Belleville HS baseball team looks to make good run in the GNT

BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School varsity baseball team hopes to make a good run in the Greater Newark Tournament. The Bucs received the No. 18 seed and will visit No. 15 seed Verona in the third preliminary round on May 3. The winner will visit No. 2 seed Millburn in the first round […]

Belleville HS baseball team tops Orange for second win of season

BELLEVILLE, NJ The Belleville High School varsity baseball team earned its second win of the season with a 6-2 win over Orange on Tuesday, April 17. Sophomore Albert Carrero pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts and didn’t  allow an earned run. Junior Sebastian Alverio contributed with a two-run double. The Bucs, who moved to […]

Belleville HS baseball team hopes to regroup from rough start

Photos by Jerry Simon: Belleville (blue tops) vs. Bloomfield. BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School varsity baseball team hopes to bounce back from a rough start to the season. The Bucs had a 1-5 record through April 12. Belleville lost both games of a doubleheader on Saturday, April 7, as the Bucs fell to […]

Belleville HS baseball team seeks successful season

BELLEVILLE, NJ – Despite brutal weather conditions during the month of March, the Belleville High School varsity baseball team was able to get in as much training as possible during the preseason. Though they are dealing with a few injuries, the Bucs are looking forward to having a successful season this spring. “We were very […]

Belleville HS 16U baseball team gains valuable learning experience this summer

BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School 16U summer baseball team finished the 2017 High School Development League Essex County Junior Division with a 3-9 record. Although it was a season with mostly eighth-graders playing against kids much older than them, it was a learning experience. The three wins were two against Cedar Grove and […]

Belleville HS Senior summer baseball team enjoys victories

BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School Senior summer baseball team improved to 5-6 this week in the High School Developmental League Essex County Senior Division. The Bucs lost to Cedar Grove 8-0, but rebounded to beat Montclair, 8-7, and Glen Ridge, 9-0. Against Montclair, Danny Pinedo started for the Bucs and pitched well. However, […]

Belleville HS baseball team delivers solid defense and pitching this summer

BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School baseball program is gaining good experience while competing in the High School Developmental Essex County League. The 18-and-under team, under head coach Derek Lombardi, opened the season with a 10-2 loss to Bloomfield. Starting pitcher Danny Pinedo had a rough start. “He could not get his breaking pitches […]

Young Belleville HS baseball team made strides this season

BELLEVILLE, NJ – Despite finishing with a 9-18 record, the young Belleville High School varsity baseball team gained valuable experience this season, much to head coach Joe Sorce’s delight. “We were a very young team with anywhere from five to seven sophomores in the lineup everyday,” said Sorce. “Seven sophomores earned a varsity letter. I […]