Back to Back Comeback Wins

Toms River South 7, Mount Carmel (Pa.) 1: The Indians (5-2) rallied from a 1-0 deficit as they exploded for four runs in the fifth and three in the sixth to earn a non-conference victory over the Tornadoes from Central Pennsylvania.

Sophomore Tyler Gebler (3-1) came on with three and one-third innings of shutout relief to earn the win and senior Joe Talerico continued his hot hitting with an RBI single in the fifth and an RBI double in the sixth.

After falling behind 1-0 in the fourth inning, Gebler came on to strike out six, walk one and allow just one hit. He came on for senior Marc Potter, who only allowed two hits and yielded one unearned run.

South got the rally going in the fourth when senior Mark Perry drew the second of his three walks and junior Vinny Vivona followed with a walk as well. Junior Jeff Bissey bunted and all the runners were safe when Mount Carmel's Mike Klumsan tried to get the lead runner at third. After a strikeout, junior leadoff hitter Chase Gray drew an RBI walk. Junior Jake DelVento gave South the lead for good with an two-strike RBI ground out. Talerico followed with an RBI single and Gray then scored on the front-end of a double steal.

TR SOUTH 11, LACEY 6: After spotting the Lions a 6-0 lead, the Indians (4-2, 3-2 in A South) came from behind with eight in the fourth inning to go up 8-6 and prevail over Lacey.

Singles by Joe Talerico and junior Ryan Kapp started the rally and after a wild pitch, Tyler Gebler singled them both in. After a groundout, Mark Perry followed with a bunt hit and then a fielders choice bunt attempt by John Coppinger left two runners out, but two out. The Indians would then go on to score six runs with two outs. Catcher Brian Chrashewsky drilled a triple (one of 7 in the game) down the right field line for two RBI. Chase Gray smacked an RBI single. Jake DelVento blasted a run-scoring triple into the right-centerfield gap. Talerico followed with his own triple to the left-center field gap and Ryan Kapp wrapped up the scoring with a RBI single.

Junior lefthander Vincent Vivona threw four outstanding innings of relief to pick up his first varsity win. Vivona struck out six, walked none and allowed two bloop hits for the victory.

Schedule ...

4/2 - TR South 5, TR North 0
4/5 - Southern 3, TR South 2
4/7 - TR South 10, Brick 0
4/9 - TR South 16, Central 4
4/10 - TR East 4, TR South 3

4/13 (fri) - at Lacey 3:45 p.m.
4/14 (sat) - MT. CARMEL 7 p.m.
4/16 (mon) - at Jackson 3:45 p.m.
4/18 (wed) - BRICK MEMORIAL 3:45 p.m.
4/20 (fri) - TR NORTH 3:45 P.M.
4/21 to 4/26 - three games in Florida
4/27 (fri) - LACEY 7 p.m.
4/30 (mon) - at TR East 7:30 p.m.
5/2 (wed) - JACKSON 7 p.m.
5/4 (fri) - at Brick Memorial 3:45 p.m.
5/5 (sat) - BERGEN CATHOLIC (at Lakewood Blue Claws) 7 p.m.
5/7 (mon) - at Southern 3:45 p.m.
5/10 (thurs) - BRICK 7 p.m.
5/24 (thurs) - MONSIGNOR DONOVAN 7 p.m.

(Home games in bold. SCHEDULE DOES NOT INCLUDE OCEAN COUNTY, SHORE CONFERENCE AND NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENTS)

Didn't Get It Done

TR East 4, TR South 3: The host Indians (3-2, 2-2 in A South) fell to the Raiders (3-0, 3-0) yesterday as East held on for the win - getting South's hostest hitter - Joe Talerico - to ground out with two men on to end the game.

Sophomore righthander Tyler Gebler (2-1) took the loss despite striking out 5, walking 1 and scattering 8 hits.

After falling behind in the top of the 1st, 2-0 on a two-run Sean Galvin homer, South rallied back to score two in the bottom half of the inning. A Joe Talerico triple down the right-field line was followed by a Ryan Kapp RBI single. Kapp then scored when East centerfielder Brady Doyle misplayed a single by Gebler.

East took the lead 3-2 in the top of the 5th on a squeeze bunt by Chris Wedding. They tacked on a fourth run in the sixth when Galvin, who had walked, came around to score on an infield ground out.

South cut the lead to 4-3 on a fielders choice ground out by Perry - scoring Talerico who had walked to lead off the inning.

South travels to Lacey on Friday for its next Shore Conference Class A South contest.

Offense stays strong on the road

TR South 16, Central 4: The Indians rolled to this non-divisional victory at Al Kunzman Field in Bayville behind the pitching of Marc Potter and the bats of Joe Talerico & Jake DelVento.

Talerico was three for three with four runs scored, three stolen bases and one RBI. DelVento smacked two singles, drove in three runs and scored three to propel South (3-1) to victory. Potter benefitted from strong defense as the Indians turned three bases-loaded double plays. First year varsity players Dan Davis, John Coppinger and Vinny Vivona each got their first varsity hit in the game. Vivona's - was a three run homer to right field.

Back on the Winning Track

TR South 10, Brick 0: The Indians rolled for their second consecutive Shore Class A South road victory as sophomore righty Tyler Gebler and junior lefty Vinny Vivona comibined on a four-hit, shutout victory.

