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Each week we will feature some of the top performances across South Jersey baseball diamonds in our seven-county coverage area.
Who had the best week? Vote in the poll at the end of the story. Voting will close on Friday afternoon.
Kingsway's AJ Ward was the top vote getter last week, garnering 38.0 percent of the 8.8 K votes recorded. Bordentown's Chris Basile and Cherry Hill East's Brody Connors rounded out the top three vote getters.
Burlington County Scholastic League
Gavin Jason, Holy Cross Prep. The freshman went 8-for-12 (.667) with his first scholastic home run and eight RBIs over three games last week. Jason was 4-for-4 with five RBIs in a 13-3 win over Pemberton on May 11. His batting average is up to .361 with 22 knocks and 17 RBIs.
Mark Klusman, Northern Burlington. The senior racked up six hits and eight RBIs over a four-game stretch last week. Klusman homered and drove in five runs as the Greyhounds rallied for a 15-13 win over Haddon Heights on May 11, scoring 12 runs in the seventh inning.
Nick Stanton, Maple Shade. The senior went 5-for-9 with a homer and five RBIs as the Wildcats reeled off three wins last week, extending the team’s winning streak to eight games. Stanton raised his batting average to .388 for the season.
Colonial Conference
Tyler Lucier, Sterling. The sophomore went 5-for-7 with five RBIs as the Silver Knights earned a share of their second straight Patriot Division title with wins over Gloucester and Paulsboro. Lucier raised his batting average to .342.
Jaxon Motta, Haddon Heights. The senior put together a pair of three-hit games during the week, lifting his season batting average north of .400. Motta went 3-for-3 with a pair of homers and four RBIs in a wild 15-13 loss to Northern Burlington on May 11. He closed out the week with a three-knock effort against Timber Creek on May 16.
Will Solak, Haddonfield. The senior pitched four scoreless innings, yielding two hits and no walks, to go along with seven strikeouts in a win over Audubon on May 15. At the plate, Solak was 6-for-11 (.545) with three RBIs. In a victory against Sterling on May 11, Solak was 4-for-4 with two RBIs.
Olympic Conference
Cooper Burti, Cherokee. The junior closed out the week with three consecutive two-hit games, leading the Chiefs to wins over Rancocas Valley, Cherry Hill West and Deptford. Burti scored five times over the stretch while lifting his batting average north of .300.
Joey Incollingo, Moorestown. The sophomore had a pair of two-hit and three-run games last week. He smacked his first scholastic career home run in a loss against Eastern on May 12. In a 12-3 victory over Shawnee on May 15, Incollingo scored three times and swiped a base. He has four multi-hit games over his last six contests, lifting his season batting average to .324.
Dan Passalacqua, Bishop Eustace. The senior right-hander spun a four-hit gem in the Diamond Classic, shutting down Cherry Hill West 1-0 in the quarterfinal round on May 16. He tied a season-high with 11 strikeouts and didn’t walk a batter. Passalacqua hasn’t allowed a run in his last three outings (15 innings total) and has struck out 22 batters over the stretch.
Tri-County Conference
Bobby Kleinow, Gloucester Catholic. The sophomore right-hander fired a five-hit shutout as the Rams advanced to the Diamond Classic championship game with an 8-0 win over Bishop Eustace, snapping the Crusaders’ 16-game win streak. A converted catcher, Kleinow has thrived on the hill with a 7-0 record and a 1.01 ERA. He hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last 20 innings of work.
Alex Valay, Gloucester County Tech. The senior southpaw fired five strong innings with six strikeouts as the Cheetahs upset Kingsway, 11-1, on May 13. Valay raised his record to 5-1 and lowered his ERA to 0.47 with the performance.
Luke Yeager, Clearview. The freshman drove in 10 runs over a four-game stretch last week for the Pioneers. Yeager delivered half of those RBIs in wins over St. Augustine and Northern Burlington as Clearview punched its first-ever ticket to the Diamond Classic final. Yeager hit his first home run, doubled twice and scored five times over the week.
Milestone: Schalick’s Evan Sepers collected his 100th career hit during the Cougars’ win over Mainland on May 15.
Cape-Atlantic League
John Franchini, Mainland. The senior went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and two stolen bases as the Mustangs knocked off St. Augustine in the Cape-Atlantic League Tournament semifinal round on May 14. Franchini went 5-for-9 in his last three games of the week with five stolen bases.
Kameron Street, Ocean City. The senior fired six no-hit innings with 10 strikeouts while going 4-for-4 at the dish as the Red Raiders knocked off Southern 7-2 on May 11.
JJ Watkins, Cedar Creek. Four games with at least one hit and one RBI by Watkins helped the Pirates extend their winning streak to five games. Watkins had six RBIs over the last four games, raising his team-leading total to 31.
Tom McGurk is a regional sports editor for the Courier-Post, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times, covering South Jersey sports for over 35 years. If you have a sports story that needs to be told, contact him by email at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter at @McGurkSports. Help support local journalism with a digital subscription.
This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: South Jersey baseball's top performers from the eighth week of the season
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