2026 Shore Sports Insider Baseball All-Shore Team: First Team

2026 Shore Sports Insider Baseball All-Shore Team

The following All-Shoe selection awards were made by Shore Sports Insider Baseball Editor Matt Manley based on stats, first-hand accounts, and input from coaches.

 

First Team

 

Catcher

Dan Lubach, Sr., Point Pleasant Beach

AB	H	BB	2B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
75	39	27	4	8	18	29	.520	.664	.893	5

For the third straight year, Lubach is an All-Shore First Team catcher, and the Garnet Gulls backstop made a serious bid for the Player of the Year in the Shore Conference. He finished second at the Shore in batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging percentage, third in hits, and fourth in home runs – all while leading Point Beach to a Class A South division championship and its first-ever NJSIAA Group I title. Lubach also stood head and shoulders above his catching brethren behind the plate, where he led the Shore Conference with a 44-percent caught-stealing percentage (14 of 33), picked off an additional four runners on the basepaths, and committed only three passed balls in 172 innings behind the plate.

Once again, Lubach proved to be dangerous against the best teams and pitchers on Point Beach’s schedule, and that was especially crucial this season with the Garnet Gulls moving into the Class A South division. In Class A South division games, he hit .500 (15-for-30) with two doubles, two home runs, and seven RBI, and against pitchers selected for one of the All-Shore Teams, he was 9-for-15 (.600) with two home runs, including 4-for-6 with a double and a home run against Wall ace Nick Plevier in two crucial wins over the Crimson Knights. Lubach homered and drove in all three runs in Point Beach’s Shore Conference Tournament loss to Colts Neck, then closed out his career by hitting .611 (11-for-18) with two doubles, two homers, and seven RBI during Point Beach’s dominant six-game run to the Group I championship.

As a three-time First Team All-Shore selection, a four-time division champion, a three-time sectional champion, and a leader on Point Beach’s first-ever baseball state champion, Lubach graduates as the most decorated player in the history of the Garnet Gulls program. He burst onto the scene by hitting .512 with six home runs as a freshman (albeit against a Class B Central division schedule) and finished his high-school career with a .498 average and 155 hits in 311 at-bats, a .602 on-base percentage, .836 slugging percentage, 22 home runs, 29 doubles, and 144 RBI. Lubach will continue his baseball career at Kean University next season.

 

First Base

Dan Golembiewski, Sr., Brick Memorial

AB	H	BB	2B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
101	38	23	8	11	41	45	.376	.500	.782	13

Another repeat selection on the SSI All-Shore First Team, Golembiewski returned as one of the Shore’s most feared hitters and took his game to the next level. The 6-foot-5 masher led the conference in home runs, RBI, and extra-base hits (19) while hitting in the middle of a loaded Brick Memorial lineup. Golembiewski produced several peaks to his season, the first of which was a two-game stretch in which he launched a home run off Stetson University commit Christopher Marano in a 12-9 Brick Memorial win over the No. 3 team in the state, then crushed two homers against Point Beach – the No. 1 team at the Shore – in a wild, 11-10 Mustangs loss to the Garnet Gulls.

In Brick Memorial’s run to its first Ocean County Tournament championship since 1996, Golembiewski was a machine in the middle of the order. In four OCT games, he went hit .615 (8-for-13) with four doubles, two home runs, and 13 RBI, including a double, a homer, and seven RBI in the championship game vs. Toms River South – all in the last two innings. Golembiewski also launched a clutch three-run home run in a game the Mustangs ultimately lost, 4-3, to Point Boro in the Shore Conference Tournament round of 16. In 11 tournament games, Golembiewski hit .412 with four home runs and 19 RBI to help Brick Memorial win the OCT and Central Jersey Group III titles, and he will head to Fairleigh Dickinson University next year with 18 career bombs in an accomplished high school career.

