Tournament Results:
Opening Round (Tuesday, July 30):
South Vineland 2, Millburn-Short Hills 1
HTRBA 13, North Hunterdon 12
Elimination Bracket Semifinal (four teams remain) (Wednesday, July 31):
Millburn-Short Hills 6, North Hunterdon 5 (elim.)
Winner's Bracket Final (Wednesday, July 31):
HTRBA 7, South Vineland 6
Elimination Bracket Final (three teams remain) (Thursday, August 1):
Millburn-Short Hills 6, South Vineland 3 (elim.)
Championship Series (Friday, August 2 and Saturday, August 3):
Millburn-Short Hills 7, HTRBA 6
Millburn-Short Hills 3, HTRBA 2 (TITLE)
Summary:
Six of the seven state tournament games were decided by one run, and Millburn-Short Hills rebounded from an opening round loss to capture its second state title in three years.
Millburn lost its opener when South Vineland pitcher Jose Sanchez surrendered just two hits and, after allowing a Millburn run in the third, retired the last ten batters he faced. Millburn responsed with four straight wins, including the rematch against South Vineland (the only game in the tournament not decided by one run) and a pair of wins over Hamilton Township Recreation.
The opening-round game between HTRBA and North Hunterdon was one of the most surreal in New Jersey state tournament history. HTRBA blew an 8-1 first-inning lead, but rallied from a pair of deficits to win it. The deciding runs scored in the fifth when, after a walk, three straight HTRBA hitters reached safely on bunts. Scott Brettell's bunt put two runners on with nobody out. Charlie Iancolo reached safely on his bunt, but Scott Kuhen was thrown out trying to score. Nick Adams bunted safely and plated a run -- and a second run scored on a throwing error. The game saw 24 hits, ten errors (five by each team), 20 runners left on base, and five lead changes.
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Linescores:
| Opening Round |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
|
R |
H |
E |
| Millburn-Short Hills |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
| South Vineland |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
x |
|
2 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
| Opening Round |
| North Hunterdon |
1 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12 |
13 |
5 |
| HTRBA |
8 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
x |
|
13 |
11 |
5 |
|
|
| Elimination Bracket Semifinal |
| North Hunterdon |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
5 |
8 |
0 |
| Millburn-Short Hills |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
x |
|
6 |
14 |
1 |
|
|
| Winner's Bracket Final |
| HTRBA |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
7 |
9 |
2 |
| South Vineland |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
5 |
0 |
|
|
| Elimination Bracket Final |
| Millburn-Short Hills |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6 |
- |
- |
| South Vineland |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
- |
- |
|
|
| Championship Series Game 1 |
| HTRBA |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
6 |
8 |
2 |
| Millburn-Short Hills |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
x |
|
7 |
7 |
4 |
|
|
| Championship Series Game 2 |
| Millburn-Short Hills |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
3 |
5 |
1 |
| HTRBA |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
2 |
6 |
2 |
|
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1996 New Jersey District Champions and Sectional Tournament Results:
District Champions
in Section 1 |
District Champions
in Section 2 |
D1 - Randolph
D2 - Pequannock
D4 - Dumont
D17 - North Hunterdon (High Bridge)
D20 - Kittatinny
Section 1 Tournament
Host - Pequannock (District 2)
At Washington Park
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Dumont 9, Kittatinny 5
2 - North Hunterdon 2, Pequannock 1
3 - Randolph 10, Dumont 0 (4 innings)
4 - Pequannock d. Kittatinny (elim.)
5 - Pequannock 4, Dumont 0 (elim.)
6 - Randolph 7, North Hunterdon 4 (7 innings)
7 - North Hunterdon 10, Pequannock 0 (elim.)
8 - North Hunterdon 3, Randolph 2
9 - North Hunterdon 7, Randolph 5 (TITLE)
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D5 - Lodi American
D6 - Cliffside Park
D7 - College (Jersey City)
D8 - Livingston American
D9 - Millburn-Short Hills
Section 2 Tournament
Host - Union National (District 9)
At Hall Stadium
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - Millburn-Short Hills 8, College 3
2 - Lodi American 4, Livingston American 2
3 - Millburn-Short Hills 9, Cliffside Park 3
4 - College 10, Livingston American 0 (elim.)
5 - Millburn-Short Hills 2, Lodi American 0
6 - College d. Cliffside Park (elim.)
7 - Lodi American 5, College 3 (elim.)
8 - Millburn-Short Hills 4, Lodi American 3 (TITLE)
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District Champions
in Section 3 |
District Champions
in Section 4 |
D10 - Woodbridge
D11 - Howell Central
D12 - HTRBA (Hamilton)
D18 - Brick National
D19 - Manalapan American
Section 3 Tournament
Host - Marlboro Township (Morganville) (District 19)
At John Hanson Memorial Field
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - HTRBA 14, Manalapan American 0 (5 innings)
2 - Woodbridge 8, Howell Central 1
3 - HTRBA 6, Brick National 1
4 - Manalapan American 8, Howell Central 4 (elim.)
5 - Brick National 4, Manalapan American 3 (elim.)
6 - HTRBA 7, Woodbridge 6
7 - Brick National 7, Woodbridge 0 (elim.)
8 - HTRBA 8, Brick National 4 (TITLE)
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D3 - South Vineland
D13 - Cherry Hill National
D14 - Haddon Heights
D15 - Pitman
D16 - Hammonton
D21 - Blackwood Kiwanis
Section 4 Tournament
Championship Game Host - East Vineland (District 3)
Tournament Schedule/Results:
1 - South Vineland 14, Cherry Hill National 5
2 - Hammonton d. Haddon Heights
3 - South Vineland 10, Pitman 5
4 - Blackwood Kiwanis 5, Hammonton 4
5 - Cherry Hill National 4, Hammonton 3 (elim.)
6 - Pitman 9, Haddon Heights 1 (elim.)
7 - Cherry Hill National 4, Pitman 3 (elim.)
8 - South Vineland 5, Blackwood Kiwanis 4
9 - Blackwood Kiwanis 12, Cherry Hill Nationla 5 (elim.)
10 - South Vineland 3, Blackwood Kiwanis 2 (7 innings; TITLE)
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