This week in Middlesex County baseball (High school Baseball news)
Josh Rosenfeld, FOR THE STAR-LEDGER, April 19, 2010 1:55 p.m.
Josh Rosenfeld, FOR THE STAR-LEDGER, April 19, 2010 1:55 p.m.
PLAYER TO WATCH: In three starts this spring, Bishop Ahr's Dario Santangelo is 3-0 with an 0.00 ERA. In 17 innings on the hill, the East Carolina-bound senior has struck out 19 and walked eight while yielding just six hits, including a five-inning no-hitter against Hamilton followed by a five-inning one-hitter versus South River.
Opponents are just 6-for-55 (.109) against the hard-throwing right-hander this season and 1-for-32 (.031) over his last two starts.
Santangelo got off to a fast start at the plate as well, going 6-for-12 with six RBI in the Edison program's first four games, before going 0-for-5 in his last two outings. Despite the recent slump he still has as many hits as a batter as he's given up as a pitcher -- six.
TEAM TO WATCH: South Plainfield traveled to Perth Amboy yesterday sporting a seven-game winning streak and a 9-1 record.
South Plainfield has been getting production from up and down its lineup, including two home runs by No. 9 hitter Mark Tomei in a 12-2 five-inning victory at Carteret last Tuesday. The middle of South Plainfield's lineup, starting with No. 3 hitter Brandon Downes followed by Matt Cesare, Stephen Petriello and Dan Hansen, has been lethal. Cesare and Hansen, both 3-0, nail down the top two spots on the pitching staff.
South Plainfield's lone loss was to Monroe, 7-6 on April 5, in which it had a potential seventh-inning rally derailed when Cesare was ejected for a uniform violation. South Plainfield will get a chance to avenge that loss when it hosts Monroe on April 28.
South Plainfield has been getting production from up and down its lineup, including two home runs by No. 9 hitter Mark Tomei in a 12-2 five-inning victory at Carteret last Tuesday. The middle of South Plainfield's lineup, starting with No. 3 hitter Brandon Downes followed by Matt Cesare, Stephen Petriello and Dan Hansen, has been lethal. Cesare and Hansen, both 3-0, nail down the top two spots on the pitching staff.
South Plainfield's lone loss was to Monroe, 7-6 on April 5, in which it had a potential seventh-inning rally derailed when Cesare was ejected for a uniform violation. South Plainfield will get a chance to avenge that loss when it hosts Monroe on April 28.
GAMES TO WATCH: The third annual Greater Middlesex Conference Autism Awareness Day returns to Community Park in North Brunswick on Saturday with an eight-game slate to be played on two adjacent fields.
The most intriguing matchup appears to be the 4 p.m. pairing of reigning Group 3 state champion Iselin Kennedy (6-4) and Group 2 contender Middlesex (7-1), which begins the week with a 4-0 record in the Greater Middlesex Conference's Blue Division. Middlesex heads to Highland Park today having won six games in a row since suffering a 7-6 loss to Rutgers Prep, including one-run victories over divisional rivals Bishop Ahr and Spotswood.
Here is the schedule for Saturday's games: North Brunswick vs. Spotswood and Dunellen vs. South River at 10 a.m.; Colonia vs. J.P. Stevens and Piscataway vs. St. Joseph at 1 p.m.; Iselin Kennedy vs. Middlesex and South Amboy vs. Wardlaw-Hartridge at 4 p.m.; South Brunswick vs. Monroe and Sayreville vs. South Plainfield at 7 p.m.
The most intriguing matchup appears to be the 4 p.m. pairing of reigning Group 3 state champion Iselin Kennedy (6-4) and Group 2 contender Middlesex (7-1), which begins the week with a 4-0 record in the Greater Middlesex Conference's Blue Division. Middlesex heads to Highland Park today having won six games in a row since suffering a 7-6 loss to Rutgers Prep, including one-run victories over divisional rivals Bishop Ahr and Spotswood.
Here is the schedule for Saturday's games: North Brunswick vs. Spotswood and Dunellen vs. South River at 10 a.m.; Colonia vs. J.P. Stevens and Piscataway vs. St. Joseph at 1 p.m.; Iselin Kennedy vs. Middlesex and South Amboy vs. Wardlaw-Hartridge at 4 p.m.; South Brunswick vs. Monroe and Sayreville vs. South Plainfield at 7 p.m.
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