Right off the bat
for Middlesex
County Sheriffs
Members of Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office Local 165 must
have knocked wood for luck on May 6, when they played in the
South Brunswick Police Department wood bat baseball tourna-
ment.
Led by the tournament’s most valuable players Christian Pa-
one and Josh Padilla, Local 165 emerged as tournament cham-
pions by winning all five of their games. En route to the title, the
Middlesex County Sheriffs defeated teams from Edison Town-
ship Local 75, Port Authority Local 116 and East Brunswick Local
145.
A wood bat tournament is just what it sounds like — players
use wood bats rather than aluminum bats, which can make it
tougher to get power on the ball. Nevertheless, Local 165 mem-
bers Jim Kelly, Mike DeJoy, Dariusz Szczesny and Jessie Bista-
ny each hit two home runs during the tournament. Other team
members included Anthony Castrovinci, Marc Kramer, Mike
DeTorrice, Tim Sheats and Gabriel Rodriguez. d
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