ALLENTOWN — Anthony Benitez threw a two-hitter with nine strikeouts to hurl the Hightstown High varsity baseball team past Allentown, 3-0, Monday at Dan Venet Field. Daniel Krier went 3-for-3 with a double, a triple, a run scored and two runs batted in to account for half of the Rams’ offensive production (three runs in the fifth inning). Singles by Max Kleinz and Dieter Von Harten were the only production the Redbirds could manage versus Benitez. Hightstown (6-1)            000    030    0    —    3  6  0 Allentown (3-5)              000    000    0    —    0  2  0 2B: Klim, Krier (H); 3B: Krier (H); RBIs: Krier 2, Werden (H). WP — Benitez (1-1); LP — Pullen (0-1). PRINCETON 5, EWING 4 EWING — Chase Hamerschlag doubled, scored three times and picked up his first win on the mound with relief help from James Schiavone as the Tigers held off the Blue Devils at Andy Greener Field. Ryan Greig knocked in a pair of runs for Ewing, and Joey Andreas scored twice. Princeton(4-3)               111    020    0    —    5  8  1 Ewing (1-5)                   101    000    2    —    4  3  2 2B: Hamerschlag, Petrone (P), WRodriguez (E); RBIs: Petrone (P), Mignogna, Greig 2, WRodriguez (E). WP — Hamerschlag (1-2); LP — Tirado (1-1); S — Schiavone (2). ROBBINSVILLE 5, HAMILTON WEST 4 ROBBINSVILLE — Noah Schwartz pitched a complete game and provided the walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh to bring the Ravens back from a 4-0 deficit versus the Hornets. R’ville senior Schwartz was 3-for-4 in the game with three RBIs. Tyrone Crupi and Derek Anson had two hits apiece for Hamilton West. Hamilton West (3-5)      103    000    0    —    4  7  3 Robbinsville (3-3-1)       000    040    1    —    5  9  4 RBIs: Fowler, Schwartz 3, Bunnell (R). WP — Schwartz (2-1); LP — Bonilla (0-2). STEINERT 5, PDS 4 (8 INN.) HAMILTON — After seeing the Panthers rally to tie the game and force extra innings in the top of the seventh, the Spartans came up with a run in the bottom of the eighth to survive at Rich Giallella Field. Jace Maher was 2-for-3 with a run for Steinert. Santino Cignarella was 3-for-5 with two runs for Princeton Day School. PDS (0-8)                      002    001    10    —    4  9  2 Steinert (4-3)                 031    000    01    —    5  6  4 RBIs: Powers, Mitra (PDS), DeFrancis (S). WP — Maglione (3-0); LP — Roitburg (0-2). NOTRE DAME 4, WW-P NORTH 2 LAWRENCE TWP. — Tommy Swietek went 2-for-2 and drove in two runs to steer the Irish past the Northern Knights at Father John D’Onofrio Field. Adithya Satav went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for West Windsor-Plainsboro North. WW-P North (1-6)         001    010    0    —    2   5  2 Notre Dame (5-2)          021    010    x    —    4  11  2 2B: Satav (WWN), Cutrupi (ND); RBIs: Satav 2 (WWN), Stefanisko, Swietek 2, Bonko (ND). WP — Krimmel (2-0); LP — Varma (0-1); S — Canale (1). LAWRENCE 13, TRENTON 0 LAWRENCE TWP. — Connor Crowley and Ben Hauger combined to pitch a one-hitter as the Cardinals shut out the Tornadoes. Aiden Poot went 3-for-3 with a triple, three runs scored and two RBIs for Lawrence. Jeremiah Kelly had the lone single for Trenton. Trenton (2-4)                000    00    —      0    1  2 Lawrence (7-2)             430    6x    —    13  11  0 2B: Toto, Vichroski (L); 3B: Poot (L); RBIs: Moore, Poot 2, Toto 2, Willever 2, Vichroski 2 (L). WP — CCrowley (3-0); LP — JHernandez (0-1). RANCOCAS VALLEY 4, HOPEWELL VALLEY 3 (8 INN.) EASTAMPTON — Blake Echternacht doubled and knocked in two runs to help the Bulldogs force extra innings before the Red Devils won in eight. HopewellVal(1-4-1)      000    102    00    —    3  5  2 RancocasVal(4-2)        000    201    01    —    4  8  2 2B: Echternacht (HV); 3B: Whitall (RV); RBIs: Echternacht 2, Hemmer (HV). WP — Corbezzolo; LP — Hemmer (0-1). NORTHERN BURLINGTON 10, BURLINGTON TWP. 0 BURLINGTON — Luca Mannino threw a three-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts to pace the 7-0 Greyhounds’ win over the Falcons in Burlington County Scholastic League Liberty Division action. Logan Downey, Jaden Freeze and Brent Walulak had two RBIs for Northern. No.Burlington(7-0)       106    000    3    —    10  12  0 BurlingtonTwp(4-3)      000    000    0    —      0    3  5 2B: JFreeze, Walulak (NB), Heffernan (BT); RBIs: Marchetti, Filipponi, Downey 2, Musser, JFreeze 2, Walulak 2 (NB). WP — Mannino (2-0); LP — Brewer. FLORENCE 7, MAPLE SHADE 1 FLORENCE — Blake Boss went 3-for-4 with a triple and three runs scored, and Adam Piotrowski was 2-for-2 with a double and two RBIs as the Flashes defeated the Wildcats in the BCSL Patriot Division. Josh Pagano threw a complete game for his second win. MapleShade(3-5)        001    000    0    —    1  5  4 Florence (3-2)             301    030    x    —    7  6  2 2B: Piotrowski (F); 3B: Boss (F); RBIs: Carey (MS), ZSobon, Bernhard, Marbach, Piotrowski 2 (F). WP — Pagano (2-1); LP — Stratton. HADDON HEIGHTS 3, BORDENTOWN 2 (8 INN.) BORDENTOWN — After tying the game in the sixth, the Garnets got a run in the eighth to get past the Scotties. Chris Basile went 3-for-4 with an RBI, but took the loss on the mound for B’town. HaddonHeights(4-1)   001    001    01   —    3  4  0 Bordentown (5-3)        002    000    00   —    2  8  3 2B: Clark 2 (HH), LGuire (B); RBIs: LGuire, Basile (B). WP — Rutolo; LP — Basile (0-1); S – Dillon. CBA 8, HUN 2 PISCATAWAY — The Raiders saw an early 2-1 lead disappear against the Colts at Rutgers University’s Bainton Field. Hun’s Will Kraemer and T.J. Francis knocked in runs in the bottom of the first inning. CBA (5-0)                    101    420    0    —    8  7  1 Hun (6-2)                     200    000    0    —    2  2  1 2B: Majeed (H); 3B: Fahey (CBA); RBIs: Fahey, Fiore 2, Tsimbinos, Russo, JyMatejicka, JrMatejicka (CBA), Kraemer, Francis (H). WP — Loggie; LP — Heaphy (1-1). ...read more read less