Baseball Recap: Colts Neck Beats Manasquan for Their Second Straight Victory

Colts Neck barely beat Manasquan the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cougars' pitcher stepped up to hand the Warriors an 11-0 shutout on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won four games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Colts Neck got a great performance from Nick Hayden as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Hayden has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Joseph Pignatelli was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ronan Kiely, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.

Colts Neck was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

The win made it two in a row for Colts Neck and bumps their season record up to 9-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Manasquan, they moved to 9-3 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Looking ahead, Colts Neck will challenge Middletown South at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Manasquan, they will take on Wall Township at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.