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High School East’s baseball team triumphed over Jackson Memorial last Friday to clinch its first Ocean County title since 2007. Gavin Toth, named the tournament’s MVP, was pivotal in the victory, pitching his team to success and delivering a crucial two-run homer in the sixth inning that extended their lead.

The Raiders secured an 8-5 victory in this decisive championship game, capping off a series of intense encounters with their Shore rivals. Their journey to the title included a nail-biting 10-9 win over Jackson Memorial in April and a challenging 14-7 defeat on Thursday, setting the stage for Friday’s showdown.

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Neither rain nor 46-degree temperatures prevented the Toms River East Little League from celebrating its storied history with an Opening Day parade and festivities.

“The rain didn’t bother us,” league president Tommy Noone said prior to the event. “In the last 20 years, it has rained 18 times. We’re used to it. It would not be an opening without rain.”

Headlining the parade were the league’s championship 50/70 13U and 60/90 14U All-Star teams of last summer. Hundreds of members, led by Todd Frazier, who powered the Toms River East American Little League All-Star team to the 1998 Little League World Series title, marched. Hidden under umbrellas and attired in rain gear, hundreds of fans lined Windsor Avenue, the league’s location, enjoying their idols.

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How well do you know your favorite baseball team and their history?

There is a must read book written by Kirk McKnight called ‘The Voices of Baseball’ where he speaks with and hears from Play By Play broadcasters past and present who share the inside scoop of the team they cover and their own personal stories.

It doesn’t matter who you root for, this is a great baseball book for all baseball fans.

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It’s time to do your pre-game warmups so you’ll be all set for interviews as the annual Jersey Shore BlueClaws virtual job fair is underway!

Jersey Shore BlueClaws Team President Joe Ricciutti explains that if you’re looking for a part-time job, this is an opportunity to go to work everyday and have fun.

“It really does offer a pretty unique environment to work in, it’s not often where you get to go to work everyday — we’re blessed, we get to do it day in and day out — and go in with a smile on your face and leave with a smile on your face and entertain thousands and thousands of fans at the same time,” Ricciutti said.

TOMS RIVER – The Toms River East Little League All-Stars wound up on the wrong side of a gem in the Little League Baseball Metro Region Tournament in Bristol, Ct.

East was no-hit in the championship game by right-hander Joey Lionetti, who pitched the New York-Massapequa Coast Little League to a 4-0 victory at the A. Bartlett Giamatti Little League Leadership Training Center on Friday night, August 12, broadcast on ESPN.

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BRISTOL, CONN. — Not only were the Toms River East Little League 12-year-olds staring down elimination heading into Sunday night’s game, but the East 13 faced three serious threats in the final three innings, with Cumberland of Rhode Island close to breaking the game open in its favor.

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CLEVELAND — The Yankees lost their hottest reliever while taking two of three games during the Fourth of July weekend in Cleveland. No, not closer Clay Holmes. The owner of the game’s best sinker is fine and picked up two more saves in his last two outings after finally giving up a couple runs following a 2½-month scoreless streak.

Rookie Ron Marinaccio has been even more effective over the past five months. The Toms River, N.J., product retired the only three batters he faced in Saturday’s 13-4 win in Game 1 of a doubleheader. He has retired 46 of 47 batters over his last 15 outings — all scoreless.

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