Blog
The game matched two perennial powers seeking to build momentum before the state tournament begins next week. The two schools scheduled Friday’s game after they both lost in the first round of the prestigious Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic last weekend.
Gloucester Catholic has won a New Jersey record 16 state titles, including three straight. The Rams (21-5) are the top seed in this year’s South Jersey Non-Public A bracket and No. 4 in The Press Elite 11. St. Augustine (16-6) is the No. 2 seed in South Jersey Non-Public A and No. 6 in The Elite 11.
Gloucester Catholic beat St. Augustine 12-4 in last year’s South Jersey Non-Public A final.
The game had a playoff atmosphere. Enthusiastic fans circled the field, located just off Route 130. Major League scouts sat behind the backstop measuring the speed of Oakley’s pitches with radar guns.
The Rams bench is loud. They get louder when a runner gets on base.
The game went to extra innings tied at two (high school games last seven innings).
As Enos prepared to leadoff the top of the eighth, he discussed his upcoming at-bat with Bylone. The coach wanted him to take a strike.
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By Michael McGarry
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