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Video: Scenes from Ridge Victory in County Baseball Championship

Team wins first county title since 1989 with come-from-behind victory over Hillsborough.

The Ridge High School baseball team rallied from behind for a 4-3 victory over the Hillsborough in a rousing Somerset County Tournament championship game at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater on Thursday night.

The  baseball team, led by senior captain and pitcher J.B. Kole, returned from trailing by three runs to to beat third-seeded Hillsborough in eight innings. 

 was named the Most Valuable Player. The Villanova-bound Kole went the distance on the mound and delivered the winning hit. The team stormed the mound after the title was won.

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