Gloucester Catholic baseball makes history with Diamond Classic win
Gloucester Catholic baseball won its record eighth Diamond Classic title, defeating Clearview 13-2 with a 12-run fourth inning.
PITMAN – The setup for the Diamond Classic tests the true depth of a high school baseball team’s pitching staff. And Gloucester Catholic High School showed why it has one of the deepest and most talented staffs in South Jersey. After the squad’s top two pitchers helped the Rams advance to Tuesday’s championship game, sophomore Eddie Pinero finished off the tournament run with another gem.
Pinero scattered two runs over five innings and the Rams helped their hurler with a 12-run explosion in the fourth inning that carried Gloucester Catholic to a 13-2 win over Clearview in the 52 nd annual Joe Hartmann Diamond Classic championship at Pitman’s Alcyon Park. “Give (Pinero) a ball on the bump and he just shoves,” senior shortstop and Mississippi State commit Noah Danza said. “That’s what he does.
That’s what GC breeds, great competitors and guys that want to win. ” Gloucester Catholic has had plenty of those types of players over its storied history, which now includes the most Diamond Classic titles ever (eight), breaking a tie with Non-Public B foe Bishop Eustace, which the Rams eliminated in Saturday’s semifinal round. Champs pic.
twitter. com/mZ6acxYu3N — Tom McGurk (@McGurkSports) May 20, 2026 Gloucester Catholic head coach Dennis Barth accomplished what he wanted from this team at the Diamond Classic. The championship trophy was just an extra bonus.
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