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2025 Shore Sports Insider Baseball All-Shore Team: First Team

Matt Manley|June 30, 2025|Last Updated July 16, 2025
2025 Shore Sports Insider Baseball All-Shore Team
First Team
 
Catcher

Dan Lubach, Jr., Point Pleasant Beach

AB H BB 2B 3B HR R RBI AVG OBP SLUG
89 44 12 8 1 6 9 46 .494 .548 .809

For the second straight year, Lubach led the Shore Conference in RBI on the way to a First-Team All-Shore selection and with his senior season on tap in 2026, he’s not done yet. His 46 RBI are the most a Shore player has posted since David Melfi drove in 46 for Jackson Liberty during his monster 2019 season. Melfi is one of the best high-school catcher from the Shore in the last 20 years and Lubach has had a similar impact as Point Beach’s catcher compared to what Melfi did as the backstop for the Lions. Last year, Lubach’s RBI total got a boost from playing in the Class B Central division, but this year, Point Beach moved up to Class B South and Lubach remained a run-producing machine in the middle of Point Beach’s potent lineup.

Once again, Lubach led Point Beach to a top 10 ranking in the Shore Conference, with the Garnet Gulls winning 20 games for the fourth straight year and reaching the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I final for the sixth straight season. Lubach’s production in tournament games mirrored his overall season line, with the junior hitting .483/.545/.793 with 19 RBI in 29 at-bats – a collection of games that included a nine-RBI outburst against South Jersey Group III runner-up Toms River South in the Ocean County Tournament quarterfinals. Lubach was also a defensive standout behind the plate: he allowed only four passed balls and ranked fourth in the conference in both caught-stealing (11) and caught-stealing percentage (29). Lubach was on the short-list of Player of the Year candidates for the 2025 season and figures to be back in that conversation heading into 2026.

 

 

First Base

Dan Golembiewski, Jr., Brick Memorial

AB H BB HBP 2B HR R RBI AVG OBP SLUG SB
85 35 13 7 9 6 29 31 .412 .514 .729 6

“Big Dan” enjoyed a big breakout in 2025 after getting a taste of success as a sophomore a season ago. Golembiewski opened the season hitting in the middle of Brick Memorial’s order and immediately justified it by smoking two singles vs. CBA’s vaunted pitching staff on opening day. From there, Golembiewski just kept hitting; he was one of 10 Shore Conference players to slug at least 15 extra-base hits and Golembiewski’s six home runs and 31 RBI were each tied for third in the Shore Conference, tied for second in Ocean County, and his six home runs doubled the next closest hitter in the Class A South division. Golembiewski’s .412 batting average was also second in Class A South behind only Donovan Catholic catcher Ryder Simpson, who hit .452 in 31 fewer plate appearances.

Speaking of the Class A South division, Golembiewski was the most productive hitter on Brick Memorial’s first ever division championship team as a member of Class A South. The Mustangs also went on to win their first ever Shore Conference Tournament championship and Golembiewski helped clinch the title with a mammoth three-run double against Red Bank Catholic in the championship game at ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakewood. He also scalded a double off Dan Nafziger in the Ocean County Tournament loss to Toms River East and finished the season 3-for-5 vs. the Raiders ace. Big Dan delivered in big games throughout the year and will be back in the middle of the Mustangs order next season.

 

 

Infield

Matt Ferrara, Sr., Shortstop Toms River East

AB H BB HBP 2B HR R RBI AVG OBP SLUG SB
84 34 10 5 13 3 34 22 .405 .485 .667 26

The shortstop position was loaded at the Shore this season and Ferrara stood out among the rest. The Toms River East shortstop finished tied for second in the conference in extra-base hits (16), doubles (13) and home runs by a shortstop (three). He also finished third in the conference in both runs scored and stolen bases for a Toms River East team that was as aggressive as any team at the Shore on the bases.

Ferrara made his mark in Toms River East’s biggest games. Two of his home runs came in championship-clinchers: a solo home run to go with the go-ahead RBI single in a 3-1 win over Brick Memorial in the Ocean County Tournament final and another solo blast in a 6-1 win over Toms River South in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III final. Toms River East won its second straight OCT championship and first NJSIAA sectional title since 2006 behind Ferrara’s huge games at the plate and in the field.

