South Plainfield NJ Varsity Baseball Team

By JR Parachini
For sidelinechatter.com

CRANFORD VS. SOUTH PLAINFIELD THIS SUNDAY
FOR THE WATCHUNG HILLS TOURNAMENT TITLE;
GILSTRAP BLANKS WAYNE HILLS ON 65 PITCHES

Cranford’s seventh win in a row was a 10-0 victory over Passaic County squad Wayne Hills Saturday at Somerset County school Watchung Hills.
It came in one of two Watchung Hills Tournament games. In the other, South Plainfield edged Watchung Hills 3-2.
As a result, Cranford will play South Plainfield at 3 p.m. Sunday at Watchung Hills in the championship game. The 10:30 a.m. third-place game will pit Wayne Hills vs. Watchung Hills.
The games are Sunday because Watchung Hills has a county game Saturday.
Cranford senior right hander Pat Gilstrap improved to 2-0 after tossing a 65-pitch (41 strikes, 24 balls), five-inning, one-hitter against Wayne Hills. He struck out two and walked two and also helped his cause by driving in three runs.
In three starts, Gilstrap has thrown complete-game victories at Governor Livingston 5-3 on April 1 and vs. Wayne Hills and has a no-decision in a Cranford 5-3 conference win at home over Roselle Catholic on April 6. In that game, Gilstrap allowed three runs – two earned – in four complete innings, striking out one and walking one.
Against GL he tossed a four-hitter, allowing three earned runs, while striking out five and walking two.
Gilstrap has a 1.98 ERA and opponents are batting .188 against him. In 17.2 innings, he has allowed six runs – five of them earned – and 12 hits. He has 16 strikeouts and six walks.
Cranford ’s 8-2 start includes six pitchers with at least one win. Gilstrap and sophomore right hander Kurt Rutmeyer have two each, with Rutmeyer also 2-0. With one win each are sophomore right hander Vincent Colineri, senior left hander Nick Cook, junior righty Justin VanOstenbridge and freshman lefty Ryan Williamson.

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