Gebler was perfect through the first three innings to earn the win, exiting the game with a 7-0 lead and saving innings for use over the next two games for the Indians (2-1, 2-1). Gebler (2-0) struck out four of the nine batters he faced. Vivona scattered four hits and walked one while striking out five over the last four innings for the save.

Offensive, South scored three unearned runs in the first off loser FJ Lucchetti (0-1) before adding two in the third and two more in the fourth. Junior Ryan Kapp (two-four with 2 RBI) plated courtesy runner Ron Roma to make it 3-0 and junior Jake DelVento singled in senior Joe Talerico to make it 4-0 in the third inning. Talerico ripped the first of two run-scoring triples in the fourth driving in Chase Gray (1 for 3, 2 BB) and Roma, who scored four runs on the day. Talerico added a one-run triple in the sixth and then scored on a single by Kapp to make it 9-0.

South travels to Central on Monday at 3:45 for a non-conference contest and hosts Toms River East in a Class A South tilt on Tuesday at 3:45 p.m.

In related TRS news, Rutgers junior All America Todd Frazier ripped grand slam homers in consecutive days to lead the Scarlet Knights past UCONN on Thursday and Friday. Those homers give him 12 for the season and leaves him just two shy of the Rutgers record held by older brother Jeff - who opened his season for the AA West Tenn. team in the Mariners farm system. You can follow them at scarletknights.com (Rutgers) and http://www.diamondjaxx.com/ (Diamond Jaxx).

Have a great holiday weekend!

Thorn in the Side..

Southern 3, TR South 2: The Indians (1-1 overall, 1-1 in Class A South) fell to the pesky Rams (1-1, 1-1) in their home opener at the Ken Frank Baseball Stadium.

South failed to capitalize on 10 basehits as they stranded numerous baserunners. After taking a 1-0 lead in the first when Chase Gray (2 for 4, 2B) scored on the front end of a double steal, the Rams came back with 2 in the top of the 2nd off junior Jeff Bissey (0-1). The Indians tied it in the bottom of the 2nd on a Kevin Bellavance single.

Bissey, who struck out six and walked one in his first varsity start, yielded the go ahead run in the top of the sixth.

South will travel to Brick Saturday morning for its next game.

TR South Schedule for 2007

TRS BASEBALL SCHEDULE 2007

4/2 - TR South 5, TR North 0
4/5 (thur) - SOUTHERN 3:45 p.m.
4/7 (sat) - at Brick 11 a.m.
4/9 (mon) - at Central 3:45 p.m.
4/10 (tues) - TR EAST 3:45 p.m.
4/13 (fri) - at Lacey 3:45 p.m.
4/14 (sat) - MT. CARMEL 7 p.m.
4/16 (mon) - at Jackson 3:45 p.m.
4/18 (wed) - BRICK MEMORIAL 3:45 p.m.
4/20 (fri) - TR NORTH 3:45 P.M.
4/21 to 4/26 - three games in Florida
4/27 (fri) - LACEY 7 p.m.
4/30 (mon) - at TR East 7:30 p.m.
5/2 (wed) - JACKSON 7 p.m.
5/4 (fri) - at Brick Memorial 3:45 p.m.
5/5 (sat) - BERGEN CATHOLIC (at Lakewood Blue Claws) 7 p.m.
5/7 (mon) - at Southern 3:45 p.m.
5/10 (thurs) - BRICK 7 p.m.
5/24 (thurs) - MONSIGNOR DONOVAN 7 p.m.

(SCHEDULE DOES NOT INCLUDE OCEAN COUNTY, SHORE CONFERENCE AND NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENTS)

First Rain Out...

The TR South vs. Southern Class A South game scheduled for April 4th was postponed until today, Thursday April 5 at 3:45 p.m. at South's Ken Frank Baseball Stadium.

Great Start to 2007

TR South 5, TR North 0: The Indians picked up right where they left off the 2006 season as they shutout the host Mariners at Ray Ryan Field on Monday April 2nd. South, the defending Shore Conference Class A South co-champs, chalked up the win behind strong team defense, great pitching by sophomore righthander Tyler Gebler and the bats of seniors Joe Talerico and Mark Perry.

South (1-0, 1-0) took the lead in the top of the 4th inning when Talerico led off with a single and was bunted to second base by junior second baseman Chase Gray. Gebler followed with a walk and Perry then came through with a clutch single to rightfield to make it 1-0. Junior rightfielder Ryan Kapp ripped a double to right-center to make it 2-0.


The Indians added three more in the 5th inning as Talerico smacked a two-run double and Gray followed with an RBI single.

Gebler struck out six and walked none as he scattered six hits throughout the seven innings. The 6-foot-4 righthander is now 1-0 this year and 5-2 in his career.

South, which hosts Southern on Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. at the Ken Frank Baseball Stadium, got outstanding defense from junior shortstop John Coppinger, junior catcher Brian Chrashewsky and Perry at first base.

Thanks to all the parents, supporters and alumni who came out to root the Indians on. Evan Bigler, Joe Bellavance, Kyle Lamar and Todd Frazier were in the house. Thanks!