 

Infield

Tyler Garbooshian, Sr., Shortstop, Brick Memorial

AB	H	BB	2B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
93	47	32	11	6	50	34	.505	.642	.817	28

It’s not even 3 o’clock and we’ve got a state tourney bomb. Tyler Garbooshian continues his red-hot state tournament with a leadoff homer at Colts Neck. One batter in, it’s 1-0 Brick Memorial in the CJ3 semis. pic.twitter.com/QbcofnMZjX

— Matt Manley (@Matt_Manley) June 3, 2026

Before he played a game as a freshman at Brick Memorial, Garbooshian committed to play at Rutgers and started his high school career with All-Shore expectations. After a promising freshman season and some struggles as a sophomore, Garbooshian shattered those expectations, especially while earning his first First-Team All-Shore selection this spring. The Mustangs shortstop tied for the Shore Conference lead in hits, led the conference in walks and runs scored, and finished in the top 10 in batting average (third), on-base percentage (third), slugging percentage (fifth), doubles (tied fifth), home runs (tied sixth), RBI (tied fourth), and stolen bases (tied third).

Garbooshian was as responsible as any player on the Mustangs for Brick Memorial winning its first-ever NJSIAA sectional championship this spring. During the six games of the NJSIAA Group III Playoffs, Garbooshian hit .556 (10-for-18) with two doubles, four home runs, nine runs scored, nine RBI, and four stolen bases. Garbooshian hit four home runs in the first three rounds of the state playoffs, then reached base safely in eight straight plate appearances over the course of the sectional final and Group III semifinal vs. Delsea.

Garbooshian heads to Rutgers as Brick Memorial’s all-time leader in career hits (119), runs scored (116), doubles (34), walks (72), at-bats (322), games played (108), and wins (81), as well as the single-season record-holder in hits, runs, scored, walks, and stolen bases. Read more about Garbooshian’s season in his 2026 Shore Sports Insider Player of the Year Profile.

 

Ricky Lopez, Jr., Shortstop, Ranney

AB	H	BB	2B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
86	36	8	9	5	23	28	.419	.469	.698	13

Lopez arrived at Ranney last season with plenty of fanfare as a sophomore transfer already committed to Louisiana State University and stole headlines throughout the 2025 season, during which he crushed 11 home runs in only 21 games and earned a First-Team All-Shore spot. In his second straight All-Shore season, Lopez did not post the same loud stats that he did as a sophomore, but still managed to progress his game to the next level while Ranney continued its climb back toward the top of the Shore Conference. While his home-run total dropped from 11 to five, that was still good for top 10 at the Shore, and Lopez hit four of his home runs on the road after hitting 10 of his 11 2025 homers at Ranney’s hitter-friendly home field. He also dramatically cut his strikeout percentage from 26.6 percent to 6.25 percent, while his 93.4 fielding percentage was tied for the best among regular shortstops in the Shore Conference and came with unmatched range.

In Lopez’s second year at Ranney, the Panthers captured their second Monmouth County Tournament championship in four years, while rostering only one senior. Lopez hit .375 in the MCT and .483 in all tournament games with three doubles, including a 4-for-4 game with two doubles and three RBI against St. Rose in a game started by University of Pittsburgh commit Peter Nolan. His biggest swing of the year was a tie-breaking eighth-inning home run off CBA closer Declan Doogan to deliver Ranney a 4-2 win over the Colts – then No. 1 in the Shore Conference rankings. Lopez and Ranney are now eying a promising 2027, with the Panthers bringing back nearly their whole team and Lopez carrying 16 career home runs into his senior year.

 

Peter Nolan, Sr., Shortstop/RHP, St. Rose

AB	H	BB	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
65	29	13	11	2	2	26	14	.446	.532	.769	5

 

W	L	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
3	4	38	36	16	23	81	2.95	1.55

Even after missing two weeks with a shoulder injury and fighting his way back into the lineup, Nolan was one of the Shore’s most consistent and impactful hitters for yet another year. The four-year starter for the Purple Roses was second in slugging percentage among shortstops behind only Garbooshian and eighth overall in the Shore Conference, while also sporting the ninth-best batting average and tying for fifth in doubles in the Shore Conference. Nolan’s biggest game of the season came in St. Rose’s highest-profile win: an 8-6 victory at Jackson in which Nolan hit both of his home runs on the season, added a double, and drove in four.

