Can this Sunday be any different than last week's armageddon type rainstorm? It's beautiful out and apparently it'll be the same tomorrow and Tuesday. That's good for our baseball forces along the Route 78 and 22 corridors.
Some thoughts from Saturday.
Hunterdon Central has won eight straight after losing to Phillipsburg, Immaculata and Randolph to open the season 0-3. We'll have a story on the reason for the turnaround in Monday's Courier News print editions. The Red Devils are scoring a bunch of runs.
Monday is when the Hunterdon/Warren Tournament seeding process begins and right now it looks like defending champion Phillipsburg will have the top seed. The Stateliners beat Easton 10-1 Saturday night in Easton and are now 5-2. The losses have been to Bethlehem Catholic and our own Montgomery Cougars. Hunterdon Central is 8-3 and will most likely be the No. 2 seed.
Franklin has a beautiful new high school and the potential for a wonderful athletic facility in the back of it. The Warriors eliminated Bound Brook 6-1 in a Somerset County preliminary round game. The Crusaders were sloppy on the soggy field and Franklin junior right hander Tim Laverick pitched a solid game and second baseman Frank Russo made a beautiful spear of a line drive that took a hit away.
Funny story. I met Franklin head coach Bill Nickel for the first time after the game and I introduced myself. We spoke for a few minutes. When I got back to the office Bill called us with the results. Our own Jay Sherman took the call and when Jay told Bill that I had covered the game, coach said, "Oh, that's who I was talking to?" I leave such a lasting impression on people.
Bound Brook will play the remainder of its home games this season at Robert Morris School field in South Bound Brook, according to athletic director Rob Nixon. The Nor'easter has left the Crusaders' home field at Billian Park savaged by the flood.
Ridge had a seventh-inning comeback win to beat Warren Hills 7-6. North Plainfield, which has struggled mightily in recent years, is now 6-5 after beating Rutgers Prep in a county tournament prelim game.
Buy the paper Monday and enjoy the great weather -- while it lasts.
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