After doing what most high school baseball prognosticators deemed as highly unlikely, the Southern Regional baseball team finally met the end of its state-tournament road on June 7, when the Rams fell to defending state champion Hunterdon Central, 5-2, in the NJSIAA Group IV semifinals.

Days earlier, the Rams had won the South Jersey Group IV title with a 6-2 victory over Seneca, earning their first appearance in a state semifinal in 50 years.