Statistically, Nolan made his greatest impact at the plate during his high school career, but his future is projected to be on the mound at Pitt next season. This season, Nolan finished eighth in the conference with 81 strikeouts, and his 14.9 strikeouts per seven innings was the highest strikeout rate of any pitcher outside of the Shore Conference Class D North division. Throw in solid defense at shortstop, and Nolan authored another well-rounded season while leading St. Rose to the Class C South division championship and earning a second straight All-Shore selection.

 

Outfield

Luke Lonczak, Jr., Centerfield, Red Bank Catholic

AB	H	BB	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
94	39	16	9	1	5	22	30	.415	.504	.691	23

After suffering a torn ACL during the 2024 football season, Lonczak was expected to miss his sophomore baseball season but managed to return as Red Bank Catholic’s designated hitter while playing with a bulky brace on his repaired knee. This year, Lonczak came back fully healed and showed what he could do over a full, healthy season. He was one of the 25 players in the Shore Conference to hit .400 in at least 40 plate appearances, and the only other player outside of Lonczak to post at least 30 RBI and at least 20 stolen bases was 2026 SSI Player of the Year Tyler Garbooshian.

Lonczak spent the season as RBC’s leadoff hitter, providing production at the top of the order and strong centerfield defense for the Class A North champion Caseys. In addition to hitting 8-for-17 (.471) with two doubles in five tournament games, Lonczak stood out against fellow All-Shore performers, going 7-for-15 with two doubles against pitchers on one of the three All-Shore teams – including 2-for-2 with a double vs. Brick Memorial ace and 2026 SSI Pitcher of the Year Brody Moore. Lonczak is primed to return in 2027 as one of the Shore’s top players and has caught the eye of multiple Division I programs.

 

 

Jaden Geremia, Sr., Leftfield, Toms River South

AB	H	BB	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
105	47	7	14	1	2	25	19	.448	.482	.657	7

With Canaan Sanzone in motion, Jaden Geremia splits the right-center gap for a 2-out RBI double. Toms River South leads Southern 2-0 after 2. pic.twitter.com/4NftzkLumR

— Matt Manley (@Matt_Manley) May 2, 2026

It has been a steady climb for Geremia to reach his current status as one of the Shore’s top players. It began when he was one of the few bright spots on a five-run Toms River South team as a sophomore in 2024, which he followed up with a full-fledged breakout in 2025 that included a .400 batting average and an All-Shore Second Team selection. This year, Geremia kicked down the door to the First Team by raising an already strong batting average by more than 50 points and landing eighth in the conference while also slamming a Shore-Conference-leading 14 doubles as part of his Shore-Conference-leading 47 hits.

The surface-level numbers alone make Geremia a worthy First-Team selection, but his performance against quality competition and in meaningful games separated him as one of the best of the best. He hit an absurd .630 (17-for-27) with seven doubles and six RBI in tournament games and went a combined 7-for-12 with four doubles against pitchers who made either First or Second Team All-Shore. Even his stolen bases came in the clutch: Geremia stole only seven on the season, but three game in the NSIAA Tournament and two came in a huge Class B South division game at Manasquan, with Warriors ace Chase Kaplan on the mound. As the lone player on Toms River South to post a slugging percentage better than .400, a proven postseason performer and an outstanding defender, Geremia carried his Indians squad to a first-place finish in Class B South, an appearance in the Ocean County Tournament final, and a second straight trip to the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III semifinals. Geremia will continue his baseball career next season at Catholic University.

