Baseball Game Preview: Somerset Tech Jaguars vs. East Brunswick Vo-Tech

For the second straight game, Somerset Tech will face off against East Brunswick Vo-Tech. The Jaguars will take on East Brunswick Vo-Tech at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Somerset Tech has won four straight at home, while East Brunswick Vo-Tech won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change.

Somerset Tech will bounce into Friday's match after beating East Brunswick Vo-Tech, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Jaguars came out on top against East Brunswick Vo-Tech by a score of 9-4 on Wednesday. While the Jaguars didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-9), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Nathanael White made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). White was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with four stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.

Caden Winnicki

Runs

04/17/25 vs Timothy Christian	3
04/16/25 @ Perth Amboy Vo-Tech	3
04/14/25 vs Perth Amboy Vo-Tech	3
04/23/25 @ East Brunswick Vo-Tech	2
04/22/25 @ Timothy Christian	2
+ 2 more games

In other batting news, Somerset Tech let Caden Winnicki and Cole Russomanno run wild. Winnicki got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI, while Russomanno went 2-for-4 with seven stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Winnicki is becoming a predictor of Somerset Tech's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Nicholas Raspovich, who went 2-for-5 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Somerset Tech kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in six consecutive contests.

Somerset Tech's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for East Brunswick Vo-Tech, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 10-2.