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Wednesday, June 7, 2017

NJSIAA Group 2 semifinals
BASEBALL:Whippany Park one of the last two standing in Group 2

Pascack Hills' Billy Siegenthaler.

By Cory K. Doviak
NJS.com Editorial Director

BELLEVILLE - There were 64 teams in four different brackets when the state tournament started and Whippany Park did not necessarily stand out. The Wildcats were just one game over .500 when they began their postseason run as the No. 9 seed in the North 2, Group 2 bracket and anything other than an opening round blowout loss could have been considered a representative effort. That is what the numbers said before the tournament began, but a deeper dive into the Whippany Park dugout told a different story. "We were 10-9 in the regular season, but the whole season we played a lot of good teams on equal terms. We only got blown out twice and every other game that we lost we lost by one run," said Whippany Park head coach Kyle O'Neill. "Our season could have easily been a 15-win season and if that was the case then maybe not that many people would be surprised at where we are now. I know these kids and I are not surprised." Where Whippany Park was on Tuesday was within the confines of George "Z" Zanfini Municipal Baseball Field behind Belleville High School for a Group 2 state semifinal contest against Pascack Hills. MORE...

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