 

Jayden Matejicka, Sr., Centerfield, Christian Brothers Academy

AB	H	BB	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
66	24	14	5	2	3	25	21	.364	.482	.636	16

Through one month of the season, Matejicka was just trying to hold onto a starting job, let alone make a case for the All-Shore First Team. Through April 27, his batting average was .100, and his CBA team was below water with a 6-7 record. At that point, Matejicka turned his season around, transforming CBA from a struggling, injured, disappointing team into a championship squad. From April 29 through the end of the year, Matejicka hit .478 with all but one of his extra-base hits (five doubles, two triples, and two home runs) and all but one of his stolen bases. In the entire month of May, Matejicka hit .543 with four doubles, two triples, a home run, 16 runs scored, 13 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.

That May surge helped CBA make its move toward the program’s ninth ever Shore Conference Tournament championship. During the Shore Conference Tournament, opposing pitchers had no answer for Matejicka, who went 8-for-12 (.667) with two doubles, a triple, eight runs scored, seven RBI, and eight stolen bases in four SCT wins for CBA. Matejicka went hitless in CBA’s last two games vs. Division I arms – including Gatorade Player of the Year Alex Weingartner of St. Augustine – to end the season and still managed to hit .448 with three doubles, a triple, 10 runs, and nine RBI in CBA’s nine tournament games this season. Matejicka will continue his baseball career at the next level at Thomas Jefferson University.

 

Designated Hitter

Casper Billington, Jr., Rightfield, Rumson-Fair Haven

AB	H	BB	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
84	33	12	5	2	9	26	30	.393	.471	.821	14

Casper Billington targets the short porch for a grand slam and Rumson leads 17-1. Billington is now tied with Brick Memorial’s Dan Golembiewski for the Shore lead with 9 home runs. pic.twitter.com/vyREu31K59

— Matt Manley (@Matt_Manley) May 21, 2026

The 2026 season opened with high expectations for Rumson thanks to a deep, established pitching staff, but a high-powered offense was equally instrumental for a Bulldogs team that won the Class B North division title, won 20 games, and reached the Shore Conference Tournament championship game for the first time in 18 years. Only Brick Memorial (27) hit more home runs than the 25 that Rumson-Fair Haven slugged in 28 games this past spring, and Billington was the primary power source in the middle of the Bulldogs’ order. The junior rightfielder smashed the third-highest home-run total at the Shore, also finished in the top 10 in RBI, and was fourth in slugging percentage, just ahead of SSI Player of the Year and Brick Memorial senior Tyler Garbooshian.

Rumson reached the SCT final for the first time since 2008 by scoring 33 runs in its three tournament victories, and Billington blasted a home run in each of the three games. Had the championship game been held at a high-school field rather than a Minor League Baseball stadium, Billington’s booming double off the leftfield wall off CBA left-hander and Penn State commit Dan Pardini likely would have been another tournament home run. Billington also homered off Freehold Township ace Jackson Redmond, launched a long home run in a key regular-season win at Colts Neck, posted a two-homer, seven-RBI game in a win over Ocean, and smoked a triple and a home run in a regular-season win over Red Bank Catholic. Billington had an answer for just about every pitcher on Rumson’s schedule, and with the Bulldogs set to return almost all of their pitching in 2027, the University of Richmond commit should again be the offensive centerpiece of a championship contender next spring.

 

Utility

Brody Moore, Sr., LHP/CF, Brick Memorial

W	L	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
8	1	69	44	12	18	101	1.22	0.90

 

AB	H	BB	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
111	47	11	7	1	2	23	32	.423	.476	.559	12

There is likely only one member of this year’s All-Shore First Team who has both pitching and hitting stats that stand alone as First-Team caliber. That player would be Moore, the 2026 SSI Pitcher of the Year, who also led the Shore Conference in hits, along with Tyler Garbooshian and Jaden Geremia. Moore finished top 10 in five at the Shore major pitching categories: innings (second), wins (tied third), strikeouts (tied second), ERA (eighth), and WHIP (seventh). He also finished top 15 at the Shore in batting average (15th), hits (tied first), and RBI (sixth) while playing a premium defensive position for the No. 3 team in the Shore Conference when he was not on the mound.

