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Montclair's sophomore left-hander Asher Seawell winds up before delvering pitch to the plate during his start which was a solid outing, and rival coaches Mike Sasso of MKA and Ron Gavazzi of Montclair get together before their teams took field for the annual Yogi Berra Cup Game at the Mounties' brand new Jonathan C. Ponds Memorial Field Monday. Cougars earned solid 5-4 win. (SC photo and also by Nick MacWilliams) (continued from page 1) “I expected us to be better at this point, but this is where we are right now.” Stlll, Montclair would battle back to make it 4-4 in the sixth on Blau’s RBI hit before MKA regained the lead one last and impactful time in the seventh. “It’s always nice to beat the Mounties,” said MKA coach Mike Sasso, who played in his share of Berra Cup games as a Cougar player in his own high school days. “They spanked us twice last year after we defeated them two years ago, but before that we hadn’t beaten these guys in like 20 years. “We like where our team is at this point and - hopefully - we can continue to build on victories like this one as we move into the GNT (Greater Newark Tournament), the prep B tourney and – ultimately - the state tournament.” NOTES- MKA and Montclair will be meeting again on Friday (May 2) in the first round of the 92nd Greater Newark Tournament after the Cougars were seeded No. 7 and the Mounties No. 10 in the 22-team field. This time Montclair will visit MKA's diamond behind the middle school on Valley Road...MKA's Williams College-bound Carlesimo is the nephew of former Seton Hall University men's basketball coach and longtime college and pro hoops radio color commentator PJ Carlesimo who grew up with his brother Corey (Quinn's dad) among the 10 kids of Peter and Lucy Carlesimo who raised most of their family first in Scranton, Pa., where Peter was a coach and athletic director, and then in Upper Montclair where Peter and his wife also spent their years as senior citizens...Longtime Montclair assistant coach Angelo Intile is a former football and baseball standout for the Mounties and began his high school baseball career playing in a program directed by the legendary Clary Anderson before he left for Montclair State University and Connie Egan took over the reins of the diamond program. YOGI BERRA CUP GAME, Monday, April 28: Follow Steve Tober on 'X' @Chattermeister
MKA starting pitcher Shea Ievers (7) delivers pitch vs. Montclair in 5-4 Cougars victory. Then, the players can applaud after coaches congratulate them. (Sideline Chatter photos)
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