Even with a standout pitcher on the hill, sometimes an opposing hitter just has a knack for blasting holes through a team’s sails. Jackson Liberty’s Shane Hickey was that type of nemesis to the Pinelands Regional baseball team, and particularly Joey Ventresca, on April 17.

“They’re a tough team and he’s a good hitter,” said Pinelands head coach Justin Loomis, whose Wildcats dropped a 5-1 decision to the Lions in a big Shore Conference Class B South matchup.