When Montville lost to Ramapo in an NJSIAA North 1 Group III semifinal on May 31, Brock Caudill could not fathom that his high school baseball career had apparently come to an end.

“I was so upset that I didn’t know what to do with myself,” Caudill said. “I went home and couldn’t take my uniform off. I sat there for as long as I could and just left it on. I didn’t want to think it was over.”

Caudill will get the chance to put the Montville jersey on one more time tonight, when he joins 10 other Morris County players on the Northwest All-Stars at the New Jersey Scholastic Baseball Coaches Association’s All-Star Classic at 7 p.m. at Diamond Nation in Flemington.

For Caudill, it will be the final baseball game of his life, as he is headed to Indiana University to study business in the fall.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Caudill said. “It’s going to be a special experience for me, considering it’s my last baseball game. It’s special because I am going out on a high and I have Coach Card (Montville head coach Joe Cardinale) with me.”

Cardinale is the head coach of the Northwest squad. He has a host of local pitchers to choose from, as seven members of the nine-man Northwest pitching staff hail from Morris County, including Jack Donlon and Tommy Githens from Mendham. Githens, Morristown’s Matt Lopez and Sean Hager of Delbarton will also be playing for Diamond Nation’s summer team.

“I wasn’t sure if they would take two Mendham kids,” said Githens, who had a 3-1 record with a 1.57 earned-run average this season for the Minutemen. “I’m glad that they did. It’s great to get another chance to pitch with Jack.”

The rest of the pitching staff includes Brian Chinni of Madison, Josh Sadowski of Jefferson and Pat Davis from Morris County Tournament champion Morristown-Beard. Lopez just pitched for the Colonials in a 4-2 loss to Hunterdon Central in the NJSIAA Group IV final Saturday.

Lopez likes pitching in relief, which he will probably do if he throws tonight. The pitchers will all receive an inning at best.

“I know most of the guys on the team, so it should be exciting,” said Lopez, who is heading to Montclair State in the fall. “What a great way for me to end my career. It’s a little humbling, but it’s more exciting. I’m proud and honored to be selected. I’m glad that Coach (Ed) Collins had enough faith in me to nominate me. I think my dad is more excited about it than I am. And I’m pretty excited.”

Eleven of the 25 players are from Morris County, including Morristown-Beard’s Kevin Brophy, Vince Montone of Jefferson and Tommy Crooks of Pequannock.

“This means I’m one of the top players in the state,” Caudill said. “It’s not something you set out to be. It’s just a big honor.”

Added Githens: “This just proves Morris County has a lot of good baseball teams and players this year. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”