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A towering first-pitch home run by Joshua Kuroda-Grauer set the tone in the Franklin High School Warriors baseball team’s 2-1 win over JP Stevens High School in the opening round of the NJSIAA North II Group IV tournament on June 2.
Kuroda-Grauer’s shot over the fence in center-left field tied the game at one in the first inning, after JP Stevens scored on a bases-loaded single in their half of the frame.
Kuroda-Grauer was responsible for scoring what turned out to be the Warriors’ winning run in the third inning, initially getting on base after he was hit by a pitch.
Kuroda-Grauer was brought home from third by a single from Dylan Millman, who went 2-for-3 on the day.
Kuroda-Grauer finished the game going 1-for-2.
Peyton Bonds and Samuele Mattia both went 2-for-3, and pitcher Sohan Patel finished the day 1-for-3.
Patel went all seven innings, giving up two hits, one earned run, walking two, striking out four and hitting one batter.
Here are some scenes from the game:
