After going 3-8 through its first 11 games, the Barnegat High School baseball team needed a kick in the pants to end April and a big lift as it shifted gears into the second half of the season. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Tyler Suydam provided both on April 29, firing a complete-game three-hitter against Pinelands Regional.

“We needed some more energy and today was a good day to get ourselves moving in the right direction again,” said Suydam, who needed only 62 pitches in a 4-0 shutout,…