Crazy Two Days..

It's been an exhausting two days for the TRS Indians as they fell to Southern on Friday, 13-3, in a Shore Conference Class A South contest - but then came back to defeat Monsignor Donovan and Southern Regional on Saturday in the first two rounds of the Ocean County Tournament.

South defeated the Griffins, 5-0, in the opening round behind the strong pitching of freshman Tyler Gebler who was making his first career start at TR South. Gebler (2-1) struck out 9, walked none and allowed only 3 hits as he dominated the Mon Don (3-11) hitters. Joe Talerico provided all the offense South would need as he followed a bases loaded walk to DH Kyle Lamar with a Grand Slam homer to left field. Talerico had hit a two-run homer against Southern on Friday. He now has 6 this season.

The Indians (12-2 overall, 4-2 in A South) took care of business in the second game as they got up early on the Rams (7-7) and held on for the win. Senior righty Evan Bigler dominated the Southern hitters as he struck out 9 and walked none. Offensively, senior catcher Casey Chant had a key RBI single as did junior DH Steve Wagenhoffer and freshman shortstop Tyler Gebler. Southern's Ray Keelan (the grandson of the former TR Intermediate West coach) took the loss.

Sophomore Ryan Kapp contributed with an important defensive play as he hit cutoff man Mark Perry with a throw from rightfield that nailed a Southern baserunner at the plate.

South will take on the Rams again on Tuesday at Southern.

On Friday, South allowed 15 hits and 13 runs as the Rams broke open a 5-3 game in the top of the sixth.

South Finish...

Congratulations to the Toms River South baseball team for pulling off a stunning come from behind victory against Brick Memorial yesterday in a key Shore Conference Class A South match up.

Senior leftfielder Rick Petrosino ripped the game winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game as he drove in Mark Perry, who had doubled and moved to third on a wild pitch. Perry was one of the heroes of the seventh inning when the 10 and 1 Indians scored two runs to tie the game at three. After sophomore Ryan Kapp ripped a solo home run to make the game 3 to 2, Perry singled in pinch runner Tim O’Brien to send it into extra innings.

Junior pitcher Marc Potter pitched eight and one-third innings of strong baseball and he was relieved by senior Evan Bigler, who got South out of the ninth inning. Bigler picked up the win to make his record 5 and 0. Junior Joe Talerico got the Indians on the board early, drilling a solo home run in the third inning to tie the game at one.

South has now won nine games in a row and they will host Southern tomorrow at 3:15 p.m. before competing in the Ocean County Tournament this weekend.

On Tueday, the Indians defeated Jackson 9-4 as freshman Tyler Gebler pitched four and two-thirds of no-hit relief. Gebler earned his first varsity win and had an important two-run single.

Here is the recap -

Congratulations to the TR South baseball team forwinning its 8th game in a row as they improved theirrecord to 9-1 with a 9-4 win over Jackson at ken FrankBaseball Stadium yesterday.Freshman righthander Tyler Gebler won his first careergame as he threw four and two-third innings of no-hitball at the Jaguars allowing the Indians to build a9-2 lead. Gebler retired 14 straight batters at onepoint. Offensive stars included Chase Gray, Joe Talerico,Kyle Lamar and Jared Tramutola who each had runscoring doubles. Gebler had a two-run single whichput South up 5-2, a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Mark Perry was three for three at the plate with anRBI while sophomore Ryan Kapp was two for two.Defensive stars included catcher Casey Chant, MarkPerry and Joe Bellavance.South hosts Brick Memorial today in a key ShoreConference Class A South match-up.

OCT on Sunday...

The Saturday potential doubleheader in the OCT at Southern Regional is postponed until Sunday.

Same place, same time.

TRS vs. Monsignor Donovan at 9 a.m. at Southern Regional.

OCT on Saturday..

The Toms River South baseball team is scheduled to open the Ocean County Tournament against Monsignor Donovan at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Southern Regional High School. The winner of the game will face the winner of Southern/New Egypt.

Rain, however, is expected in the forecast.

Back in the A South...

TRS 11, Brick 5: The Indians came out swinging on the road as the defeated the host Green Dragons and handed them their second loss of the of year.

South (8-1 overall, 2-1 in A South) jumped out to a 2-0 in the top of the 3rd inning when hot hitting leadoff man Joe Talerico drilled a two-run homer over the left field fence.

It was enough support to let junior righty Marc Potter (2-0) settle down on his way to his second victory.

Other offensive stars included sophomore Chase Gray, who drilled a three run homer and an RBI double, Talerico also had a two-run single; Scott Potter added an RBI walk and Evan Bigler had an RBI single.

Defensive stars included catchers Steve Wagenhoffer, Casey Chant; Talerico in right field and Gray at second base.

South will compete in the Ocean County Tournament this Saturday. It will be seeded tomorrow night. The Indians are off until then.

Rolls on..

TR South 9, Central 4: The Indians continued their hot hitting as they defeated the Golden Eagles in a non-conference match-up at TR South's Ken Frank Baseball Stadium.

Joe Talerico went 4 for 4 in the leadoff spot and continued a streak to 9 for 9 over the past 4 games. He has reached base safely a school record 13 straight times. Talerico also pitched three strong innings to improve his record to 2-0.