Read more about Ferrara’s dynamic senior season in his 2025 Shore Sports Insider Player of the Year Profile.

 

Ricky Lopez, So., Shortstop, Ranney

AB H BB 2B 3B HR R RBI AVG OBP SLUG SB
67 28 10 5 1 11 21 29 .418 .494 1.015 7

Lopez arrived at Ranney with a major buzz surrounding him and he lived up to the hype. The New York native and LSU commit made his high school baseball debut this spring and all he did was lead the state in home runs and the Shore Conference in slugging percentage. Lopez hit two home runs in three games this season, including a pair of dingers in a 10-6 win over Point Beach in the Shore Conference Tournament. On top of establishing himself as the Shore’s most prodigious slugger, Lopez flashed a glove at shortstop that has been renowned for years prior to his N.J arrival.

The elephant in the room when it comes to Ranney hitters is their home field. Since Pat Geroni took over the program in 2019, more homers have been hit at Ranney’s cozy confines than at any other field in the state and it’s not close. Lopez benefitted from those small dimensions by hitting 10 of his 11 homers at home, but his road numbers were also impressive: .342/.381/.526 with two doubles, a triple, and a homer in 11 games. Lopez also went 7-for-15 with two doubles and a home run against pitchers who made either this year’s All-Shore First or Second Team. The Shore threw a lot at Lopez in his first year and in most cases, he hit what was thrown at him very far.

 

Ben Robinson, Sr., Shortstop, Ocean

AB H BB HBP 2B 3B HR R RBI AVG OBP SLUG SB
79 34 22 4 11 2 2 29 22 .430 .571 .696 23
W L Save IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
0 1 4 8 9 2 8 10 1.75 2.12
Ocean senior Ben Robinson. (Photo: Tom Smith | tspsportsimages.com) - Ocean Ben Robinson

Ocean senior Ben Robinson. (Photo: Tom Smith | tspsportsimages.com)

From the day he walked on the field as a freshman at Ocean, Robinson was a starter on the dirt for the Spartans. After a year playing third base, he made the shift to shortstop as a sophomore and has been one of the Shore’s best defenders since. After an All-Shore season as a junior, his offense went to a new level this season and his final numbers put him in a class with the best hitters in the conference. Like the four players already listed on the first team (and one more coming up), Robinson was one of the 10 players in the Shore Conference to reach 15 extra-base hits and his 11 doubles were tied for fifth in the conference.

Robinson also handled himself well against some of the Shore’s best pitchers: SSI Pitcher of the Year Collin Denton (2-for-3 with an RBI), Shore strikeout leader Brenden Spaziano of Manchester (1-for-2 with a double, walk and RBI), and Red Bank Catholic right-hander Luke Meyers (1-for-3 with a triple). On the mound, Robinson was a reliable reliever, allowing no earned runs in 5 2/3 relief innings with four saves, two walks and eight strikeouts. Robinson will now continue his career at New Jersey Institute of Technology.

 

Outfield

Tommy Conroy, Jr., Centerfield, Point Pleasant Beach

AB H BB HBP 2B HR R RBI AVG OBP SLUG SB
91 36 26 3 6 1 41 13 .396 .542 .495 22
W L IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
4 1 44 50 16 21 54 2.54 1.61

Conroy wore several hats for the Class B South champions in 2025, just as he did as an All-Shore selection as a sophomore in 2024. The junior two-way standout was again a rangy, talented centerfielder, effective leadoff hitter and impact base-runner, but he added one more title to his résumé: staff ace. Point Beach used a staff approach to most of its games this season, so Conroy pitched past the fourth inning just once all year, but when the Garnet Gulls had their choice of pitchers in a big game, Conroy was their Mr. Reliable.

As for his offense, Conroy turned in another huge season as a leadoff hitter and the move from Class B Central to Class B South only mildly squashed his robust 2024 numbers. He led the Shore in runs scored for the second straight year, tied for the lead in walks and his 22 stolen bases ranked 12th in the conference (eighth if you don’t include players from the Coastal division, where stolen bases are typically abundant). Conroy hit .483 in 29 at-bats in tournament play, which included five of his six doubles on the season. With battery-mate Dan Lubach also back next season, Conroy and Point Beach will enter 2026 looking to have their biggest season yet.

