2025 Baseball All-Shore Fan Vote Winners

2025 Shore Sports Insider All-Shore Baseball Fan Vote Winners

Winners selected by a vote by Shore Sports Insider fans.

Catcher

Lucas Grigos, Jr., Middletown South

AB	H	BB	HBP	2B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
64	19	14	1	7	1	10	13	.297	.430	.453	2

The catcher position at Middletown South has been a program strength for the perennial Class A North and state-tournament contender, so Grigos had a high standard to meet in his first season as a starter. The junior backstop delivered: Grigos handled a diverse pitching staff, controlled the running game with 10 caught-stealing attempts for a 17-percent caught-stealing rate and his eight extra-base hits were tied for 10th among regular catchers in the Shore Conference.

Player	Total Votes	Percentage
Lucas Grigos, Midd South	264	16.64
Carney O'Donnell, Jackson Lib	242	15.25
Riley Smaltini, Shore	170	10.71
Bobby Davidson, Monmouth	151	9.51
Brody Garguilo, Ranney	145	9.14

 

First Base

 

Nick Dinicola, Sr., Central

AB	H	BB	HBP	2B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
72	23	18	2	5	1	12	12	.319	.462	.431	1

An all-division selection by the Class B South coaches, Dinicola was a threat in the heart of the order for a Central squad that won 16 games in 2025. He was fourth on the team with sixth extra-base hits and one of his five doubles came in a 5-4 loss to Point Pleasant Beach while Central was still battling the Garnet Gulls for the B South division title. Dinicola’s biggest game came in a regular-season win over New Egypt, during which the left-handed slugger went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI.

Player	Total Votes	Percentage
Nick Dinicola, Central	255	18.74
Brett Rankin, TR South	196	14.4
Ryan Barham, Shore	177	13.01
Dylan Vowteras, Manasquan	150	11.02
Nate Sofield, Pinelands	96	7.05

 

Infield

 

Tommy Truzzolino, Sr., Shortstop, Central

AB	H	BB	HBP	2B	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
80	27	18	3	7	32	13	.338	.462	.425	25

Central is well-represented on the All-Shore Team, with catcher Jack Tietjen grabbing a Third Team honor and both Dinicola and Truzzolino racking up the fan vote. Truzzolino was a spark at the top of Central’s lineup, finishing the season fourth at the Shore in stolen bases and seventh in runs scored. Three of Truzzolino’s seven doubles came during tournament play and against pitchers who were named to a Shore Conference Coaches’ all-division team, Truzzolino went 11-for-20 with a double and six walks.

Player	Total Votes	Percentage
Tommy Truzzolino, Central	502	28.47
Declan Brain, Barnegat	306	17.36
Vinny Agnello, Howell	198	11.23
Andrew Barham, Shore	170	9.64
Dan Russo, CBA	116	6.58

 

Outfield

 

Lucas Melton, Jr., Toms River East

AB	H	BB	3B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
59	17	12	1	2	16	15	.288	.403	.424	18

WEB GEM: Is that Endy Chavez? No, that’s Lucas Melton robbing Ben McEwan of a grand slam in the top of the 6th inning. No double play and it goes down as a sac fly, but that might be the play of the year. 5-1 East in the 6th. pic.twitter.com/Yh3vhKdsnN

— Matt Manley (@Matt_Manley) June 6, 2025

Melton was a go-big-or-go-home player for the No. 4 team in the Shore Conference to finish the 2025 season – all after missing the entire 2024 season due to injury. The junior did not hit a double in 2025, but he did belt two home runs and legged out a triple. Speed was also part of Melton’s game – both on the bases (18 steals) and in right field. In the South Jersey Group III final vs. Toms River South, Melton made a leaping catch at the fence in right to rob Ben McEwan of a grand slam in the sixth inning.

Player	Total Votes	Percentage
Lucas Melton, TR East	245	19.02
Gabe Ahlemeyer, Midd North	207	16.07
Colin McGeehan, Matawan	166	12.89
Jayden Harnett, Jackson Lib	112	8.7
Jack Concordia, Midd South	107	8.31

 

Utility/Pitcher

 

Jack Dufficy, Sr., RHP, Christian Brothers Academy

W	L	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
4	2	26.1	24	10	8	32	2.66	1.21

On a loaded CBA pitching staff that in included two All-Shore starters, an All-Shore reliever and another talented junior left-hander committed to the University of Virginia, Dufficy was a Swiss Army Knife for Colts coach Marty Kenney Jr. He made nine appearances on the season, with five coming in relief and four of them starts. Dufficy was 2-1 with a 3.00 ERA with 24 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings as a starter, while he posted a 2.10 ERA with eight strikeouts and one walk in 10 innings of relief. Dufficy’s relief appearances included a three-inning save vs. Red Bank Catholic in the Monmouth County Tournament final and a hard-luck loss to Don Bosco in the Non-Public A championship game.

Player	Total Votes	Percentage
Jack Dufficy, CBA	357	23.05
Liam Hennelly, Shore	278	17.95
Matt Galayda, Jackson Lib	231	14.91
Keegan Hertell, Manasquan	222	14.33
Aiden Lynch, TR South	151	9.75

 

Pitcher

 

Peter DeNicola, Sr., RHP, Middletown South

W	L	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
3	2	40	42	24	23	39	4.20	1.62

Peter DeNicola finishes off his first complete game and it comes in a 2-1 Middletown South win over No. 3 Red Bank Catholic. pic.twitter.com/depgah7I1W

— Matt Manley (@Matt_Manley) April 16, 2025

DeNicola opened the season expecting to be a jack-of-all-trades for Middletown South: some innings first base, the occasional at-bat and a few innings on the mound. Within the first two games of the Middletown South season, however, DeNicola made it clear he would be Middletown South’s go-two pitcher. After three sparkling outings vs. Marlboro (twice) and Manalapan, DeNicola spun a complete-game gem to beat No. 3 Red Bank Catholic and Virginia-bound ace Ryan Prior, 2-1. The junior right-hander went on to pitch in state-tournament wins over Nottingham and Burlington Township.

Player	Total Votes	Percentage
Peter DeNicola, Midd South	400	23.2
Vinny Berardi, Central	325	18.85
Aiden Moylan, TR South	210	12.18
Glen Popes, RBC	137	7.95
Logan Cleveland, Manasquan	103	5.97