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Camden County All-Star game set for June 6
Saturday, May 22, 2004
By WALT BURROWS
Courier-Post Staff
Plans have been formulated for the second annual Camden County High School All-Star Baseball game.
It will be played Sunday, June 6 at Campbell's Field, home of the Camden Riversharks, and will be limited to seniors who reside in the county since the game is being sponsored by the Camden County Board of Freeholders and the Office of the Camden County Clerk, James Beach, in conjunction with the Riversharks.
Five schools declined participation, including Camden, Woodrow Wilson, Camden County Tech, Kings Christian and Baptist.
The players have been divided into two squads, East and West, for the game that is scheduled to begin at 1:40 p.m.
Officials have agreed on a rain date of Monday, June 7 at 4 p.m.
The boundaries for the game extend as far South as Hammonton, which is the sending district for Waterford student-athletes and will have one player in the game - Christopher Savio - on the East squad.
The balance of the squads are as follows:
East: Robert Gornowski and Chris Longo, Cherry Hill East; Zach Cundiff and Nate Rosborough, Eastern; Kevin Haddix and Don Newell, Haddon Heights; Rich Connell and Jerry Mustaro, Haddon Township; Eric Console and Tim Hansberry, Haddonfield; Dan Bunnion, Highland; Kevin Wells, Lindenwold; Wesley Stubblefield and Frank Wilczynski, Overbrook; J.P. Larmore and Andy Meyers, Sterling; Chris Howie and Ryan McNally, Timber Creek; Kyle Cummings and Nick Lomonica, Triton; John Gladden and Phillip Green, Winslow Township.
Coaches: Bill Alvaro Sr., Overbrook; Jim Barron, Lindenwold; Phil Fiore, Timber Creek; Keith Regn, Winslow Township.
West: Zach Jakubowski and Mike Slattery, Audubon; Eric Schonewolf, Bishop Eustace; Vince DiMedio and Derek Rivera, Camden Catholic; Matt Rosner and Mike Caruso, Cherry Hill West; Ryan Smith and Stuart Becker, Collingswood; Keith Dronson and Selby Jones, Gloucester Catholic; Andrew Myers and Sean Curran, Gloucester; Dan Prospero and Gary Winkler, Paul VI; Andy Brown and Julian Johnson, Pennsauken; Ian Miranda and Vincent Nelson, Pennsauken Tech.
Coaches: Dave Hower, Pennsauken; Rich Horan, Audubon; Sam Tropiano, Bishop Eustace; Bob Barth, Gloucester. Doolittle honored
Shawnee's Sean Doolittle keeps getting noticed for his outstanding work on the baseball field.
This week he was named the Gatorade State Baseball Player of the Year in New Jersey and will compete for the national award with other players, representing 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Doolittle entered Friday's game against Toms River South with an 8-0 record. He had hit 10 home runs and had reached the 100-hit plateau in the Renegades' 11-0 victory over Absegami on Monday.
He will await the Major League Draft in June before deciding whether he will sign a baseball contract or attend the University of Virginia. Carpenter Cup
There is a deep departure from the normal Carpenter Cup schedule the teams have endured over the years.
The games won't be played at Citizens Bank Park, home of the sponsoring Phillies, until the semifinals on Monday, June 21. Games are listed at 3 and 7 p.m.
The championship game is scheduled Tuesday, June 22 at 7 p.m.
The first five dates are listed at the University of Pennsylvania, where parking is guaranteed to be a major (costly) problem.
The 16-team, single-elimination extravaganza commences on Monday, June 14 with two of South Jersey's three franchises in action.
Olympic-Colonial meets Bicentennial/Inter-Ac at 9:30 a.m. and Burlington County plays Jersey Shore at 4:30 p.m. in the windup of the day's tripleheader. Mercer County plays Suburban National at 1 p.m.
The Tri-Cape team meets Philadelphia Public the following day at 4:30 p.m.
The rosters for the three South Jersey franchises have not been announced at this time. Medical reports
Colin Kassekert will return to the Holy Cross rotation either against Rancocas Valley on Tuesday or against the winner of the Bishop Ahr-Red Bank Parochial A game on Wednesday.
Kassekert had been held out of the Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic last weekend with a tired arm.
"Colin has been given the OK to pitch," said Holy Cross coach Dan Dockery. "It's just that I'm not sure which game he'll go. It will be him and John Meadus in the two games.
"We still have three league games left and we haven't won anything yet."
The word isn't as good on Pennsville's John Humphreys, who won't pitch in the playoffs.
"John is on a throwing program," Pennsville coach Ryan Wood said. "He has tendinitis in his forearm and I'm not counting on him for the playoffs."
Humphreys pitched the Eagles to back-to-back Group 1 state championships in 2002 and 2003 and was All-South Jersey both seasons.
Reach Walt Burrows at (856) 486-2424 or cpsports@courierpostonline.com
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