WE DID IT!!!!!!! MCT CHAMPS!!! Win
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4-2. Blake CG for W. Win
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on the year for him. Brodine, Blake RBI each. Cleary 2 big RBI. Blake tournament MVP. This is for every Hopewell baseball player and coach out there!!! CHAMPS
CVC champions with an 8 inning 6-3 W @ Steinert. Dylan Eng with a 2 out 3R HR in the top of the 8th. Lucas Henderson gets the W with 3 2/3i of stellar work on the mound. 3-0 on the road beating the 4, 1 and 2 seeds. Amazing tournament run!! Couldn’t be happier for the boys!
Congratulations to SR OF/RHP Jack Haynes on his commitment to continue his academic and baseball career at The College of New Jersey! They are getting a great person and player!!
Congrats to our man Kenny Tagliareni on winning the prestigious Denise Lugar Scholarship Award at tonight’s Virtual Senior Athletic Banquet. Couldn’t have gone to a better person/player. We are all very proud of you!
Tough loss today 3-1 @ Wall, but what a season. Finished 25-3 which is a school record for wins. MCT Champions and swept our division. Had an outstanding group of seniors who were a pleasure to work with. You have a lot to be proud of. Great season-we’ll never forget!!
What a win today in the CVC tournament semifinals as we take down the
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seed Allentown 3-1. Cody Rich gets the game ball with a 3 H 9 K CG to get the W. Cole Garrow with some great D and a 2 out single to plate the 3rd run. Championship game is Saturday @ Steinert. Time TBD
On to the mct finals with a 9-0 W over Hun. Blake CG 3 hitter w/8 k’s. Cleary/Hare 2 rbi each. Kenny Tags 2 hits and 4 rbi. VS Nottingham tomorrow @ 7 @ Demeo Field in our second consecutive MCT Final.
Congrats to SS Andy Blake-Hopewell Valley class of 2018 (Hun School 2019) on his commitment to continue his academic and baseball career at Columbia University!!
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT-KEN TAGLIARENI
-3 yr V player
-2019 Leadership Award Winner
-Automatic @ 2B
-Leadoff hitter
-great base runner
-
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Iron 9 2 yrs in a row
-winter workout perfect attendance 2x
-2019 1st team 2B
-2019 Carpenter Cup
-tough as nails
-Best of luck, gonna miss you!!
With today’s 9-2 win over Nottingham we set a new school record for wins w/24. We advance to play Wall in the sectional semi-final Tuesday. St. John gets the W now 6-0. Joyce finished the game in relief. Great team effort all around. Next game vs Nottingham Saturday in MCT Final
I was so surprised by the parade. It was really great to see so many people I haven’t seen in a while! Thanks to everyone who stopped by. Words can’t explain how much it meant to me!!
Today we celebrated
@HVCHSbaseball
Coach Harrison, CVC Coach of the Decade with a huge parade. Congratulations Coach on this outstanding achievement! Well deserved! ⚾️
Congrats to our man Kenny Tagliareni on winning The Trenton Softball Hall of Fame Scholarship Award! This award is giving annually to players who have great character, academic excellence and who perform on the field at a high level. This could not have gone to a better person!!
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT-JACK HAYNES
-Great Leader/Person
-4x V player
-2019 Dedication & Commitment Award winner
-Top of lineup hitter
-Carpenter Cup 2019
-1st team OF 2019
-3x Iron 9 member
-3x winter workout perfect attendance
-playing @ TCNJ next year
-Best of luck, gonna miss you
Congrats to the following players on being selected to the CVC all decade team!! Great group of guys and many more deserving recognition.
1st team
Cameron Cane ‘17
Andy Blake ‘18
James Harrity ‘11
Greg Gasparro ‘16
2nd team
Mike Gies ‘15
Scotty Bradley ‘15
Liam Cleary ‘19
In our first game since 2019 we opened up with a 10-2 win vs Robbinsville. Cody Rich got his 1st Varsity W. Jayson Shin with a double, triple and 2 rbi. Cole Garrow with a triple and some great D. Michael Boyer with 2 hits. Back at it tomorrow be Ewing.
Congrats to Drew Brodine, Cole Hare, Liam Cleary, Tony St. John, Dylan Joyce and Andy Blake on being selected 1st Team All CVC. Mike Savas on 2nd team. And big congrats to Andy Blake on being selected as Player of the Year!! Well deserved!
Congratulations to Cody Rich on being selected to the 2021 Mercer County Carpenter Cup Team!! Cody is 4-0 with 50 K’s in 37 2/3 innings w/3 CG’s and a 2.42 ERA. Well deserved and best of luck!!
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT-JASON GREENZANG
-3 yr Varsity player
-bats top 4 in lineup
-dependable OF/1b, cannon for an arm
-Pitched as a starter
-2x Iron 9 member
-2x winter workout perfect attendance
-great leader/person
-going to VA Tech next year
-Best of luck, gonna miss you!!
