South Jersey Baseball Mean 15 rankings for May 7

4. Haddonfield (15-3, 14). The Bulldogs are on a heater, having won 10 in a row following Wednesday’s 7-1 opening Diamond Classic win against Williamstown. Included in this streak was Monday’s 9-5 win over previously unbeaten and former No. 1 Northern Burlington. Shortstop Dan Keenan was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBIs. Haddonfield takes on Kingsway in Saturday’s 1 p.m. Diamond Classic second-round game at Pop Lloyd Stadium in Atlantic City.

5. Northern Burlington (16-1, 1). The Greyhounds bounced back from their loss to Haddonfield to defeat Hopewell Valley, 5-4 on Wednesday. Rutgers commit Cole Marchetti is batting .540 with four home runs and 19 RBIs and is 5-0 with a 0.75 ERA. On Friday, the Greyhounds will host Paul VI, in a 3 p.m. opening-round Diamond Classic game.

6. Cherry Hill West (16-2, 3). After winning its first 14 games of the season, the Lions then dropped consecutive games to Shawnee, 12-2 and Bishop Eustace, 8-1. West rebounded with a first round 8-4 win over Pennsville in the Diamond Classic as James Miller earned the win, allowing two earned runs in 5.1 innings. The Lions then added Wednesday’s 14-0 win over Camden Catholic. Cherry Hill West’s second-round Diamond Classic game is 1 p.m. Saturday when the Lions meet Egg Harbor Township at Pitman’s Alcyon Park.

7. Kingsway (14-3, 8). The Dragons have won 11 of their last 12 games following Wednesday’s 11-0 win over St. Joseph Hammonton in an opening Diamond Classic game. Senior Jake Mangifesta is 4-0 with a 1.64 ERA. Kingsway’s second-round Diamond Classic game is 1 p.m. Saturday against Haddonfield at Atlantic City’s Pop Lloyd Stadium.

8. Mainland (11-4, 9). After splitting two games with Cedar Creek and losing to North Jersey’s St. Peter’s Prep, Mainland beat Moorestown, 2-1 in an opening Diamond Classic game, behind winning pitcher Will Hickman. The Mustangs meet Bishop Eustace in Saturday’s 1 p.m. Diamond Classic second-round game at St. Augustine.

9. Clearview (13-4, 7). A 3-2 week included wins over Schalick, Vineland and GCIT and losses to Washington Township and Kingsway. During Monday’s 4-0 win over Vineland, Braeden Cook pitched the first four innings to earn the win. Clearview hosts Schalick in Saturday’s second-round Diamond Classic game at 10 a.m.

10. Vineland (14-7, 12). The Fighting Clan beat Egg Harbor Township, 4-3, lost to Clearview, 4-0 and bounced back with a 17-4 first round Diamond Classic win over Shawnee as Valin Townsend went 2-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs. On Saturday Vineland takes on Gloucester Catholic in a 1 p.m. Diamond Classic second-round game at Clearview.

11. Shawnee (12-7, 10). Shawnee played four straight games against ranked teams, losing 4-3 to Haddonfield, then beating Cherry Hill West, 12-2 and Eastern, 1-0 before losing to Vineland, 17-4 in a Diamond Classic first round game. In the 1-0 win over Eastern, Tim Dougherty pitched a 1-hitter and coach Brian Anderson earned his 400th career win. The Renegades moved into first place in the Olympic Conference American Division with Wednesday’s 13-1 win over Cherokee in six innings as Lleyton Coughlin hit two home runs and drove in three runs.

12. Haddon Heights (12-2, 11). The Garnets saw their eight-game win streak snapped with Tuesday’s 9-5 loss to Haddonfield in a Colonial Conference Liberty Division showdown. Haddon Heights bounced back with Wednesday’s 6-1 opening Diamond Classic win over Delran as Cole Simon pitched six hitless innings and allowed one unearned run to earn the victory. The Garnets’ second-round Diamond Classic game is 10 a.m. Saturday against Eastern at Pop Lloyd Stadium in Atlantic City.

13. Rancocas Valley (11-7, 13). The Red Devils went 2-1 in Olympic American Games, beating Eastern and Lenape and losing to Cherry Hill East. Rancocas Valley also lost 7-0 to Haddonfield but rebounded with a 10-7 victory over Cedar Creek in an opening Diamond Classic game. The Red Devils will play the Paul VI-Northern Burlington winner in Saturday’s 10 a.m. Diamond Classic second-round game at Alcyon Park.

14. Eastern (11-5, 6). The Vikings lost to ranked teams Rancocas Valley and Shawnee by a total of three runs before exploding for a 20-10 opening Diamond Classic win over Highland. The week ended with Wednesday’s 5-3 loss to Cherry Hill East in an Olympic Conference American Division game. Saturday the Vikings meet Haddon Heights in a 10 a.m. second-round Diamond Classic game at Atlantic City’s Pop Lloyd Stadium.

15. Egg Harbor Township (13-6, NR). The Eagles followed a 4-3 loss to Vineland with a 7-2 win at Pennsauken in an opening Diamond Classic game. The week ended with an 11-1 win at Buena. Senior Chip Clooney is 5-2 with a 2.10 ERA. EHT’s second-round Diamond Classic game is 1 p.m. Saturday against Cherry Hill West at Alcyon Park.

Marc Narducci is a freelance reporter for the Courier-Post. He can be reached by email at cpvarsity@gmail.com

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