West Deptford Baseball Team Opens Diamond Classic Play Saturday

WEST DEPTFORD, NJ — The West Deptford High School baseball team begins its quest for the unofficial South Jersey championship this weekend.

The Eagles face Riverside in the first round of the 45th annual Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic on Saturday morning, 10:30 a.m., at Maple Shade High School, according to the Courier Post. The winner plays the winner of the game between Ocean City and Bishop Eustace in the quarterfinals.

The game is a matchup of two first-place teams, as West Deptford currently sits atop the Colonial Conference Liberty Division standings and Riverside is in first place in the Burlington County League Freedom Division.

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 earning at-large bids.

West Deptford is 14-3 this season, including three shutouts, according to nj.com. The Eagles are coming off a 5-3 loss to Caravel Academy of Delaware.

Riverside is 11-6 this season, according to nj.com.

Quarterfinal games are set for May 19, and the semifinals and finals are set for May 20, according to philly.com.

The following is the schedule for the first round, according to South Jersey Sports Digest:

at Maple Shade
10:30 a.m. West Deptford vs. Riverside
1 p.m. Ocean City vs. Bishop Eustace

at Deptford
10:30 a.m. Gloucester Catholic vs. Holy Spirit
1 p.m. Gloucester vs. Seneca

at Hammonton
10:30 a.m. Clearview vs. Gateway
1 p.m. Haddonfield vs. Eastern

at Washington Township
10:30 a.m. Wash. Twp. vs. Bordentown
1 p.m. Shawnee vs. St. Augustine

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