Bombers Blue Teams go 4-0 on Weekend

The 12-U Bombers Blue squad, coached by former Rider outfielder Matt McCollum, out-scored the Deptford Spartans 15-7 in their Sunday double header. The Bombers offense was led by first basemen Mike Christopher and SS Greg Albert, who both went deep in the contests. Christopher was 5-6 on the day with two doubles and a home run posting 7 rbi’s. Albert was 4-5 with a home run and two saves on the hill. Game one was won 11-7 while game two was won 4-0. The second game was a pitching master piece by Josh Knapp, Joey Robertson and Greg Albert.

The 10-U Blue team also played Sunday against the Tri-State Arsenal Select. The Bombers posted 16 runs in the two games beating the opponent in game one 7-0 and 9-1 in game two. The offense was led by EJ Mangione, Ryan Graham, Matt Christopher and Cooper Quigley. Christopher reached base six times boosting his average to .511 while Mangione added three more hits and boosting his average to .594. In the first game, Nathan Liedtka pitched a fantastic five innings with 0 runs and 9 strikeouts. In game two, Christopher threw 3 and 2/3 innings while striking out six. Graham added three strikeouts in 1 and 1/3 innings pitched. Carella finished the last inning with no hits and a strikeout.

All around it was a great day for Bombers Baseball!!!!

Bombers 10-yr olds post 39 hits in three game weekend

Over the weekend the Bombers 10 yr old Blue Team headed to Diamond Nation in Flemington, NJ where they went 2-1. In the three games the team posted up 39 hits and 20 walks to boost the team batting average to .370 and the team On Base Percentage to .460.

The final of game one was the Jersey State Bombers 10 and the North Jersey Expos 4. Ryan Graham pitched a gem while throwing the entire six inning game. The second game was an unlike-Bombers performance where they fell to the Young Guns 11-5. Walks and errors haunted the Bombers for part of this game allowing many un-earned runs.

In Game three the Bombers took on Gallagher Select. This game was neck and neck until the 5th inning. The score was 2-1 with Gallagher in the lead going in to the fifth until the Bombers batted in the bottom of the inning scoring 7 runs making the score 8-2. Somehow the final was 8-7 with the Bombers taking the W. Nate Liedtka pitched outstanding through five innings keeping the opponent to only 2 runs scored. In the last inning there were some errors mixed in with a couple hits to help give the Gallagher Select one more last minute run but the Bombers held on to give them their only loss of the tournament. The Gallagher Select went on to win the tournament beating Medford in the finals.

Cooper Quigley, Matt Christopher, EJ Mangione and Sean Dugan put up 5 hits a piece in the tournament. Jake Bianco and Blake Olsen both finished 4 for 8 on the weekend. Olsen also had 4 rbi’s. Garrett Carella was 3 for 8 and Ryan Graham was 3 for 6.

The next game for the 10 yr old blue team will be this Wed against the SJ Rattlers followed by the ET Riptides on Thursday. Sunday they will host the Arsenal National Team in Southampton at 12pm and 2:15pm.

Bombers out-hit Medford in ugly defensive Game; EJ Mangione drops bomb off former team.

Monday’s game vs the Medford Renegades started out ugly with poor defense behind starting pitcher Matt Christopher. Wild pitches, missed fly balls and throwing the ball around haunted the defense for the first three innings. Bombers remained scoreless until the second time through the line-up. The top of the fourth inning was started by a Sal Cusumano lead off single followed by a big home run by catcher EJ Mangione. Following EJ’s home run were hits by first basemen Nathan Liedtka, a double by Jake Bianco and a double by Cooper Quigley. The Bombers pulled away with 9 hits on the evening leaving the opponent at 8 with 4 of them being bunts.

Bianco did a nice job on the mound keeping hitters off balance while mixing in a great off-speed pitch. Nate Liedtka also threw the final inning after throwing 3 innings the day before without letting up one run.

Next games are set for Saturday against the South Jersey Elite at Southampton Memorial Park. Game times are 4pm and 6pm.