No game better exemplified Moore’s all-around impact than the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championship game at Northern Burlington. Facing a team with five Division I commits in its lineup, Moore pitched a two-hit shutout with no walks and nine strikeouts in a 7-0 Mustangs win and also came through at the plate with two RBI singles in a 2-for-3 day. One round earlier, Moore protected a one-run lead by pitching a one-two-three seventh inning to earn the save in a 3-2 win at Colts Neck and one round later in the Group III semifinals, he hit the game-winning RBI single with two out in the bottom of the seventh to cap a 2-1 Mustangs win that secured Brick Memorial a spot in the Group III final for the first time in program history.

Moore faced a gauntlet of quality teams throughout the season and was routinely outstanding when facing some of the Shore’s best. You can read about Moore’s season in more detail in his 2026 Shore Sports Insider Pitcher of the Year Profile.

 

Tommy Conroy, Sr., CF/LHP, Point Pleasant Beach

AB	H	BB	2B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
80	35	29	6	3	33	19	.438	.589	.625	13

 

W	L	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
9	0	50.1	35	13	15	50	1.81	0.99

If there is one other player who can rival Moore in all-around impact for his team this year, it is Conroy, who makes his first appearance on the First Team after All-Shore sections as both a sophomore and a junior. Like Moore, Conroy played centerfield, hit near the top of the order, and was second in innings on the mound for one of the two Shore Conference teams that won two championships this season. While Brick Memorial captured the Ocean County Tournament and Central Jersey Group III titles, Point Beach won the Class A South and Group I championships, and Conroy’s excellence in every phase of the game was a huge factor in the Garnet Gulls’ success. He tied Brick Memorial’s Zach Pirnik for the Shore Conference lead in wins, was one of 30 pitchers with at least 20 innings to post an ERA under 2.00, and one of only 12 to post a WHIP under 1.00. Meanwhile, Conroy was 11th in the conference in batting average, second in walks, fourth in on-base percentage, and third in runs scored while setting the table as the lead-off hitter for the No. 1 team in the SSI Baseball Top 10.

Conroy’s best two-way performance was a nine-inning complete game in a 4-1 win over Wall in which he also hit a two-run single in the top of the ninth inning. He hit the first of his three home runs off Brick Memorial left-hander Zach Pirnik in a 14-12 Point Beach win over the Mustangs, and his final homer came in a 9-1 win over Shore Regional in the Central Jersey Group I championship game. During Point Beach’s run to the Group I title – the first in program history – Conroy hit .526 (10-for-19) with a double, home run, nine runs scored, and six RBI at the plate while going 3-0 with a save and a 1.00 ERA in 14 innings, including 21 strikeouts against five walks. Conroy is set to continue his baseball career next year at St. Peter’s University.

 

 

Pitchers

Jack Vallillo, Sr., RHP, Holmdel

W	L	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
4	2	60	33	8	15	101	0.93	0.80

 

AB	H	BB	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG	SB
84	33	8	5	2	2	17	17	.393	.452	.571	11

 

Even as a Seton Hall University commit who starred on the court for Holmdel’s always competitive basketball team, Vallillo flew under the radar for most of 2026 as the best pitcher on a team that struggled to the point of amassing nine consecutive losses during the middle stage of the season. Even his best win during the season came in a road game at Watchung Hills while the Shore Conference Tournament was still in progress. That win over Watchung Hills, however, got Holmdel into the NJSIAA Tournament, and once the Hornets made it to the first round, Vallillo stole the show. He pitched a two-hit shutout with 12 strikeouts and two walks and also doubled and scored the lone run in a 1-0 win for the 16th-seeded Hornets over No. 1 seed Rumson-Fair Haven in the Central Jersey Group II section.

