CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity baseball team return back home to play against Metuchen HS on Monday, May 7 at 4:00 p.m.
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Metuchen-Johnson is just about an hour and 15 minutes away from the start of gametime.
Checking in from Arthur L. Johnson High School, on site for the game.
Our starters for today are Gavin Abrams (MEU) and Kyle Adorno (ALJ).
Abrams steps to the plate and we are officially underway.
Abrams doubles to deep center field to lead off the game.
Adorno works around the leadoff double to get the outs and Johnson is coming to bat.
Zach Thornton with a one-out single to center field.
Joe Turek works a walk on five pitches and there are runners on first and second with one out.
Steve Harrington strikes a double to deep center field, scoring Thornton and courtesy runner Saul Lopez. Johnson leads 2-0.
Kyle Adorno follows with an RBI single. Johnson leads Metuchen 3-0 after one inning.
Adorno sends down Metuchen 1-2-3 as we go to the bottom of the second inning.
Brett DaCosta leads off the inning with a double to center field.
Mike Casalino reaches on a bunt for a single. Runners at corners with no outs.
Joe Turek works a walk and the bases are loaded for Johnson with one out.
A double play gets Metuchen out of further trouble. Johnson leads Metuchen 3-0 after two innings.
A walk and a deep single and Metuchen has runners at the corners with no outs.
Metuchen has the bases loaded with no outs.
Will Hronich strikes a double down the left field line, scoring two. Johnson now leads it 3-2.
Matt Volpe follows that up with a three-run home run to deep left field. Metuchen takes the 5-3 lead. Still no outs.
Kyle Adorno gets three straight outs to lessen the damage as we go to the bottom of the third inning.
Steve Harrington leads off the bottom of the third inning with a first-pitch single.
Adorno beats out a ground ball for an infield single and there are runners at the corners with no outs.
The flyout, output at the plate for an inning-ending double play. Johnson trails Metuchen 5-3 after three innings.
Metuchen has runners at first and second with no outs.
Huge double play started by Tyler Washington. Throws to Steve Harrington doubles off the runner to get out of trouble as we go to the bottom of the fourth inning.
Brett DaCosta works a leadoff walk to start the inning.
A single and runners are at the corners with one out for Johnson.
Zach Thornton gets caught stealing and no runs score. Johnson trails Metuchen 5-3 through four innings.
Saul Lopez comes to the mound, relieving Kyle Adorno, who pitches two great innings and gets rocked in the top of the third inning.
Lopez works around a one-out error as we go to the bottom of the fifth inning.
Steve Harrington works a full-count walk to lead off the inning.
Kyle Adorno gets a single to right field and there are runners at first and second with no outs.
The bases are loaded for Johnson with no outs.
Walk this way! Nick McCaffery and Brett DaCosta each work a walk and we are now tied 5-5. Still no outs.
My goodness, big inning for Johnson. Crusaders score ten runs (3 bases loaded runs). Kevin Metz records an RBI HBP, Kyle Adorno records a two-run double, Mike Casalino, Anthony Caldiero and Nick McCaffery and Joe Turek each record an RBI single.
Saul Lopez works a 1-2-3 top of the sixth inning. Johnson is in full control right now, up 13-5 as we go to the bottom of the sixth inning.
Three straight singles and the bases are loaded for Johnson with one out.
Two-run single for Evan Derector and the lead is now 13-7 Johnson.
Final: Johnson defeats Metuchen 13-7. Ten-run fifth inning highlights incredible comeback.