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Major League teams know New Jersey is a source of great talent, which is why it’s common for scouts to huddle behind the fence watching top players in the high school ranks.

RED BANK – In the summer of 2018, Middletown Little Leaguer Alfred Delia became a household name thanks to five seconds of video on the internet.

RED BANK – Red Bank Catholic and Rumson-Fair Haven both reached the state championship game in 2023 and the intensity carried over to the first game of the 2024 season.

A successful season on the diamond for local teams extended into the summer as 16 players from The Two River Times area were part of the Jersey Shore All-Stars team that won the Philadelphia Phillies Carpenter Cup. The Major League Baseball franchise puts on an annual event featuring 16 teams of high school all-stars from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

When Matt Bruno recorded the strikeout to secure the Bulldogs’ second straight section championship, the celebration was much more subdued than a year earlier.

RBC has enjoyed tremendous success in the Shore Conference, winning four straight tournaments over the last five years. But when it came to the state playoffs, the Caseys have endured heartbreak in a variety of ways.

Reaching the Central Jersey Group 3 championship game for a second straight year is special for Middletown North. Beating your archrival to get there made it extra special.

Some could argue that winning the Shore Conference baseball tournament is just as hard or even harder than a state title. That makes the run of Red Bank Catholic’s baseball team truly impressive in a league that will have multiple teams make deep runs in the upcoming state playoffs.

Red Bank Catholic opened the preseason as the No. 1 ranked baseball team in the state. Ranney took over the top spot during the regular season.

Ranney junior pitcher Jack Renaud threw four no-hit innings, striking out 11 and walking just one batter in the Panthers’ 17-1...