Monmouth U. baseball splits weekend series
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      As the Northeast Conference Baseball Tournament rapidly approaches, the defending championMonmouthUniversityHawks are looking to finish off what has been another championship-caliber season in style.
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Plenty of local teams still on playoff bubble
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      For those of you who simply can't wait for the high school baseball and softball postseason tournaments to begin, this should be a good week for you. While the NJSIAA state and Shore Conference tournaments are still a couple of weeks away, the cutoffs for those tournaments are rapidly approaching, with teams scrambling to qualify through a series of must-win games.
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Brookdale baseball GSAC champions
BCC defends Region title this weekend in Lincroft
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      You might say that the Brookdale Community College baseball team powered its way to another Garden State Athletic Conference championship. Johnny Johnson's Jersey Blues used a .384 batting average to slug their way to a 16-2 conference mark in 2008 and the top seed for the Region XIX tournament. Overall, the team finished the regular season 31-11 and ranked No.
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Sports Shorts
      The Rutgers football team was ranked No. 22 inAthlonMagazine's Preseason Top 25 poll,whichwas released today on AthlonSports.com. The Scarlet Knights return 15 starters fromlast season's 8-5 squad that won the program's second consecutive bowl with a 52-30 victory vs. Ball State in the International Bowl.
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