 

Will Theobald, Sr., Centerfield, Monmouth

AB H BB HBP 2B 3B R RBI AVG OBP SLUG SB
71 31 12 4 8 2 27 9 .437 .534 .606 20
Monmouth Regional centerfielder Will Theobald. (Photo: Tom Smith | tspsportsimages.com) - Monmouth Regional Will Theobald

Monmouth Regional centerfielder Will Theobald. (Photo: Tom Smith | tspsportsimages.com)

Monmouth boasted the SSI Pitcher of the Year in Collin Denton, but the Falcons also started the game with a leadoff hitter and centerfielder who was one of the Shore’s most productive hitters in 2025. Theobald led all outfielders with at least 50 plate appearances in batting average and his .437 average was top 10 in the conference if you exclude Coastal division players from the list. His .606 slugging percentage was the highest among all centerfielders in the Shore Conference and his runs scored and stolen base totals both ranked among the top 15 at the Shore.

Despite winning a Shore Conference Tournament game and finishing with a 12-10 record, Monmouth failed to qualify for the NJSIAA Tournament thanks to a ridiculously loaded field in Central Jersey Group II. Still, Theobald put in work in what little opportunity his team had in tournament play, going 3-for-8 with two doubles in tournament games. The senior also went 11-for-25 (.440) against pitchers who were named to one of the coaches’ all-division teams. From every angle, Theobald was one of the best two or three outfielders in the Shore Conference in 2025.

 

Charlie Stumberger, Jr., Rightfield, Red Bank Catholic

AB H BB HBP 2B 3B HR R RBI AVG OBP SLUG SB
87 26 15 3 6 2 2 23 32 .299 .415 .483 11

There are outfielders with more robust face-value numbers than the ones Stumberger turned in during the 2025 season, but the total contribution he made to a third-ranked Red Bank Catholic team that played a stacked schedule makes him worthy of his first All-Shore selection. He is a centerfield caliber defender who plays rightfield – a spacious area to cover at the Caseys’ Count Basie Park. Stumberger’s speed also manifested itself in 11 stolen bases – the second-highest total on an RBC team that ran as much as any team in Monmouth County.

At the plate, Stumberger benefitted from hitting behind two on-base machines in Dylan Passo (.610 on-base percentage) and Max Dantoni (.458), who very often found themselves touching home plate on a ball hit by Stumberger. The left-hand-hitting junior drove in 32 runs to finish second in the Shore Conference behind Lubach and during the county, conference and state tournaments, he collected 12 RBI in 11 games while hitting .310/.487/.517 with two doubles, two triples and eight walks.

 

 

Designated Hitter

Danny Tsimbinos, Sr., Catcher, Christian Brothers Academy

AB H BB 2B HR R RBI AVG OBP SLUG SB
74 35 21 14 1 5 31 .473 .576 .703 1

CBA assembled one of the deepest pitching staffs in recent memory within the Shore Conference and Tsimbinos handled the task of catching that wide array of talent on the mound. On top of embracing all the responsibilities that come with catching the Shore’s most impressive pitching staff, Tsimbinos was also the best hitter on the Colts – the No. 2 team in the SSI Top 10 to close out the year. He led the Shore Conference with 14 doubles and his .473 batting average was 55 points higher than the closest hitter in the Class A North division (Ricky Lopez). Tsimbinos also knocked in 31 runs, tying him for third in the Shore Conference.

Tsimbinos was hitting over .500 heading into the state tournament and although he dropped below that threshold in state tournament play, he still managed to hit .533 with eight doubles and 13 RBI in CBA’s 11 tournament games. CBA’s offense ran hot-and-cold throughout the season but Tsimbinos was a constant in the middle of the order and a rock behind the plate for the Shore’s No. 2 team.

