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by Stephen M. Lewis
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Swinging a good bat can get a win. Throwing good pitches can do the same.
When both collide at the same time, a convincing win will occur as Cosby dominated Gloucester 10-1 in the state Group AAA quarterfinals Tuesday.
The Titans, the Central Region champ, advanced to Friday’s noon semifinal at Westfield High School to face Northwest Region champion Woodbridge, a 5-4 winner over Northern runner-up W.T. Woodson.
The pitching, defense and hitters were all responsible for the advancement.
Cosby’s ace Danny Mooney was under control.
Not a strikeout pitcher – he had two – he routinely gave his club routine grounders and fly balls that Cosby consistently handled.
“We’ve been hitting the ball real well lately, so basically all I have to do is go out there and throw strikes,” the senior said. “The defense is there so it makes it pretty easy on me.”
The Titans bats are not easy on any hurler. Mitchell Shifflett led the way again, going 4-for-5, a triple short of the cycle.
His fourth-inning solo homer off starter Matt Fischgrund gave Cosby a 3-1 lead.
The next inning, 8-hitter Kyle McKay dropped a two-run shot over the left-field fence that put the Titans out to a 5-1 lead.
“Just looking for a fastball to hit,” McKay said. “Got it. Swung on it. Drove it.”
Sounds pretty simple, and maybe it is for the Titans, since Tim Perry and Ben Sisk put up close to identical lines (3 for 4, 3 RBI by Perry) in Cosby’s 17-hit slugfest.
Gloucester coach Derek Kibler was impressed.
“They battled, put the ball in play,” said Kibler, who saw his Dukes to a 2-8 start before an Eastern Region runner-up performance. “They do all the things you want good hitters to do.”
Gloucester 100 000 0 – 1 4 2
Cosby 101 134 X – 10 17 1
Fischgrund, Peterson (5) and Cecil; Mooney and Lowery.
Records: Gloucester (17-10); Cosby (20-6)
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