Vallillo finished tied for second in the conference with 101 strikeouts, and among pitchers with at least 40 innings, he trailed only Freehold Township’s Jackson Redmond in both ERA and WHIP. Although he pitched for a team that finished fifth place in Class C North, Vallillo was lights-out in his two match-ups against ranked teams. Rumson finished No. 6 and Toms River South No. 9 in the SSI Top 10, and Watchung Hills cracked the NJ.com Top 20 to finish the year. In starts against those three teams, Vallillo went 2-0 with three runs allowed (two earned) on 12 hits and five walks while striking out 33 in 20 innings. Factor in a batting average just shy of .400, nine extra-base hits, and double-digit stolen bases as a part-time second baseman, and Vallillo’s First-Team credentials are iron-clad.

 

Jackson Redmond, Sr., RHP, Freehold Township

W	L	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
7	2	62	39	8	6	90	0.90	0.73

Final: Freehold Twp 7, Toms River East 0

Patriots score 7 in the top of the 1st and Jackson Redmond does the rest. The Freehold Twp senior pitches his 6th straight complete game, this time with a 3-hit shutout. He has not walked a batter in any of those complete games. pic.twitter.com/hNswKq2BuM

— Matt Manley (@Matt_Manley) May 19, 2026

It is hard to have a better pure pitching season than the one Redmond had, and it is nearly impossible to pitch as well as Redmond did for a stretch of 50 innings from early April to late May. After his season got off to a lukewarm start with losses to St. John Vianney and Rumson-Fair Haven, Redmond found his rhythm and authored a stretch of pitching unmatched by any Shore Conference hurler this season. Beginning with his final two innings of the loss vs. Rumson, Redmond went 50 innings during which he not only did not allow an earned run but also did not issue a walk. During that span, he pitched six straight seven-inning complete games and made it a seventh in the NJSIAA Tournament, which his scoreless streak coming to an end in the seventh inning of that NJSIAA Tournament win over South Brunswick.

Thanks to Redmond’s brilliance on the mound, Freehold Township made its first trip to the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals in 20 years and did so as a No. 17 seed. Redmond kicked off the run with a four-hit shutout at Southern, and the Patriots followed that up by shocking top-seeded Red Bank Catholic, 13-10, in extra innings while Redmond was ineligible to pitch. Redmond returned to the mound at Toms River East in the SCT quarterfinals, and after his team put up seven runs in the top of the first, he dominated to the tune of 12 strikeouts and no walks in a three-hit shutout against the 2025 South Jersey Group III champions. He pitched six one-hit innings against South Brunswick before a three-run seventh inning ended the streak. When all was said and done, Redmond led the Shore Conference in both ERA and WHIP, won seven of his team’s 14 games, and finished fifth in the conference in strikeouts. Redmond will join Vallillo next season at Seton Hall.

 

Ryan Barham, Sr., LHP, Shore

W	L	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
6	1	58.2	28	8	23	94	0.95	0.87

 

AB	H	BB	2B	3B	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG
93	27	13	6	1	18	20	.290	.389	.376

Ryan Barham finishes off a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts and Shore wins its 8th game out of the last nine. 4 errors by Shore and 3 of them could have generously scored as hits, but all three could have been made.

Final: Shore 6, Marlboro 0 pic.twitter.com/nETyxXBeSJ

— Matt Manley (@Matt_Manley) April 28, 2026

Following the trend set by every other pitcher on the All-Shore First Team, Barham got off to a relatively slow start on the mound this season before finding his top form to close out the year. Barham’s year started off with a loss to Red Bank, followed by a no-decision against Manasquan and Lafayette commit Chase Kaplan in what would ultimately be a 5-2 Shore loss to the Warriors. The Blue Devils started the season 0-4, but orchestrated a dramatic turnaround, with Barham’s transformation into a bona fide ace at the center of the change in fortune that eventually led to a 14-game winning streak. Barham pitched a six-inning no-hitter against Matawan in his third start, followed it up with a two-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts vs. St. John Vianney, and made it three straight shutouts with another no-hitter and 14 strikeouts vs. Marlboro.

