Moving up to the Princeton High varsity baseball team this spring as a senior, Steve Majeski got off to a slow start.

But as the weather has warmed up, so has Majeski’s bat. He went 4-for-4 in a 15-6 win over Lakewood on April 25 and followed that up with two straight 2-for-4 games. Last Thursday, he blasted two triples to help PHS defeat Princeton Day School 11-6.

“I had a rough season starting but I have definitely picked it up right now,” said Majeski, who went 2-for-4 with a run and four RBIs in the win over PDS.

“I feel more involved and very connected. I feel like I am in the groove right now. It is about getting more practice time and getting more hits.”

PHS got into a good hitting groove last week, topping WW/P-S 10-8 a day before the outburst against PDS.

“We can string some pretty nice hits together and we need to get into that mentality because sometimes we can get quiet,” said Majeski.

“When we really start to make good contact and we get chatter up on the bench, we can get some runs. The good thing in the last two games is that we have been able to keep it up. PDS and South are two definite rivals, we play them all the time, they are very close. It was a really good feeling to start getting some hits and keep it up.”

Majeski helped start the PHS onslaught against PDS, slamming a run-scoring triple in a 5-run third inning as the Little Tigers jumped out to a 6-3 lead on the way to the victory.

“It felt really good, I have been working on my batting average,” said Majeski.

“I am hanging on to .500, going 2-for-4 in the last two games. I really want to keep it up.”

Moving to catcher from outfield has helped keep Majeski in the game. “It is tough to practice the entire offseason with the coaches saying, we are going to have you in the outfield and then all of a sudden, I am dropping you in the infield,” said Majeski.

“Getting behind the plate can be tough at first but if anything it would help out because I am getting a lot more action to build up my strength.”

PHS head coach Dave Roberts was pleased about his team’s strong batting efforts in the wins over WW/P-S and PDS.

“Almost 30 hits in two games, that is more than hitting it,” said a smiling Roberts. “They have been stroking it. Yesterday was more doing some hitting and running to get it going against South. Today we took advantage, we stole seven or eight bases as well today. We really got that running game going, that was important.”

Majeski’s hitting surge has been an important factor for the Little Tigers. “He is just crushing the ball,” asserted Roberts. “He is in a routine, he is seeing it. The ball must look like a grapefruit to him. I swear to god, nothing can get by him, it is crazy.”

Junior second baseman Matt Lambert crushed the ball against PDS, going 2-for-3 with a two-run homer.

“Matt is a good hitter, he is down in that nine spot because he is so fast and it is that double leadoff theory,” said Roberts.

“He is down there because he is fast and when he gets on there at the nine spot, he can steal bases, which he did today, and a home run is just a blessing.”

The Little Tigers were blessed with contributions up and down the order as junior Colin Taylor and Hayden Reyes also sparked the attack.

“Colin broke out of it yesterday and continued it today,” added Roberts. “Hayden had a couple of nice hits today. He is doing a good job in the leadoff spot, he stole some bases for us today. It was all good things from everybody.”

After PHS gave a very good effort in the opening round of the Mercer County Tournament as the 15th-seeded Little Tigers fell 3-2 to second-seeded Notre Dame last Monday, Roberts is looking for his players to take care of business down the stretch.

“Now we are just closing out games, the Pennington game (a 4-3 defeat on April 21) and the WW/P-N game (a 7-6 defeat on April 24) were tough losses, both one run,” said Roberts, whose team hosts South River on May 7 and Allentown on May 8 before playing at Lawrence on May 9 and at Hightstown on May 11.

“We lost the North game, giving up four in the bottom of the seventh. It is just shutting the door and we are doing that. That is what we need to do.”

Majeski, for his part, believes that the way that PHS won the games over WW/P-S and PDS is a harbinger of good things to come.

“If we get a team that strikes a chord with us, we can easily get a win,” said Majeski.

“We just need to have the desire we have had for the past two days to beat PDS and South. It is good to know that we could put two wins together and the same sort of wins with big hitting.”