Brick Memorial Baseball: Welcome
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Location..............................Brick, NJ 08724
Opened...............................1980
Division...............................A-South
Conference..........................Shore
State Section/Group...Central Jersey Group IV
Nickname............................Mustangs
Colors..............Forest Green and Vegas Gold
Director of Athletics...............Bill Bruno
Wednesday, May 23
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Monday, May 21
Clink on Link above for Game Story, Highlights, and Box Score from the Shore Conference Tournament First Round vs Marlboro at All Shore Media.
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Click on Link above for Game Story, Highlights, and Box Score of the Ocean County Tournament Final at All Shore Media.
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Monday, May 21
'Stangs Lose Tourney Nail-Biter to Jackson
Jackson Jaguars ace Brandon Holup blanks Brick Memorial Mustangs 1-0 in OCT.
Before a noisy crowd at Toms River High School North, Jackson’s 6’7” senior ace Brandon Holup and the Jaguars blanked the opposing Mustangs, 1-0.
It was a pitchers' duel from the start, as Brick Memorial also had an ace on the mound in Brian Cottrell (6-0).
After Holup struck out two Mustangs in a 1-2-3 top of the first inning, Jackson scored the only run of the game in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI groundout by junior Spencer Young that plated senior Nick Petrizzo.
That was all the offense Holup would need, as he carried a one-hitter into the fifth inning, where he would surrender a hit but strike out the final batter of the inning, stranding a runner on second base.
The Jaguars appeared to be threatening in the bottom of the fifth until they bounced into an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play to end any threat of extending their lead.
Following a scoreless sixth inning, Holup took the mound in the top of the seventh, looking to retire three Mustangs and clinch the title for the Jaguars.
After a leadoff single by first baseman Kevin Corris, his replacement, Kyle Skoog, stole second base to advance into scoring position for the Mustangs.
Once the first putout of the seventh was made, Holup took care of the rest, striking out the final two Brick Memorial batters to seal the deal for Jackson.
After throwing a complete game, three-hit shutout with eight strikeouts, Holup was named Most Valuable Pitcher of the tournament.
Cottrell pitched admirably for Brick Memorial, surrendering just five hits and the one run in the first inning in a complete game effort.
Holup’s teammate, senior shortstop Joe Ogren, was dubbed Most Valuable Player of the OCT for the Jackson Jaguars, who earned their first OCT title since 1972.
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Click on the Link above to view Game Story, Highlights, and Box Score at All Shore Media.
Sunday, May 13
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'Stangs Top Dragons in Battle on Diamond
Mustang senior Kevin Corris comes up big in his first start of the year
In a spot start — his first start of the year — Brick Memorial senior Kevin Corris was called on and delivered big time for the Mustangs.
Very few stages are higher than when the Brick Memorial Mustangs and Brick Township Dragons face off at FirstEnergy Park in their annual battle.
Behind the arm of Corris on Sunday night, the 'Stangs pulled through with a 2-1 win.
Corris struck out 10 batters, had just one walk, and yielded four hits and one run in 5 and 1/3 innings of work. Highlighting the day for Corris was taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning as well as striking out the side in the fourth inning.
"It was just his first start of the year," said Memorial head coach Evan Rizzitello. "He pitched a bit last year but we have a great group of juniors who we have leaned on this year. He's a big kid who throws hard, this was his first opportunity to start."
Brian Cottrell came in and closed the game for the Mustangs, pitching the final 1 and 2/3 innings, adding three strikeouts.
Corris was given a lead before he toed the rubber for the first time. Three Dragon errors in the top off the first inning allowed Zach Santos to score the first run of the game for the 'Stangs.
The run was unearned for Brick starter Dan Mnich, who had a quality night overshadowed by the performance of Corris.
Mnich pitched four innings and struck out five while walking three batters. Evan Lobato pitched the final three innings, allowing one run to score in the fifth inning. Corris led off the inning with a double and was singled home by Ryan Melia. Lobato struck out two.
After falling behind 2-0, the Dragons put back to back hits togeter for the first time all day. Senior catcher Brian Mayer tripled to start the bottom of the fifth and was brought home by a John Kizmann RBI single. Following Kizmann's hit Tyler Blendowski pinch ran for the Dragons. Evan Lobato would line a single into the outfield and the speedster Blendowski ran through the stop sign of head coach Jason Groschel at third base and was eventually thrown out at the plate.
That would be as close as the Dragons would get to tying it.
"We're dealing with some inexperience but the guys fought hard today," said Groschel. "(Lobato and Mnich) battled on the mound. We made some mistakes that costed us today and I'm sure some of the guys are feeling it but I'm proud of the way they fought."
Memorial out hit their crosstown rivals 7-4 and Dragons players committed four errors to Memorial's none.
Kyle Cala was the only player for either side to have a multi-hit game as he went 2-for-4 for the Mustangs.
"After losing last year, it feels good to bring the trophy back," said Rizzitello. "It was a tough game, every year you always have to throw the records out the window when we play each other."
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Cottrell, Mustangs overwhelm Indians
Brick Memorial made sure it had its say in the Shore Conference Class A South race on Wednesday.
Junior Brian Cottrell had a shutout going into the seventh inning and pitched a complete-game five-hitter to lead the Mustangs to a 6-1 win over Toms River South.
The result snapped a 10-game winning streak for Toms River South, which is ranked No. 5 in the Asbury Park Press Top 10.
Zach Santos went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and scored two runs and Ray Triano was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base for Brick Memorial, which handed the Indians’ Rutgers University-bound right-hander Kyle Driscoll his first loss of the season.
Toms River South is now a game behind No. 2 Jackson Memorial (11-1, 5-1). Brick Memorial (6-6, 4-2) is also a game back.
Toms River South and Jackson Memorial meet on Monday at Jackson Memorial.
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Wednesday, March 28
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| Upcoming Events | |||
| Date | Event | Time | Location |
| Mon 6/4 |
Baseball Banquet
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TBA | Lobster Shanty |
| Thu 6/7 |
American Legion Season Begins
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5:45 PM | Toms River HS East |
| Fri 6/8 |
Senior Prom
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TBA | TBA |
| Wed 6/13 |
Last Day of School
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All Day | Brick Township Memorial High School |
| Wed 6/13 |
Graduation - Commencement Exercises
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TBA | Brick Township Memorial High School |