 

 

Utility

Dylan Passo, Sr., First Base, Red Bank Catholic

AB H BB HBP 2B 3B R RBI AVG OBP SLUG SB
73 30 26 10 8 1 34 15 .411 .606 .548 9

Passo started his RBC career as an outfielder who delivered clutch RBI and finished it with two years as a table-setting first baseman for one of the best offenses in the Shore Conference. Whatever Passo’s role in the Caseys lineup, one thing remained constant: when championships were on the line, Passo was at his best. The Notre Dame commit hit .440/.689/.600 in 11 tournament games between the Monmouth County, Shore Conference and Non-Public A Tournaments while scoring 18 runs as RBC won the Monmouth County Tournament over CBA and finished runner-up in both the SCT and South Non-Public A Tournament.

Passo led the Shore in on-base percentage outside the Coastal Division (Asbury Park, Henry Hudson, Keansburg, Keyport, Lakewood, Long Branch) and was part of the four-way tie for the conference in walks with Conroy, Howell’s Vinny Agnello and Manchester’s Justyce Garcia. He was third in the conference in runs scored and on top of the offensive exploits, his prowess at first base lifted up the rest of the RBC infield. Passo heads to South Bend a three-time All-Shore selection with 110 career hits and a career batting average of .364 during a four-year varsity career.

 

 

Pitchers

Collin Denton, Sr., RHP, Monmouth

W L IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
7 1 59.2 41 4 14 83 0.47 0.92
AB H BB 2B HR R RBI AVG OBP SLUG SB
67 21 13 3 2 8 17 .313 .420 .448 3

Over the last two seasons, Denton established himself as the workhorse of the Shore Conference, becoming the first pitcher to lead the conference in innings pitched in consecutive years since CBA’s Luca Dalatri in 2014 and 2015. This year, Denton took his durability to another level by also leading the Shore Conference in ERA, making him the fourth pitcher in the last 12 years to top both lists within the conference. He came up three strikeouts shy of leading the Shore in strikeouts, trailing only Brenden Spaziano of Manchester.

Monmouth was a different team with Denton on the mound, running a record of 7-2 in games started by its ace and 5-8 with anyone else on the mound. Denton’s only loss was a 2-1 defeat to Ocean on opening day and in his lone no-decision, he exited due to pitch count with one out and a 4-1 lead over Shore Regional in the seventh inning – a game Monmouth lost, 5-4, in extra innings. Denton’s wins included victories over Class B North champion Colts Neck, a 7 2/3 inning performance vs. Wall in the Shore Conference Tournament, and a 13-strikeout masterpiece to beat No. 8 Middletown South in the final of the Ted Jarmusz Bracket in the Monmouth County Tournament.

Red more about Denton’s season in his 2025 Shore Sports Insider Pitcher of the Year Profile.

 

Dan Nafziger, Sr., RHP, Toms River East

W L IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
9 0 58 51 13 11 76 1.57 1.07
AB H BB 2B R RBI AVG OBP SLUG SB
73 23 17 2 12 19 .315 .441 .342 4

Toms River East finished third in the Shore Conference Class A South division, but the Raiders thrived during tournament time thanks to the top of their rotation, particularly their senior ace. Nafziger was a solid pitcher during the regular season, but stamped his All-Shore season come tournament time, during which he went 5-0 with a 0.62 ERA in 34 innings, plus a save in one opportunity. In those 34 innings – which accounted for a whopping 58.6 percent of his entire innings output this season – Nafziger allowed 22 hits and just five walks while striking out 45.

Just like his teammate, Matt Ferrara, dominated two different championship games at the plate and in the field, Nafziger did the same on the mound in both of those title-clinching victories. He set a career high with 10 strikeouts in a 3-1, complete-game win over Brick Memorial in the Ocean County Tournament final, then shattered that career-high with 13 strikeouts in a four-hit complete game against Toms River South in the South Jersey Group III final. On the season, Nafziger led all Shore Conference pitchers with at least 30 innings pitched in strikeout-to-walk ratio, posting 6.54 punchouts for every walk. The Toms River East ace also tied for the Shore lead in wins and was the only undefeated pitcher to reach nine wins.