Congrats to srs Andy Blake-DH and Drew Brodine-1B and Jrs Dylan Joyce-LHP, Tony St.John-RHP and Liam Cleary-3B on being selected to the Mercer County Carpenter Cup Team. Well deserved!
Win
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vs Ewing today 11-4. Szafranski gets the W. Jayson Shin a couple more hits. Petrozzini, Lengle and Jayden Shin with their first varsity hits. Back at it Thursday at Notre Dame.
Congrats to the following players on 1st team All CVC honors by the Trentonian
Jack Haynes-OF,
Kenny Tagliareni-INF
2nd team honors:
Tony St. John-pitcher
Dylan Joyce-pitcher
Marc Porpora-DH
Honorable Mention
Jason Greenzang
Grayson Russo
Win
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6-5 @ Notre Dame in the CVC tourney 1/4 finals. What a game!! After being down 5-0 the boys battled back led by 2 HR’s by Michael Boyer and 3 lazers by Lucas Henderson. Chris Tobia gets the win shutting the door with 4 shutout innings. Next game and opponent TBD.
Win
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4-1 vs Notre Dame in mct 1/4 final. St. John gets the W with 4.2 innings of solid work on the bump. Joyce gets the save getting out of a 2 out bases loaded jam then shutting the door the rest of the way. Savas 2 rbi, Haynes and Porpora 1 each.
Win
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vs Ocean Township in 1st rd of states 1-0. Blake CG 1 hit shutout for the W. Potter scores lone run on a steal of home. VS Nottingham in 2nd rd Thursday at home.
Great 1st win 9-1 vs Notre Dame Blake gets the W going 6 strong. Russo 3 hits 2 rbi, Brodine 2 hits 3 rbi, Hare 2 hits, Porpora 2 rbi, savas 2 hits. Awesome team win. Tomorrow vs Ewing
Win
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11-1 @ hightstown. Haynes get the W on the mound. Cleary and Blake start the game off with back to back home runs. Blake 4-4. Haynes also 3-3. Finnegan making some smooth plays on D. MCT 1st rd game vs Ewing Monday. Finish the week 4-0 and 18-1 on the year.
Onto the Mercer County Tournament Final for the 3rd yr in a row. Win
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4-0 vs Hun. St. John throws a 7 K, 5 hit CG masterpiece for the W-also chipped in with an RBI. Tagliareni had a big double and RBI. VS Notre Dame Tuesday at Waterfront Park.
Heartbreaking loss 3-2 @ West to end our run and season. Loved how this team competed every out of every game this season. Great group of seniors who brought so much to our program. Awesome baseball players but even better kids. We will miss you all!
After 4 long months of morning lifting workouts before school these 13 players had perfect attendance. Not easy to do. Self discipline, commitment and dedication on full display. Congrats boys!!
Thank you to the senior class for your leadership, toughness and determination. It was an honor and a pleasure to have coached you. 55 total wins in 3 season, an MCT championship, a CVC championship and a lot of good times! Lots to be proud of!
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT-JOHN COLAVITA
-2 yr Varsity player
-part of OF rotation
-part of a deep pitching staff
-2020 winter workout perfect attendance
-nobody out hustles John!
-extreme love of the game
-summer camp counselor
-going to PSU next year
-Best of luck, gonna miss you!!
Win
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of the season 6-0 vs Boardman (Ohio). Jeff Blake efficient CG masterpiece w/5 K’s gets the game ball. Owen Lengle has 2 hits, JM Vlasac had 3 RBI. Next game Thursday vs Fenwick Illinois.
Win # 17 vs Hillsborough. Wacky game 10-9 in 9 innings. Blake ties it with a solo HR in the bottom of the 7th at 7-7. Then win it in the 9th after being down 9-7 on a Brodine 2 run double to tie it, then Greenzang wins it with a game winning single. Cleary gets the W in relief.
Post season recognition courtesy of the Trenton Times
All Area Team:
Jack Haynes
All CVC Team:
Jack Haynes
Kenny Tagliareni
All Group 3, 3rd Team
Jack Haynes
Congrats and well done!!
Win
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9-3 @ Hightstown. Greenzang gets the W. Haynes 3 hits/5 RBI and his 1st career HR. Boyer 3 hits, Porpora 2 hits. Outstanding relief effort by CJ Szfranski. @ Pennington Prep tomorrow. 3 pm game
Big win today 10-0 vs Brick Township in 1st rd of sectionals. Cody Rich gets the W with a 3 hit, 8K CG. Mike Boyer with 4 RBI’s. Chris Tobia adds a triple and Lucas Henderson with an RBI double. @ Hamilton West Saturday time TBD.
As our SRs officially graduate today, we wish them the best of luck in the future! All of the coaches visited the boys to present some gifts to remember Hopewell Baseball forever. Great group of people we will never forget!
Gutty team win today 4-3 against a 4-0 Steinert team. St. John 6 strong innings of 3 run ball. Haynes shuts the door with a clean 7th. Greenzang a couple RBI’s on the day. VS Ewing weds.
Congratulations to SR Chris Tobia on his commitment to continue his academic and baseball career at Drew University! Have watched Chris develop into an outstanding player and person since elementary school. Well deserved!
Win
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@ Lawrence 7-2. Tobia gets the W and Henderson gets the Save and adds a couple RBI’s. Boyer gets the game ball with 2 hits. Jayson and Jayden Shin both with RBI’s. Home vs Hillsborough tomorrow.
Win
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3-2 in 10 innings vs Robbinsville. Haynes gets the W with 5 innings of relief. St. John wins it with a 2 out 2 run bases loaded single in the bottom of the 10th. @ Hamilton West Weds.
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT-AIDAN FISH
-1st yr Varsity Player
-part of our strong infield
-extremely hard worker
-great team motivator
-4 yr summer camp counselor
-4x winter workout perfect attendance
-proud of his work ethic!!
-going to TCNJ next yr
-Best of luck, gonna miss you!!
Congratulations to Jeffrey Blake and Jayden Shin on signing their NLI letters today! Jeffrey will be continuing his academic and athletic career at the University of Hartford and Jayden at Cornell University!
Win
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9-1 at Princeton. Chris Tobia gets the W with 5 strong IP. Michael Boyer had 2 hits Jayden Shin 2 hits and 2 RBI. Lucas Henderson with 3 more hits and 2 RBI. Home opener vs WWP South Monday.
#MeetTheDevils
24 days left until opening day! Meet
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OF Cole Hare ‘22 from Hopewell, NJ. Cole is an Economics ad INBM double major who attended Hopewell Valley HS, and played his travel ball for Gallagher Baseball. Fun fact: Cole’s father, Tom ‘78 played ball at Dickinson!
Great run at the MCT Title but came up a little short 9-3 vs Notre Dame. Very proud of how this team competed and beat some goods teams along the way. Back at it tomorrow @ WWP South.
Now 11-0 after beating Pennington prep 12-2. Hare 5 inning CG for the W. Cleary and Blake 2 hits each and 3 doubles between them. Brodine 3 hits and 3 rbi. Porpora and Kenny Tags 2 rbi each. At WW-P South Monday.
Big win
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today 7-0 vs a solid Hamilton West squad. Cody Rich gets the game ball with a CG 2 hitter w/7 K’s. His 2nd W of the season. Paul Myers and Jeff Petrozzini with big 2 RBI hits. Chris Tobia with some solid D at 1st base. VS Allentown Friday.
Great team win today 13-8 @ Northern Burlington! Jayden Shin hit 1st V HR on the school roof. Cole Beck had a couple hits and his 1st HR of the year. Michael Boyer had 3 hits as did Blake Echternacht. Tyler Hersh played outstanding D when we needed it. Tobia closed it out.
There was one more addition to the CVC All Decade Team 1st team.
Kevin Bradley ‘12
Kevin played every inning of every game for 4 yrs. Holds the school record for hits. Is a 2X Mercer county player of the year and was drafted by the Colorado Rockies out of HS.
Congrats Kevin!!!!
For all the Hopewell Baseball Alumni and fans out there, WBCB Sports will be rebroadcasting our 2018 MCT Championship game vs Nottingham this Saturday at 7:30 pm on . Come watch one of the greatest games in Hopewell Baseball History. Can’t wait!
Win
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vs PDS in 1st rd of mct 6-5 in 8 innings. Great team win. Russo gets the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Also chipped in with a couple of hits. Dylan Eng scores the winning run after working himself around the diamond. At home Weds vs winner of Allentown/Pennington
Win
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12-0 at WWP South. Nice bounce back win! Shows a lot of character. Szafranski CG for his 2nd win. Kenny Tags couple hits and nice D. Porpora 3 RBI. Garrow a hit and RBI. St. John a double and an RBI. VS Notre Dame Friday.
Congratulations to Kevin Bradley on being inducted into the Hopewell Valley Hall of Fame last night! Joined by one of his best buddies and double play partner John Croak and 2 of the best coaches I’ve ever known. What a night!!
Win
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16-1 at Ewing. Russo CG 1 hitter for the W. Haynes HR and 3 RBI, Greenzang 3 RBI. Colavita 1st Varsity hit and 2 RBI. Eng 1st Varsity hit and an RBI. @ Steinert tomorrow
Congrats to Paul Myers and Cody Rich on being selected First Team All CVC, Cole Garrow being selected 2nd Team All CVC and Dylan Eng, Jake Lengle and Michael Boyer as Honorable Mention. Great job and well deserved by all!! Proud of you all!!
Congrats to Michael Boyer on being selected 1st team all CVC DH. Chris Tobia 2nd team all CVC RHP and Cole Beck, Lucas Henderson and Jared Greenzang as honorable mentions. Well deserved!!
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT-JOSH GAYNOR
-2x Varsity player
-part of our deep pitching staff
-part of our OF rotation
-excellent speed on the bases
-2x Iron 9 member
-coachable
-willing to do anything for the team
-made tremendous improvement to his game
-Best of luck, gonna miss you!