Cinnaminson High School Baseball Team to Play in Diamond Classic

Cinnaminson, NJ -- The Cinnaminson High School baseball team is ready to make a run at South Jersey’s unofficial championship.

The Pirates (10-7, first place in the Burlington County Liberty Division) open the 43rd annual Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic at Hammonton against Lenape (9-2, first place in the Olympic Conference American Division) on Saturday, 10:30 a.m., according to the Courier Post.

The game is the rematch of the April 15 game, won by Lenape, 14-1, in five innings, according to nj.com. Lenape has won five games in a row. Cinnaminson had won four in a row before a 6-3 loss to Holy Cross on Saturday in the Burlington County League tournament, according to nj.com.

A total of 16 teams from what is traditionally considered the South Jersey area will compete in the tournament, with 10 teams qualifying because they were in first place in their division at the cutoff date and six other teams qualifying as wild-card teams.

The second round is scheduled for Saturday, May 21. The semifinals and finals are scheduled for Sunday, May 22.

The schedule for the first round, as posted on courierpostonline.com, is as follows:

43rd annual Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic

At Maple Shade:

Camden Catholic (Olympic National) vs. St. Augustine (Cape-Atlantic American), 10:30

Gloucester Catholic (1 at-large) vs. Trenton Catholic (Burlco Freedom), 1

At Deptford:

Cherokee (3 at-large) vs. Clearview (Tri-County Royal), 10:30

Millville (5 at-large) vs. Haddon Heights (Colonial Patriot), 1

At Hammonton:

Lenape (Olympic American) vs. Cinnaminson (Burlco Liberty), 10:30

Mainland (6 at-large) vs. St. Joseph (Cape-Atlantic National), 1

At Washington Twp.:

Cherry Hill West (4 at-large) vs. West Deptford (Colonial Liberty), 10:30

Eastern (2 at-large) vs. Wildwood (Tri-County Classic), 1