Triton, Highland Baseball Teams Set For Diamond Classic

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ - Two Black Horse Pike Regional High School baseball teams have qualified for the new look Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic.

Triton and Highland both qualified for South Jersey’s unofficial baseball championship tournament, according to the Courier Post. Triton qualified as the top team among the Tri-County Conference’s large schools, while Highland earned an at-large bid.

Triton is the No. 7 seed and will host No. 10 Delran in the first round. Delran qualified as an at-large team. The winner plays the winner of the game between No. 2 Bishop Eustace and No. 15 Mainland in the second round.

Highland is the No. 11 seed and will visit No. 6 Shawnee in the first round. Shawnee also earned an at-large bid. The winner plays the winner of the game between No. 3 St. Augustine and No. 14 Trenton Catholic in the second round.

Automatic spots go to the 10 teams in first place in each of South Jersey’s divisions, and six teams qualify as at-large selections. However, this year, teams are seeded 1 through 16 instead of being matched up based on how they qualified, according to nj.com.

First round matchups must be played by May 8. Second round games and semifinals will take place on Saturday, May 11 at Washington Township. The final is set for Wednesday, May 15, 6:30 p.m. at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees.