Conor Ogborn pitched four innings to lead Linwood to a 7-3 win over visiting Greater Wildwood in a District 16 Little League 9-10-year-old baseball game Sunday.
Ogborn, Zack Graziotto and Mason Eddy combined to strike out 10.
Drew DeMorat went 2-for-3 with an RBI for Linwood. Ogborn, Michael Mitnick, Brandyn Pokrass, Austin Kane and Zach Matik also drove in runs.
Linwood will play a team to be determined at 7 p.m. today in Hammonton.
Cape May County 4, Somers Point 1: Winning pitcher James Longstreet went five innings and struck out six. Karl Julian pitched the final inning. Sean Gill had two hits, a run and two RBIs, and Julian doubled and scored. For Somers Point, Ed Carney had two hits.
Cape May County plays Northfield at 5:30 p.m. today in Ocean City.
Middle Township 12, Lower Township 2: Winning pitcher Hunter Wolford went 5 innings and struck out five. Sean Dougherty hit a three-run triple, Ben Church was 2-for-4 with four RBIs, and Evan Blum scored three runs. Middle Township right fielder Tommy Grayson made three running catches. For Lower, Kenny Hangs and Kenny Gloucas each scored.
Middle Township plays at 7 p.m. today against the loser between Somers Point and Cape May County in Somers Point.
District 16 11-12 baseball
Northfield 18, Cape May County 0: Joe Bonczek and Connor Foley each homered for Northfield and Joe Massari and Tom Zanaras had three hits apiece. The game went four innings on the 10-run rule. Jayson Hoops, Bonczek, Pat Turner and Matt Lawler combined on a two-hitter.
Northfield will host Linwood at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Ventnor 14, Somers Point 3: Joe Persiano had a double and two RBIs for Ventnor, and Alvaro Lora and Anthony Pikus each had a double and an RBI. Winning pitcher Frank Curtin went four innings and struck out two.
Ventnor will play Margate at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Somers Point.
Hammonton 13, Lower Cape May 3: Hammonton's Anthony Fazio hit a three-run homer, and teammate Malachi Winters hit a two-run shot. The game went five innings. Giancarlo Palmieri was the winning pitcher, with four strikeouts.
Hammonton will play at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday against host Ocean City.
Margate 18, Egg Harbor City 0: Margate pitchers Billy Kral, Jake Hankinson, Isaac Robertson and Drew Gallagher combined on a four-inning no-hitter with nine strikeouts. Robertson had five hits, including a grand slam in the second inning. Hankinson had four hits, including two home runs. Kral added three hits and Sam Lamonaca and Gallagher had two hits apiece.
Margate will play the winner between Somers Point and Ventnor at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Somers Point.
Brigantine 15, Wildwood 4: Nick Massella had two doubles and Dan Shannon hit a two-run homer that ended the game in the fifth inning on the 10-run rule. Will Helm had a single, two walks and a run. Jules Massella, Nick's brother, was the winning pitcher, going four innings. For Wildwood, Anthony Zampirri had two hits and a run.
Brigantine will play host Middle Township at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Cal Ripken District 3 U-9 baseball
Galloway 13, Upper Township 5: Winning pitcher Jesse Donlon was 2-for-3 with four RBIs. Donlon got relief help from pitchers Brendan Hershman and Ryan Wilkins. Wilkins went 3-for-3 with three RBIs, and Andrew Baldino was 3-for-3 with three runs.
Galloway plays Washington Township today.
Cal Ripken District 3 11-U baseball
Galloway Township 6, Bellmawr 4: Galloway advanced to the South Jersey District 3 finals. Pitchers Evan Taylor, JJ Payne and Ryan Hillesheim combined on the win. Shane Nanek and Jared Goldin each went 2-for-4 in the win. Teammate Jon Resto doubled.
Galloway meets Washington Township today in Lindenwold for the championship.
Other scores:
District 3 baseball: 9-10-South Vineland 20, North Vineland 17, six innings; Millville American 19, Bridgeton 0, four innings; East Vineland 22, Northwest Cumberland 2, four innings; Buena 15, Penns Grove 0, four innings. 11-12-Millville 5, Alloway 4, 5½ innings; Woodstown 11, Buena 5, six innings.
District 16 9-10 baseball from Saturday
Linwood 6, Lower Cape May 3: Austin Kane earned the win, and Michael Mitnick closed the game for Linwood.
Brandyn Pokrass went 2-for-3 with two RBIs. Conor Ogborn went 3-for-4 with two RBIs.
Cape May County 12, Ocean City 3: Andrew Kapp pitched three innings for the win in a game that was continued after being halted Friday by rain in the third inning.
Sammy Price worked the final inning of relief for Cape May County. Karl Giulin had three hits and two runs for the winners. Sammy Lynch had three hits and three RBIs. Matt Herron had two hits and two runs.
