GL Baseball Team Improves to 4-0 After Edging Madison, Softball Suffers First Setback

With one swift knockout punch, Joey Graziano became the hero of the day.

As the first player at-bat in the top of the ninth inning Saturday against visiting Madison, and the game tied at 4-all, Graziano delivered the eventual game-winning homer to lift GL to a 5-4 victory in the Highlander Classic championship tilt.

It was Graziano's second homer of the game -- part of a 3-for-4 afternoon on the home diamond of Berkeley Heights. 

Highlander Mike Cranston, who starred on the hardwood during the winter, also belted a round-tripper while hurling seven innings of four-run ball while striking out seven Dodgers. Jon Schmeidel came on in relief to earn the win for the Highlanders, who improved to 4-0 on the season.

In softball, Caldwell defeated the Lady Highlanders 4-2 to hand GL their first loss of the season. 

Bari Grossman and Paige Murphy both collected RBI's for GL.