Official Twitter Account of Cliffside Park High School Baseball | Big North American Conference | Head Coach Mike Scarzafava | #GoRedRaiders
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Congratulations to our 2026 All Big North Honorees!
#GoRedRaiders
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May 19
⚾️ 2026 State Tournament Brackets
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May 17
⚾️Hey @CPHS__Baseball fans!⚾️
Vote now for John Raftopoulos to win the final JSZ Baseball Game Ball of the year for his performance (2-4, 6 RBI, 2 R) against Teaneck.
🗳️Cast your votes HERE!⬇️
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May 15
I was raised in a baseball culture where you earned EVERYTHING.
Playing time.
Trust.
Respect.
Opportunities.
Leadership.
Blue collar meant earning respect through work, not demanding it through words.
Nothing was handed to you.
Nothing was explained 14 different ways to protect your feelings.
If coaches got after you, you got tougher.
You worked harder.
You proved them wrong.
Now too many athletes want accountability-free environments where every hard conversation is called “toxic” and every uncomfortable moment becomes someone else’s fault.
Soft cultures create fragile players.
The real world doesn’t care about your excuses, your feelings, or who you blame.
It rewards toughness.
Consistency.
Discipline.
Accountability.
Competitiveness.
Always has. Always will.
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May 9
1 unselfish AB
can win a game
1 high baseball IQ play
can win a game
1 hustle play
can win a game
1 great base running read
can win a game
….And it could be early in the game!
If you REALLY want to win, dominating the “minor” details leads to “major” W’s!
#BaseballTruth
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Congratulations to #GoRedRaiders Coach @mscarzafava12!
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! 📚 Huntington Learning Centers of NJ and the NJSIAA are proud to recognize dedicated educators like Michael Scarzafava of Cliffside Park HS. Thank you for all you do!
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We take down River Dell this afternoon 2-0. John Raftopoulos picks up the win on Senior Day!!
Next game: tomorrow 2:00 PM at Ramsey in the Bergen County Tournament!
#GoRedRaiders
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⚾️: Brackets for the 2026 Bergen County Baseball Tournament and the Baseball BIT are now posted on bergencountycoaches.org.
DIRECT LINKS:
BCT: tinyurl.com/3rsa3uce
BIT: tinyurl.com/5t2renzc
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May 1
Previewing the wide-open Bergen County baseball tournament northjersey.com/story/sports…
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Congrats to our #GoRedRaiders Student-Athletes who were recently inducted into the National Honor Society!
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El zurdo Alex Trulli, forma parte del equipo de los Raiders de Cliffsidepark @CPHS__Baseball let's go Raiders. El manager Mike y su equipo de coach excellents professionals.
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We defeat Dumont 7-6 today on a walk-off single by Senior SS Kayden Moeller!
Back in action Friday at home vs. Westwood at 4:15 PM.
#GoRedRaiders
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We took down Memorial yesterday 7-3 to pick up our 5th win of the season!
Back in action tomorrow. We take on Dumont in league play at 4:15 PM.
#GoRedRaiders
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Thank you @NJScom for coming out and covering our @PFFORG Challenge, it was a great day of baseball! Thanks to @SaddleBrookAD @FortLeeAD @NMHSBaseball @CPHS__Baseball @dumont_huskies @CresskillCougs & Memorial for being part of it!!
Apr 18
In a good game for a better cause, @RphsScarlets won their second game in as many days, 4-1, over @SaddleBrookAD in the first of four to benefit the @PFFORG and honor the memory of MaryBeth Papetti. The story & pics are #ComingSoon on northjerseysports.com
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Road W this afternoon over Dwight Morrow 💪🏼. We improve to 4–4 overall and 2-0 in League play.
Next game: Friday, 4/17 @ Bergenfield.
#GoRedRaiders
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Apr 14
Baseball is life in disguise. ⚾️
You fail more than you succeed.
You don’t always get what you deserve.
Some days you feel unstoppable…
Others, you can’t buy a hit.
But YOU keep showing up anyway.
That’s the lesson. 💯
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Apr 13
"Hitters who hit more, hit more."
I strongly disagree.
Some of the hardest workers I've coached under-perform (compared to the work they put in)
I was one of them.
It's the mental side.
- Anxious.
- Nervous.
- You care so much it works against you.
I remember shaking in the box because I wanted to be so good.
It wasn't fear of the competition.
I just cared too much
I didn't need more reps.
I needed to train winning.
I needed to focus on scoring runs.
I needed to stop thinking about ME and start thinking about scoring runs for MY TEAM.
When you shift your focus from yourself to YOUR TEAM, your energy transfers.
That's when the swing you worked your butt off, shows up.
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