Salem CC baseball

Mighty Oaks split Saturday doubleheader at Middlesex, but wins Region XIX series

REGION XIX BASEBALL
Saturday’s Games
Salem CC 9-7, Middlesex 3-10
Camden 12-22, Delaware County 2-0
Ocean 13-9, Atlantic Cape 1-7
RCSJ-Cumberland 15-15, Northampton 1-17
Brookdale 14-14, Bergen 5-9
Mercer 18-8, Raritan Valley 1-3
Lackawanna 11-10, Morris 3-0
RCSJ-Gloucester 14-17, Montgomery 0-4
Sussex 6-12, Delaware Tech 3-0

By Riverview Sports News

EDISON — Cliff Wysinger homered and Pat Seitzinger pitched a complete game without allowing an earned run to help Salem CC win the opening game of Saturday’s doubleheader to clinch the series , but Middlesex bounced back to win the nightcap and salvaged a split of the day.

The Mighty Oaks won Game 1, 9-3. Middlesex took the nightcap 10-7 despite SCC’s Jason LeBold hitting two home runs.

The Mighty Oaks got off to another fast start in the series, opening a 7-0 lead after two innings of the opener. They the second game 5-2 after three innings, but the Colts erupted for five in the fourth to take the lead for good.

“Pleased to have taken the series, but not satisfied,” Mighty Oaks coach John Holt said. “Played OK in Game 2. Didn’t play badly, but we could’ve done a little better.”

Jay Barber returned to the Mighty Oaks’ lineup and delivered a clutch two-run single in the opener. He missed Friday’s series opener after being involved in a car accident earlier in the day.

Wysinger took over the team lead in homers (five) with his blast in the first game, but LeBold caught him with his two in the nightcap.