Sophomore Chase Gray drove in 5 runs, three on a homer the drilled the scoreboard in right field. Senior third baseman Evan Bigler also went three for three with one RBI.

The Indians (7-1) also got strong pitching from Tyler Gebler, who struck out four in two innings, and Marc Potter, who got South out of a jam in the sixth as well.

South travels to Brick today for an important Class A South match up.

Back in NJ

The TR South baseball team touched down this afternoon at Newark-Liberty Airport (despite a pretty shakey landing on our 757) winners of four straight in Florida.

The Indians (6-1) defeated St. Joe of Buffalo 3-1, Batavia (NY) 15-0, Yorktown (NY) 7-3 and Foxlane (NY) 12-7. They also defeated St. Joe in a "B" Game 5-3.

Winning pitchers included Evan Bigler against St. Joe and Foxlane, Marc Potter against Yorktown and Joe Talerico vs. Batavia. Talerico had a huge week with the bat, stroking numerous extra base hits en route to going 9 for 10 on the week at the plate. Sophomore Ryan Kapp had a memorable moment against Batavia as he stepped up to the plate as a pinch hitter and belted two homers in the same inning.

I'll be back with more details on Sunday.

South hosts Central on Monday at 3:45 p.m.

Off to Florida..

TR South 6, Jackson 1: The Indians picked up their first Shore Conference Class A South win of the season when they defeated the Jaguars (0-2, 0-2) on Thursday.

South (2-1, 1-1) scored four in the first inning. Offensive stars for the Indians included Chase Gray (4 hits), Evan Bigler (3 hits), Rick Petrosino (2 hits), Jared Tramutola (hit, run) and Joe Talerico (solo HR). Bigler earned the win on the mound throwing seven strong innings and benefitting from three TRS double plays. Bigler improves to 2-0 this season and 10-4 in his career.

Defensive stars included Tyler Gebler, Talerico, Bigler, Gray, Petrosino and catcher Casey Chant.

South flies to West Palm Beach Sunday morning and will play Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri in Ft. Pierece, FL.

Need to finish...

TR East 9, TR South 3: The Indians rolled for five innings, but couldn't finish the deal as the fell to the Raiders & Casey Gaynor at TR East.

The Indians (1-1, 0-1) blew the game in the bottom of the sixth as East took advantage of many South errors to blow the game open. South starter Marc Potter threw a strong four and one-third innings to stake the Indians to a 2-1 lead. Freshman Tyler Gebler came in and kept it close as East scored on an error to tie the game in the bottom of the fifth, before a Mark Perry double for TRS put South back up 3-2 in the top of the sixth.

After allowing the Raiders to tie it in the bottom of the sixth, Gebler was replaced by junior Joe Talerico who was the victim of many TRS errors.

Offensive stars for the Indians included Steve Wagenhoffer (RBI double in the first), Jared Tramutola (two for three with a double) and Perry.

South will travel to Jackson on Thursday for their next Shore Conference Class A South contest before leaving for Florida on Sunday.

Opening Day Win...

TR South 4, Mt. Carmel (PA) 1: Senior righthander Evan Bigler struck out 10, scattered 6 hits and walked none as he pitched the Indians to an opening day victory at Toms River North as part of the TR Regional Schools Spring Sports Festival.

After allowing a second inning run, Bigler was able to blank the Tornadoes (1-1) over the final five innings of the game. Offensively, South tied the game in the third when senior Jared Tromatula scored on a two-out infield single by senior Rick Petrosino.

South (1-0) exploded for three runs in the fifth when sophomore Chase Gray scored on a throwing error and senior pinch runner Tim O'Brien scored on a long double by junior Mark Perry. Perry later scored on a throwing error as well.

South will take on TR East on Tuesday at 3:45 p.m.

Schedule for 2006 so far...

Here is the TRS schedule so far for 2006:

note - today's game is AT TOMS RIVER NORTH...

REGULAR SEASON

4/1 Mt. Carmel 4:30 p.m.

4/4 at TR East 3:45 p.m.

4/6 at Jackson 3:45 p.m.

4/10 Foxlane Noon (in Ft. Pierece, FL)

4/11 Yorktown 10 a.m. (in Ft. Pierce, FL)

4/13 Batavia 3 p.m. (in Ft. Pierce, FL)

4/14 St. Joe (Buffalo) 7:30 p..m. (in Ft. Pierce, FL)

4/17 Central 3:45 p.m

4/18 at Brick 3:45 p.m.

4/22 OCT

4/23 OCT Rain date

4/8 Brick Memorial 3:45 p.m.

4/25 Jackson 3:45 p.m.

4/28 Southern 3:45 p.m.

4/29 at TR North 11 a.m.

5/2 at Southern 3:45 p.m.

5/4 Brick 3:45 p.m.

5/5 at Brick Memorial 3:45 p.m.

5/6 Spotswood 7 p.m.

5/9 TR North 3:45 p.m.

5/10 at Pt. Pleasant Boro 3:45 p.m.

5/15 at Monsig. Donovan 3:45 p.m.

5/23 TR East 7 p.m.