The Essex County Baseball and Softball Tournaments have completed their early rounds and have the pairings set for Wednesday’s next round. All games are scheduled at the higher seed in this round.
Here’s where we are….
Baseball Quarterfinals
Bloomfield (8) defeated Nutley (9), and faces Millburn (1) who won over Cedar Grove (17)
Livingston (5) moved past Glen Ridge (12) and travels to Montclair (4) who beat Belleville (13)
Seton Hall Prep (2) eliminated Newark Tech (15) and will host Caldwell (7) who defeated West Orange (10)
Verona (6) won over Columbia (11) and now tries to upset West Essex (3) victor over Newark Academy (19).
Softball First Round
East Side (17) over MKA (16), faces Mt St Dominic (1)
Glen Ridge (15) defeated Newark Academy (18), travels to Livingston (2)
Payne Tech (14) eliminated West Caldwell Tech (19), plays Nutley (3)
Bloomfield (13) won over East Orange Campus (20) and takes on Verona (4)
West Orange (12) was victorious over Orange (21) now plays at Columbia (5)
West Essex (6) hosts Millburn (11)
Belleville (10) tries to upset Cedar Grove (7)
Montclair (9) goes to Caldwell (8)