It’s been a long time since the Southern Regional High School baseball team has been considered among Ocean County’s better squads. But on Tuesday, the Rams did something they hadn’t done in 34 seasons: reach the final of the Ocean County Tournament.

After beating up on sixth-seeded Jackson Liberty on May 11, Southern used a three-run, sixth-inning rally to take 10th-seeded Manchester to extra innings, and then scored in the bottom of the eighth to score a 4-3 victory and reach the OCT…