Former Barnegat High School star Jason Groome, the No. 1 selection of the Boston Red Sox in the 2016 MLB Draft, was assigned to the Class A Greenville (S.C.) Drive of the South Atlantic League.
Former Gloucester Catholic ace Mike Shawaryn, also chosen in the 2016 draft, was also assigned to Greenville by the Red Sox. And the N.J. connections don't stop there.
Greenville will be managed by former Rutgers University star and Middletown South graduate Darren Fenster.
Groome, a left-hander with a fastball in the mid-90s, was named the No.