Cinnaminson High School Baseball Team Falls in South Jersey Final

Cinnaminson, NJ -- Tim McCloskey’s second chance propelled the West Deptford High School baseball team to a South Jersey title, nj.com reports.

McCloskey, initially called out in the first inning on an interference call, got a second chance at his at-bat after the call was reversed to a foul tip, and made good on it. He hit a two-run single that proved to be the game-winner in the top-seeded Eagles win over No. 6 Cinnaminson in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 final on Friday.

John Barret’s RBI single accounted for the other run, as West Deptford won its first South Jersey title in five years.

West Deptford will face Central Jersey Group 2 champion Delaware Valley in the State Group 2 semifinals on Tuesday at Rowan College at Gloucester County.

Cinnaminson out-hit West Deptford, 10-4, according to the Burlington County Times. Jake Perkins had two hits for the Pirates, and seven other batters each had one.

Joe McGugan scored the Pirates’ lone run, in the top of the seventh.

Cinnaminson finished the season with a record of 14-13.

The Pirates had an up-and-down season record-wise, but managed to play all its playoff games at home thanks to a series of upsets in other playoff games.

Cinnaminson opened the playoffs with a 6-2 win over No. 11 Sterling.

In the quarterfinals, thePirates defeated No. 14 Collingswood, 10-9. Collingswood had advanced with a 14-6 upset win over No. 3 Cedar Creek. It was Collingswood’s first playoff win in 21 years.

Even Manchester Township was able to pull an upset downing No. 2 Haddonfield 4-1, in the semifinals.

Cinnaminson defeated Manchester, 7-3, in the semifinals.

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