CLARK, NJ- The Arthur L. Johnson High School Crusaders varsity baseball team return to their home field to play against New Providence HS on Thursday, April 26 at 4:00 p.m.
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New Providence-Johnson is just about an hour away from the start of gametime.
Checking in from Arthur L. Johnson High School, on site for the game.
Our starters for today are Dylan Bedder (NP) and Kyle Adorno (ALJ).
Tommy Jankowski steps up to the plate and we are officially underway.
Adorno works around a leadoff walk to get through the inning and Johnson is coming to bat.
Zach Thornton leads off the inning with a walk.
Bedder works through the inning to get out of trouble. Johnson and New Providence are scoreless after one inning.
Adorno gets out of trouble, after allowing a hit and a baserunner reaching after a strikeout as we go to the bottom of the fourth inning.
Bedder works a 1-2-3 inning. Johnson and New Providence are scoreless after two innings.
Joe Turek throws Stanton Leuthner out, attempting to steal to end the inning as we go to the bottom of the third inning.
Bedder sends them down 1-2-3 to end the inning. Johnson and New Providence are scoreless after three innings.
Joe Turek is a cannon. Throws out courtesy runner Anthony Iannacone attempting to steal and Adorno works around a walk as we go to the bottom of the fourth inning.
Joe Turek works a one-out walk to get on base.
Kevin Metz steals third base and scores on a throwing error from Chris Kubas to give Johnson a 1-0 lead.
Kubas throws out Steve Harrington attempting to steal. Johnson leads New Providence 1-0 through four innings.
Back-to-back infield singles and New Providence has runners at first and second with one out.
Tyler DeGeorge with a long hit for an RBI single and we are tied 1-1.
Adorno gets the final out to end the inning as we go to the bottom of the fifth inning.
Bedder sends Johnson down 1-2-3 to end the inning. Johnson and New Providence are tied 1-1 through five innings.
After a two-out infield single, Bedder sends one to deep Center field to score Roger Sherman for the 2-1 lead.
Adorno gets the inning-ending strikeout as we go to the bottom of the sixth inning.
Bedder works another 1-2-3 inning, yet to allow a hit. Johnson trails New Providence 2-1 through six innings.
Saul Lopez takes over for Kyle Adorno on the mound.
Walks will hurt. Lopez walks two straight with two outs and Chris Kubas with an RBI single and it’s 3-1 New Providence.
Heading to the bottom of the seventh inning.
Kevin Metz ends the no-hit bid with a single to center field.
Metz takes second base on a wild pitch. And Dylan Bedder’s day is done. Coming in is Danny McCarron.
Anthony Caldiero and Mike Casalino work back-to-back walks and the bases are loaded for Johnson with two outs.
McCarron gets the final outs and Johnson loses to New Providence 3-1. Bases left loaded.