WESTFIELD FALLS SHORT IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AT UNION TOURNAMENT

The combination of solid defense, good pitching and clutch hitting kept Westfield in a tight game with Cranford but fell short in the end, giving Cranford the 5-3 win.

Blue Wins Rematch with S. Plainfield to Advance to Championship Game

Game Recap coming - here are some of the highlights:

Here's a Harder Question- ANSWERED

Suppose the left fielder starts talking to the fans in foul territory. Before he can get back onto the field in fair territory, the pitcher throws a strike to the next batter. What call does the umpire make?

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How Well Do You Know Baseball? ANSWERED

A pitcher throws a ball that bounces in the dirt before it reaches home plate. If the batter swings and hits the ball over the fence before the catcher touches it, does it count as a home run?

Westfield Blue drops one to South Plainfield

On Tuesday night, Westfield Blue is back at Hall Stadium of Union to face a hungry South Plainfield team in the Union Tournament. Cameron started the game on the mound, and pitched three sold innings. South Plainfield took advantage a long single and a walk to score one run with a SAC fly at the top of the first inning. Nice defense play by third baseman MJ, quick reflex by Cameron catching a line drive, and a strikeout helped to retire the other batters. At the bottom of the first inning, Tyler led off with a single, and Rowan battled hard at the plate to earn a walk. A SAC by Cameron afforded Westfield Blue its own score, and the game is tied at 1:1 after one inning of play.

Blue Tops Berkeley Heights 6-5

7/12/10-Berkeley Heights

Westfield Blue continued its winning streak Monday night with a victory over Berkeley Heights.

Westfield Blue closes the weekend with a 12-8 win over Chatham

Westfield's bats were silenced in the top of the 1st, while Chatham although not hitting the ball very hard off of Parker Hess jumped out to an early 3-0 lead.

After some inspirational words from the coaching staff the Westfield bats came alive in the 3rd inning, sending 13 batters to the plate. Justin Lin lead off with a walk and stole second base. J.D. Marner singled to left moving J.Lin to 3rd, and stole 2nd. O.Brancatella came to the plate and drove in J.Lin while moving J.D. to 3rd base. D. Criscuolo singled driving in J.D. and O.B.. Mike Jefferies, Tyler Roth and Rowan Oberman all singled to continue the rally. Parker Hess capped off the inning with a single driving home Cameron Bremer who drew a walk . In total W.B. scored 9 runs.