As great as that stretch was for Barham, his tournament performance is what solidified his First-Team status. He struck out another 14 in 6 2/3 shutout innings against St. Rose in the Shore Conference Tournament, and in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I playoffs, he pitched scoreless outings in back-to-back rounds at fourth-seeded Metuchen (four-hit shutout, seven strikeouts) and top-seeded Middlesex (six innings, three hits, eight strikeouts). The six-foot-4 left-hander finished in the top 10 in the conference in innings (eighth), strikeouts (fourth), ERA (sixth), and WHIP (fifth), and will continue his career at Kean University.

 

 

Dan Pardini, Sr., LHP, Christian Brothers Academy

W	L	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
4	0	25.2	9	0	15	28	0.00	0.93

Final in 6: CBA 12, Rumson 0. Dan Pardini goes all 6 innings, 2 hits, 1 BB, 8 K. pic.twitter.com/7pI9Vz0MZD

— Matt Manley (@Matt_Manley) May 25, 2026

Unlike the rest of his fellow First-Team pitchers, Pardini was at his best in his first start of the season, but the early part of his 2026 campaign turned out to be the worst among the group. After striking out seven in four scoreless innings with seven strikeouts and one walk in San Diego on April 2, Pardini suffered an ankle injury in practice and missed a month of action. That left him with a lot of work to do to join the All-Shore conversation, and the early results upon his return were mixed. He walked four over two innings in his return, then pitched five scoreless innings with one walk in a win over Howell. Pardini only allowed one hit in four innings in his third start back from injury, but that came with six walks.

While finding his way back from the ankle injury, one thing remained constant: Pardini did not allow an earned run. After the six-walk outing over four scoreless innings vs. Point Boro in the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals, Pardini closed out his season with two outstanding performances, the first of which was a six-inning, two-hit shutout with eight strikeouts and one walk against Rumson-Fair Haven in the Shore Conference Tournament championship game. In his final outing, Pardini finished off his 25-inning season without an earned run by pitching 4 2/3 scoreless frames with three hits, two walks, and six strikeouts against a state-ranked Immaculata squad that CBA defeated, 1-0, in nine innings to advance to the South Jersey Non-Public A final. After emerging as the No. 1 starter on a CBA squad with three other signed Division I pitchers on its roster, Pardini will pitch at Penn State University next season.

 

 

Will Meehan, Sr., LHP, Raritan

W	L	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP
4	2	41.2	9	10	25	72	1.68	0.82

 

AB	H	BB	2B	3B	R	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLUG
81	24	11	2	2	13	15	.296	.412	.370

Meehan might not have been at his best at the start of his senior season, but most people looking over the stat-lines would not have known any better. He pitched four no-hit innings with nine strikeouts in Raritan’s season-opener vs. Middletown North’s formidable lineup while navigating four walks and the corresponding high pitch count that ended his outing after four innings. High walks, low hit totals, and scare run-scoring were staples of Meehan’s starts in April, one of which was a seven-inning no-hitter in a 3-1 loss to Redmond and Freehold Township.

Once the calendar flipped to May, however, Meehan turned into the behemoth that many coaches from around the conference considered the best pitcher in the Shore Conference. That no-hitter on April 23 marked the first of four straight starts in which Meehan went seven innings, and in his first start in May, he walked just one in a one-hitter vs. Holmdel. Twelve days later, Meehan spun another one-hitter with 13 strikeouts and four walks against St. Rose, and he struck out the side in one tune-up inning vs. Toms River South before the NJSIAA Tournament. The 6-foot-3 left-hander then took the ball for Raritan’s round-one game at Delran in the Central Group II Playoffs and pitched the most dominant outing of any pitcher in the Shore Conference this season. Meehan took a perfect game into the sixth inning and settled on a 16-strikeout no-hitter with one walk – the second seven-inning no-hitter of his season.

With nine hits allowed in 41 2/3 innings and a fastball that ranges from 90 to 93 miles per hour from the left side, Meehan was the hardest pitcher in the Shore Conference to hit. Meehan is slated to pitch at Boston College next season and could be a mid-to-late-round selection in the Major League Baseball Draft this July.

 

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