The three-time reigning champion Seton Hall Prep varsity baseball team received the No. 1 seed in the 84th High School Varsity Baseball Greater Newark Tournament, which is considered the Essex County tournament.
Millburn is the No. 2 seed. Nutley is the No. 3 seed and Montclair is the No. 4 seed in the field.
Preliminary round
April 28
(26) Technology at (23) North 13th Street Tech
(25) Barringer at (24) Shabazz
April 30
winner of Technology/North 13th Street Tech at (18) Cedar Grove
(27) Newark Tech at (19) East Side
winner of Barringer/Shabazz at (17) West Essex
(21) Science Park at (20) Bloomfield Tech
On or by Thursday, May 5, at higher-seeded sites
Game 1: winner of Newark Tech/East Side vs. winner of Technology/North 13th St. Tech-Cedar Grove
Game 2: winner of Science Park/Bloomfield Tech vs. winner of Barringer/Shabazz-West Essex
First round
on or by Saturday, May 7
Game 1 winner re-seeded (16) at (1) Seton Hall Prep
(9) Verona at (8) Bloomfield
(12) MKA at (5) Columbia
(13) Caldwell at (4) Montclair
Game 2 winner re-seeded (15) at (2) Millburn
(10) West Orange at (7) Livingston
(11) Belleville at (6) Newark Academy
(14) Glen Ridge at (3) Nutley, May 6
Quarterfinals
Thursday, May 12, at higher-seeded sites
Semifinals
Saturday, May 14, at Belleville, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Final
Saturday, May 21, at Doc Goeltz Field in Verona, noon
GNT history (1933-2015)*
Most titles
15 – Seton Hall Prep
6 – Livingston
5 – Irvington
4 – Montclair
4 – Bloomfield
4 – Columbia
4 – Nutley
4 – Hillside
Most finals appearances
21- Seton Hall Prep
12 – Nutley
11 – Irvington
11 – Livingston
10 – Montclair
9 – Bloomfield
9 – Columbia
Consecutive titles
4 – Seton Hall Prep (1997-2000)
3 – Morristown (1967-69)
3 – Irvington (1938-40)
3 – Seton Hall Prep (2013-15)
Teams entered
2016 – 24
2015 – 28
2014 – 25
2013 – 27
2012 – 27
2011 – 29
2010 – 25
Note: The GNT has been Essex County teams only since 1973.
*by Jeff Goldberg
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