Bombers Carella and Liedtka Kicking it in Gear for 10-U

Even though the Bombers fell to the defending league champions, the South Jersey Titans, on Sunday April 3rd, the team is starting to gel. After only playing three games together, the offense is looking great while pitchers are busy keeping hitters off balance. The fielding is the only gray area that needs a lot of improvement.

After three games, Garrett Carella is 5 for 10 with two doubles and a home run. Nathan Liedtka is 3 for 8 with a double and a home run. EJ Mangione is hitting .500 going 3 for 6 and Sean Dugan is 4 for 7 giving him the lead in team batting average at .571. Matt Christopher is just warming up with his .333 average, two doubles and 4 rbi’s. Even though Carella currently holds the lead-off spot, his role is still to drive in runs. This team has a lot of power hitters and without a doubt will end up dominating in most of their games.

Our Southampton 3 & 4 hitters, Ryan Graham and Matt Christopher, are getting extra work in this week as they plan on racking up the rbi’s this upcoming weekend. Both have developed into key power hitters as they both have tremendous bat speed. Matt Christopher on the hill and EJ Mangione behind the dish is a nasty 1 – 2 combination and a hard match up for any team in the south jersey area to compete against. EJ has the capabilities of throwing out any road runner that attempts to take 2nd base. Over the past two years he has developed in to a phenom behind the plate and will only get better as time moves forward.

This Sunday, April 10th, the Bombers 10-U Blue squad will take on the South Jersey Sandsharks at 230pm at Vanderslice Field. The following day, April 11th, they will go to work against the Medford Renegades at 730pm at Hartford Crossing Fields located in Medford.

Bombers Teams go 2-1 on Opening Weekend

The Jersey State Bombers 10-U red team started off their season Saturday on a hot note beating the Millville Lightning 11-4. Max Sakach had a monster bases clearing triple in the middle of the game. Brendan Scott also threw a solid first three innings on the hill. Donovan Wu also had a nice backup play in left field to throw out a runner at the plate. “Overall, the team played great despite playing their first game together and I was surprised to see that they were really pumped up the whole game,” said Team Manager, Owen Boles.

The next game for the 10-U red team is scheduled for Saturday at Diamond Nation in Flemington, NJ.

On the same day, the 12-U Blue team struggled in a loss to Washington Twp Blue Team. The final there was 15-5. Walks and errors haunted the defense giving up plenty of unearned runs, leaving the Bombers to beating themselves. Mike Christopher had a nice two run home run in the top of the 1st inning to get the Bombers on the board 2-0. However that wasnt enough to trigger the Bombers offense.

Their next game is Saturday against the South Jersey Thunder.

On Sunday afternoon, the 10-U Blue team broke out their season pounding 14 hits in a 15-8 win over the Mt. Laurel Gold. Garrett Carella led the team in offense with a three hit game. His hits included two doubles and a single. Nate Liedtka and Matt Christopher both smashed doubles as well. Cole Shontz was 2 for 2 with two singles with one attempt at a double getting himself thrown out. Christopher was 2 for 4, Sean Dugan was 2 for 3 and EJ Mangione was 1 for 2. Ryan Graham also had 3 RBI’S on the day.
Starting pitcher Matt Christopher only gave up one hit in three innings pitched.

Their next game is Sunday against the South Jersey Titans

Training Starts Now

Every year around the 2nd of January, all the baseball players nationwide begin to practice on their baseball mechanics. This gives them a couple months to work on a few issues they might be having or tune up with where they left off last season.

Even if your new to the sport or a recreational player, pushing yourself to practice in January – March is a good idea to help you get a head start on everyone else. Don’t wait until the last minute. You need to push yourself if you want to make it to the next level. Most retired baseball players that never made it to the Big Leagues regret not training harder when they were younger. You can never hit, throw, field, lift and run enough. So do it all and do it as much as you can and I guarantee it will pay off whether it be a starting position on your high school team, a college scholarship or a professional baseball contract.

A lifting or sports performance program may also be a good idea during this time of year. We Drop Bombs Baseball Academy also offers a great training program for athletes to develop in body awareness, quickness and strength. Check out our Performance Training page for more information.

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