 

Shane Langan, Sr., RHP, Christian Brothers Academy

W L Saves IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
1 0 2 19.2 5 2 8 45 0.71 0.66

It takes a special performance for a pure reliever to land on any All-Shore team, so for a reliever to crack the All-Shore First Team, it has to be a season that is hard to fathom. That is exactly the kind of year Langan had coming out of the CBA bullpen. Typically, 20 innings is the minimum requirement to qualify for the ERA or WHIP title at the Shore and Langan would have reached that qualification if Hamilton Township did not have a curfew for the lights at Veterans Park. Langan was dealing in relief in the Non-Public A final vs. Don Bosco when the game was stopped on June 11 before being resumed the following day. Against the No. 2 team in the state, Langan faced eight batters in 2 1/3 innings and struck out six of them – the most dominant pitching performance in a game that featured three pitchers already committed to Division I programs.

With 45 strikeouts in his 19 2/3 innings and 76 batters faced, Langan posted a strikeout season strikeout percentage of 59.2 – far and away the best in the Shore Conference. Of those 19 2/3 innings, 16 2/3 of them came against teams that finished with a winning record. Perhaps even more impressive, in the three innings vs. sub-.500 teams (two vs. Marlboro and one vs. Manalapan), Langan struck out all nine batters he faced. After giving up an earned run in 1 1/3 innings vs. Middletown North on April 17, Langan was untouchable the rest of the way: 14 1/3 innings, one hit, two unearned runs, four walks and 35 strikeouts. The 5-foot-10 closer will take his unassuming arsenal that few hitters could even touch in 2025 and put it to work at Babson College next year.

 

Chase Kaplan, Jr., LHP, Manasquan

W L IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
6 1 42.2 19 6 31 72 0.98 1.17

No pitcher in the Shore Conference announced his cruel intentions to dominate every hitter who steps in the box quite like Kaplan did at the start of the season. In the junior left-hander’s first two starts of 2025, he struck out 27 batters with no walks and two hits allowed in 10 innings in Manasquan wins over St. Rose and Toms River North. From that point on, the only person who could beat Kaplan was himself. The Warriors southpaw walked 31 over his final 32 2/3 innings, but hits were still very hard to come by for any Manasquan opponent when Kaplan was on the mound. Only one pitcher with at least 30 innings pitched bested Kaplan’s 3.12 hits-per-seven innings and CBA’s Dylan Iwanyk posted his 3.00 number in 10 fewer innings while also sporting a higher walk rate than that of Kaplan.

Dominating a pair of teams that finished below .500 was impressive enough to open the season, but Kaplan proved himself against superior competition as well. With the Class B South division title hanging in the balance, he pitched six four-hit innings with nine strikeouts in an 8-2 Warriors win over Point Beach. Kaplan also got the ball in a first-round showdown vs. Rumson-Fair Haven in the Central Group II Playoffs and after bearing the brunt of a nasty collision in the first inning, he rebounded to allow one earned run on four hits with nine more punchouts in a 6-3 Manasquan win over the Bulldogs. Kaplan capped his All-Shore season by announcing his non-binding verbal commitment to Lafayette College.

 

Leo Vitale, Sr., RHP, Manalapan

W L IP H ER BB SO ERA WHIP
4 2 48.1 33 9 11 47 1.30 0.91

Pitching in the Class A North division is a daunting task and it is especially difficult for the pitchers on the three teams in the division that were not ranked in the final Shore Sports Insider Top 10. Manalapan was one of those teams and while the Braves struggled to score runs on the way to a 10-15 record, the performance of their No. 1 pitcher was not an issue. Vitale carved out a spot for himself in last year’s rotation as an adaptable pitcher who could start or close and to start this season, he came on in relief vs. Red Bank Catholic.

After making three of his first four appearances out of the bullpen, Vitale moved to the starting rotation and shined. He tossed complete-game victories against Middletown North, No. 1 Brick Memorial and Monroe in the first round of the NJSIAA Tournament. The right-hander spun eight innings vs. No. 5 Ranney in a game Manalapan won in nine innings. Among pitchers with at least 30 innings, he led the Shore Conference in WHIP and was seventh in ERA – all while pitching 26 1/3 of his 48 innings (55 percent) against teams that finished in the final SSI Top 10. Coming off his breakout season as a high school pitcher, Vitale will head to American International College in the fall.

 

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