Bloomfield 18U baseball team has good start to the summer

BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Tuesday July 10, 9:56 a.m.)  – The Bloomfield 18U baseball team has enjoyed a good start this summer. The team competes in the High School Development League in the Essex County Division. League play began June 11. Bloomfield had a 4-2 record through June 27. The Bengals defeated Verona, Caldwell, Glen Ridge […]

Bloomfield HS Senior summer baseball team schedule

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School Senior summer baseball team will partake in a 14-game schedule. The Bengals began the season June 11 at Montclair Kimberley Academy. The head coach of the team is Danny Furbeck, who is the BHS volunteer freshman coach. Home games are held at Bloomfield Middle School field. SCHEDULE (games […]

Bloomfield HS baseball team posts competitive season

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Despite enduring an up-and-down season, the Bloomfield High School varsity baseball team experienced several positives. The strength of the team was the pitching staff, noted BHS head coach Mike Policastro. The Bengals had a stellar 2.68 ERA as a team. Unfortunately, that didn’t translate to many wins. “In high school baseball, when […]

Bloomfield HS baseball team ends season with a flourish

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School ended its season with a flourish, beating Science Park and Belleville in back-to-back games to finish with a 12-12 overall record. The Bengals defeated Science Park, 19-2, May 23, at West Side Park in Newark. Senior Cristian Lambert pitched 2 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs on three […]

Bloomfield HS baseball team jolts West Orange

Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield vs. West Orange, May 14 BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Senior Manny Corporan (3-2) pitched six innings of three-hit ball, striking out 12 and allowing just one earned run and senior Elliot Urgent had two RBI on a groundout and sac fly to lead the Bloomfield High School varsity baseball team to […]

Bloomfield HS baseball team defeats Montclair Kimberley Academy

Photos by Jerry Simon. Bloomfield vs. Montclair Kimberley Academy, May 7, at Bloomfield Middle School field BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Eddie Abplanalp went 4-for-4 with two singles, two doubles, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base and Vincent Torrisi went 3-for-3 with three singles and a walk to lead the Bloomfield High School varsity […]

Bloomfield HS baseball team, seeded ninth, gears up for GNT

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School varsity baseball team hopes to make a good run in the Greater Newark Tournament. The Bengals, seeded ninth, will visit No. 8 seed Cedar Grove in the first round on May 5 at 2 p.m. The winner will advance to the quarterfinals on May 10 against either top-seeded […]

Bloomfield HS baseball program honors former Bengal All-State players

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – On Saturday night, April 21, before its game against Bayonne, the Bloomfield High School baseball program had a ceremony to honor all of the former All-State baseball players at BHS from 1935-2017. BHS head varsity baseball coach Mike Policastro, a former Bengal, Class of 1989, organized a fundraiser for metal signs that […]

Bloomfield HS baseball team falls to Bayonne in a heartbreaker as three-game win streak ends

Photos by Jerry Simon. Bloomfield vs. Bayonne, night game BLOOMFIELD, NJ –  The Bloomfield High School varsity baseball team had its three-game win streak snapped with a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Bayonne on Saturday night, April 21, at Bloomfield Middle School field in a non-conference game. The Bengals were one strike away from the win, but […]

Bloomfield HS baseball team blanks Verona, 1-0, in walk-off fashion

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Senior Manny Corporan pitched a seven-inning complete game two-hit shutout to lead the Bloomfield High School varsity baseball team to a 1-0 walk-off win over Verona on April 18 at Bloomfield Middle School field in a Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division game. Corporan (2-1) struck out seven and allowed three walks and one […]