Baseball Recap: Colts Neck Wins Going Away Against Shore Regional

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Toms River East, Colts Neck was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They put the hurt on the Shore Regional Blue Devils with a sharp 24-1 win. Considering the Cougars have won five contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Nick Hayden looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ronan Kiely, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, eight RBI, and two stolen bases. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Joseph Pignatelli, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Colts Neck always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .609. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Colts Neck is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Shore Regional, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.

Coming up, Shore Regional will take on Monmouth Regional at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Colts Neck will be paying especially close attention to the Blue Devils' game: after the Blue Devils face off against the Falcons, they'll take on Colts Neck again at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.