Baseball: Westfield Draws Top Seed in Union County Tournament

WESTFIELD, NJ — The Westfield High School baseball team earned the top seed in the upcoming Union County Tournament.

The Blue Devils, seeking their first county title since 2017, are 12-1 on the season. Gov. Livingston is the second seed followed by third-seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood and fourth-seeded Summit.

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“We are very fortunate to have the top seed in the tournament and the opportunity to play at our home field for the first game,” said Westfield head coach Jay Cook. “There are very talented teams in the tournament and we are looking to play our best baseball.”

The tournament gets underway on Wednesday with the preliminary games. The higher seeds host until the semifinals at Johnson followed by the championship game at Kean University.

Defending champion Cranford is the fifth seed.

Westfield will play the winner of 16th-seeded Roselle Catholic and 17-seed Rahway in the first round.

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The Blue Devils have performed well against Union County opponents in the regular season. The top seed has defeated Elizabeth, Oratory, New Providence, Johnson, Scotch Plains-Fanwood , Union, Cranford and Gov. Livingston thus far. Westfield’s lone loss has come against Summit this season.

The Blue Devils have reached the county tournament semifinals the last two years, falling to Cranford both times. Westfield last reached the county final in 2021.

Offensively, Westfield has been stout this season with key contributors including junior Jake Alfano, senior Tomas Cestero, junior Braedan Trajkovski, senior Nic Labin, junior Aaron Ives and senior Randy Davis.

Pitching wise, the Blue Devils has been effective with guys like Cestero, senior Kevin Dowling, senior Jack Chavez and junior Grant Como all contributing.

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