West Orange HS baseball team defeats Belleville in season opener

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity baseball team defeated Belleville, 9-4, in its season opener April 4 at home.

Chris Walker led the way on the mound and at the plate.

Walker allowed two runs in 4 1/3 innings with nine strikeouts to earn the win, and went 2-for-3 with four RBI at the plate.

Mike Giovine went 2-for-2 with a run and Vincent DeSantis went 1-1 with four runs scored for the Mountaineers..

WOHS then lost its next two games, falling to MKA, 11-10, April 6, and Livingston, 14-4, April 7, to move to a 1-2 record.

Chris Spagnuolo went 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI; and Walker was 2-for-4 with an RBI against MKA at home. Erick Castro drove in two runs against Livingston at home.

Upcoming games

April 9, at Science Park, 4 p.m.

April 11, Verona, 4 p.m.

April 13, at Glen Ridge, 4 p.m.

April 16, Cedar Grove, 4 p.m.

April 18, West Essex, 4 p.m.

April 20, at Belleville, 4 p.m.

April 23, Montclair Kimberley Academy, 4 p.m.

April 24, Bloomfield, 4 p.m.

April 27, Science Park, 4 p.m.

April 30, at Verona, 4 p.m.

May 1, Newton, 4 p.m.

May 7, Glen Ridge, 4 p.m.

May 14, at Bloomfield, 4 p.m.

May 16, at Cedar Grove, 4 p.m.

  West Orange High School baseball