![]() Recent upgrades to DeMeo Field included the reseeding the grass field, installing new bleachers, fencing and a scoreboard. Following his death, the Hamilton Township field was named in his honor. DeMeo was a prospect in the Philadelphia Phillies minor league organization who later became the Phillies triple-A affiliate manager however he was tragically killed by a drunk-driver in the early 1980’s. Veterans Park’s DeMeo Field is dedicated to the memory of former Hamiltonian and Steinert High School baseball alum, Bob DeMeo. In the event weather causes games to be rescheduled, updates will be available at A Field of Dreams in Honor of a Local Star 4:00PM – State Group 4 Championship Game – Westfield High School vs.1:00PM – State Group 2 Championship Game – Pascack Hills High School vs.10:00AM – State Group 3 Championship Game – Somerville High School vs.7:00PM – Non-Public A Championship Game – Saint Augustine Prep School vs.4:00PM – Non-Public B Championship Game – DePaul Catholic High School vs.1:00PM – State Group 1 Championship Game – Park Ridge High School vs.Games will host teams from as far north as Park Ridge (Park Ridge High School) and Montvale (Pascack Hills High School) in Bergen County and Wayne (DePaul Catholic) in Passaic County to as far south as Glouscter City (Gloucester Catholic) in Camden County and Buena Vista (Saint Augustine Prep) in Atlantic County. While neighboring Allentown High School – which boarders Hamilton to the east – will enjoy the shortest commute to DeMeo Field, teams from across the state will come to Veterans Park to battle for New Jersey’s four public and two non-public state titles this week. Matchups Draw Best Teams from Across the State “It will be a great weekend for high school baseball and for our local businesses, which will benefit from the many visitors we will host.” ![]() “We are proud to host this year’s state tournament, as well as to welcome visitors from all across New Jersey to our community this weekend,” says Hamilton Township Mayor Kelly Yaede. ![]() Thanks to the town’s complete renovation of Veterans Park’s Bob DeMeo Field, Hamilton will host this year’s NJSIAA State High School Baseball Tournament. ![]() ![]() ‘If you build it, they will come’…and this weekend they come to Hamilton. ![]()
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