OIB Ortho Baseball Scoreboard Wednesday, June 11

Shore Conference Baseball Scoreboard

Presented by OIB Ortho

Wednesday, June 11

 

NJSIAA Tournament

Non-Public A Championship

At Veterans Park, Hamilton

Don Bosco 5, CBA 4 (11 Innings)

After the Non-Public A championship game was suspended at the start of the ninth inning on Wednesday, Don Bosco manufactured the winning run in the bottom of the 11th inning and walked off with a championship win over CBA to cap an unforgettable, epic championship game between the two N.J. non-public powers.

University of Virginia commit Nick Becker smashed a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning on Wednesday and after CBA kept him in check for the next nine inning, he sparked the winning rally in the 11th with his legs. Becker hit a chopper to the left side that CBA’s defense could not field cleanly and the senior shortstop took advantage by racing all the way to second base to set up an Ironmen threat with none out.

Becker did not hesitate breaking for third on Junzen Sarza’s ground ball to CBA shortstop Colin Hoverter, who took the out at first base as Becker pulled into third with one out. Nicky Gilpin — who pitched three solid innings of relief on Wednesday night and was on the mound when the game was suspended — then lifted a fly ball to medium centerfield. After securing the second out of the innings, CBA senior Will Fahey unleashed a throw to the plate but Becker had more than enough speed to make it to the plate on a dive, delivering Don Bosco the winning run.

The game-winning sac fly by Gilpin to score Becker. https://t.co/fzZQpvET1N pic.twitter.com/yMcoNo4CMM

— Matt Manley (@Matt_Manley) June 12, 2025

CBA squandered chances to score in each of the three innings played on Thursday. Hoverter led off the day with a line drive to the left-centerfield gap that rolled all the way to the warning track and pulled into second base with an apparent double. Don Bosco, however, appealed the play at first base and Hoverter was ruled out for failing to touch first base. Instead of a runner on second with none out, Sarza — Don Bosco’s pitcher to start the ninth inning — retired the leadoff batter of the inning with the top of the CBA order coming up. Sarza retired the next two batters on a fly out to rightfield and a ground out to Becker at shortstop.

In the top of the 10th, CBA catcher Danny Tsimbinos led off with a walk and Wednesday’ starting pitcher Dylan Iwanyk ripped a single through the left side that pushed courtesy runner Nick Pascucci up to second base.

Senior third baseman Dan Russo attempted to sacrifice to no avail on the first two pitches of his plate appearance, then hit a firm ground ball to second base that Gilpin fielded and flipped to Becker for the clean turn on a 4-6-3 double-play. Sarza then struck out the next batter to shut the door on CBA’s first threat in extra innings.

Despite his team’s missed chances at the plate, right-hander Jack Dufficy kept the Colts in the game. The senior right-hander took over in the bottom of the ninth and retired the first five batters he faced. Don Bosco catcher Chase Bagley hit a two-out single in the bottom of the 10th for the Ironmen’s first hit since Becker’s home run in the first, but Dufficy got out of the inning with the help of a sliding catch by junior leftfielder Jayden Matejicka near the leftfield line in foul territory.

CBA again threatened in the top of the 11th with back-to-back one-out singles by sophomore Alex Fiore and Hoverter — the second of which was a hit-and-run that moved Fiore up to third base to give the Colts runners on the corners with one out. Don Bosco went to the bullpen and junior right-hander Ethan Lee. The Virginia Tech commit walked Fahey to load the bases with one out, then induced another huge 4-6-3 double-play to complete another scoreless inning for the Don Bosco bullpen.

After Becker’s home run in the first inning, all seven runs that crossed the plate on Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon were unearned. The teams combined for 10 errors in the game, but Don Bosco did not commit any on Thursday after making six in the first eight innings.

Don Bosco’s state title is its ninth overall and third in the last four seasons.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	11	R	H	E
CBA (22-5)	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	4
Don Bosco (25-2)	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	5	3	6

Pitching

CBA	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Dylan Iwanyk	3.1	2	3	2	5	4	84
Danny DiTullio	2.1	0	1	0	2	1	47
Shane Langan	2.1	0	0	0	1	6	43
Jack Dufficy (L, 4-2)	2.2	1	1	0	0	1	32

Don Bosco	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Anthony Costello	1	0	3	0	1	2	33
Dylan Henshaw	4	2	0	0	1	4	60
Nicky Gilpin	3	3	1	0	0	6	58
Junzen Sarza	2.1	3	0	0	1	1	35
Ethan Lee (W, 6-0)	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	15

Top Hitters

CBA	Game Stats
Danny Russo	2-4, BB, R
Jayden Matejicka	1-5, R, SB
Dylan Reynholds	1-3, 2 HBP
Colin Hoverter	1-4, RBI
Dylan Iwanyk	2-5
Alex Fiore	1-3, BB

Don Bosco	Game Stats
Nick Becker	1-4, HR, BB, HBP, 3 R, 2 RBI, SB
Mike Hanna	1-3, BB, R
Chase Bagley	1-4, 2 HBP, RBI