Haddonfield High School Baseball Team to Open Diamond Classic Against Rancocas Valley Saturday

The Haddonfield Memorial High School baseball team will compete for South Jersey’s unofficial championship.

The Bulldawgs (16-1) open the 42nd annual Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic at Hammonton against Rancocas Valley (9-4) on Saturday, 1 p.m., according to nj.com.

Haddonfield is currently in first place in the Colonial Conference’s Liberty Division. Rancocas Valley qualified as a wild card team.

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 16, with the semifinals and finals on Sunday, May 17.

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

At Deptford:

Williamstown vs. Paulsboro, 10:30 a.m.

St. Augustine vs. Eastern, 1 p.m.

At Hammonton:

Northern Burlington vs. Buena, 10:30 a.m.

Rancocas Valley vs. Haddonfield, 1 p.m.

At Maple Shade:

Mainland vs. Riverside, 10:30 a.m.

Ocean City vs. Kingsway, 1 p.m.

At Washington Township:

Lenape vs. Gloucester Catholic, 10:30 a.m.

Cherry Hill West vs. Bishop Eustace, 1 p.m.