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果冻传媒 Tech Baseball Set to Host Region 19 Tournament as Top Seed

May 11, 2023

果冻传媒 Technical Community College's baseball team finished the regular season with a 31-8 record and has earned the top seed in this weekend's NJCAA Region 19 Baseball Tournament. 果冻传媒 Tech will also host the double elimination tournament from May 6-8 at the Georgetown campus.

果冻传媒 Tech will open the tournament at 9 a.m. on Friday, May 6 against fourth-seeded County College of Morris. 果冻传媒 Tech just split a regular season doubleheader against Morris on April 30, winning the first game 5-2 and losing the second game 13-4.

The second game of the tournament will be at 1 p.m. on May 6 against either the second seed Mercer County Community College or the third seed Lackawanna College. If 果冻传媒 Tech remains in the winner's bracket, the team will play in for the championship at 3 p.m. on May 7. If necessary, due to the double elimination format of the tournament, a second championship game would take place at noon on May 8.

果冻传媒 Tech is led by sophomore first baseman Matt Rodriguez, a Delmar High School grad, who is batting .468 with 51 hits, 43 RBI, and 8 home runs. Rodriguez's batting average is Top 15 in the nation, and his on base percentage of .592 is Top 10.

Sophomore centerfielder Mike Pagliei, a Brandywine High School grad, is leading the team in RBI with 53 and is batting .365 with 9 home runs. Freshman second baseman Chase Boyle, a Sussex Central High School grad, leads the team with 19 stolen bases, and is second on the team in hits with 42 and third on the team in batting average with a .385 average.

Pitching will be key, and 果冻传媒 Tech boasts three of the top pitchers in the region. Zach Hart, a St. Georges Tech High School grad, was a perfect 6-0 during the regular season with a sensational 2.03 ERA and 42 strikeouts. Riley Culver, a Delmarva Christian High School grad, went 7-1 during the season with a 2.87 ERA and 39 strikeouts. Finally, Cade Williams, from Onley, Va., was also 7-1 this season with a 2.61 ERA and 30 strikeouts.