Pinelands Regional had lost six straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 1-10 to make it seven. They came up short against the Brick Township Green Dragons, falling 22-4. If the Wildcats were looking for revenge after losing 15-5 to the Green Dragons when the teams met back in May of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Brick Township, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3-1. The result was nothing new for the Green Dragons, who have now won four games by nine runs or more so far this season.
For Brick Township's part, Pat Shave looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Shave a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Brick Township let Brayden Heatter and James Donoghue run wild. Heatter went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Donoghue went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those three runs gave Heatter a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sean Savannah, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs and one RBI.
Coming up, Pinelands Regional will challenge Asbury Park at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bishops have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Brick Township, they will be playing at home against Toms River North on Saturday.
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