This week in Middlesex County baseball
JOSH ROSENFELD,
JOSH ROSENFELD,
May 10, 2010 7:15 p.m.
Middlesex took the field for Monday's Greater Middlesex Conference game against Bishop Ahr having scored a whopping 76 runs over its last four games, an average of 19 per, and Jordan Carter was a big part of that offensive explosion. The senior outfielder slugged at least one home run in each of those games and hit six overall while driving in 18 runs over the four-game span.He began the onslaught by hitting two home runs and picking up the victory in an 18-8 victory over South River. He followed that by blasting a three-run shot and a grand slam, driving in a total of eight runs, in a 20-3 triumph over Spotswood. Middlesex played a pair of mercy-rule outings on Saturday and Carter homered in each of those as well.For the season Carter is hitting .426 with nine home runs and 34 RBI, although he's certainly not alone in the potent Middlesex lineup. Freshman Tommy Marcinczyk's batting average has hovered around the .600 mark all season while Chris Petiya (six RBI vs. South Amboy Saturday), Ray Lang, Kevin Olah and Kyle Dotey are all hitting above .400. Carter is not be the only big bat for Middlesex; he's just the hottest.
TEAM TO WATCH
South Plainfield (19-1) entered yesterday's Greater Middlesex Conference playoff game with South River riding a 17-game winning streak that has vaulted it to No. 1 in The Star-Ledger Top 20.
South Plainfield (19-1) entered yesterday's Greater Middlesex Conference playoff game with South River riding a 17-game winning streak that has vaulted it to No. 1 in The Star-Ledger Top 20.
South Plainfield has defeated three Top 20 teams during its run, including a 10-0, five-inning triumph over No. 2 Monroe on April 28 and last Thursday's 12-5 decision over No. 7 St. Joseph, which held down the top spot at the time.
South Plainfield gets production from throughout its lineup, led by junior outfielder Brandon Downes, who is batting around .563 and had a grand slam and six RBI against St. Joseph followed by a two-home run effort Friday in a 10-0 victory over Sayreville.
Dan Hansen (6-0, 1.19 ERA) leads a deep pitching staff that also features Matt Cesare (6-0), Dylan Papa (4-0) and Ryan Harrington (2-1, 0.72).
GAMES TO WATCH
The Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament picks up steam with three rounds being competed this week, starting with Monday's first round in which each of the top 10 seeds saw their first tournament action.The quarterfinal round will be staged at North Brunswick's Community Park on Wednesday with games at 4 and 7 p.m. The games with the higher-seeded teams will be played at 7. The semifinal round will move to East Brunswick Tech on Saturday with games at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Once again the highest-seeded team will play the later game.The championship game will follow two weeks later on Saturday, May 29, also at East Brunswick Tech.
The Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament picks up steam with three rounds being competed this week, starting with Monday's first round in which each of the top 10 seeds saw their first tournament action.The quarterfinal round will be staged at North Brunswick's Community Park on Wednesday with games at 4 and 7 p.m. The games with the higher-seeded teams will be played at 7. The semifinal round will move to East Brunswick Tech on Saturday with games at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Once again the highest-seeded team will play the later game.The championship game will follow two weeks later on Saturday, May 29, also at East Brunswick Tech.
THE STAR-LEDGER,
May 10, 2010 7:14 p.m.
THE STAR-LEDGER TOP 20
THE STAR-LEDGER TOP 20
1-South Plainfield (19-1)
2-Monroe (19-2)
3-Don Bosco Prep (18-3)
4-St. Joseph (Mont.) (17-3)
5-Delbarton (18-3)
6-Paramus (19-3)
7-St. Joseph (Met.) (16-5)
8-West Essex (16-3)
9-Randolph (19-3)
10-Jackson (15-4)
11-Toms River South (16-3)
12-Gloucester Catholic (15-4)
13-Immaculata (13-1)
14-Millville (15-3)
15-Steinert (19-4)
16-Wall (17-3)
17-North Hunterdon (14-4)
18-Montgomery (13-4)
19-Indian Hills (16-3)
20-Bishop Eustace (17-4)
GROUP 3
1-South Plainfield (19-1)
2-Paramus (19-3)
3-Wall (17-3)
4-Ocean Twp. (15-3)
5-Pascack Valley (15-4)
6-Cranford (17-4)
7-Scotch Plains (16-5)
8-Sparta (15-6)
9-Morristown (15-7)
10-West Milford (14-5-1)
MIDDLESEX
1-South Plainfield (19-1)
2-Monroe (19-2)
3-St. Joseph (16-5)
4-Iselin Kennedy (14-7)
5-South Brunswick (10-8)
6-East Brunswick (11-7)
7-Bishop Ahr (11-4)
8-Middlesex (14-3)
9-Woodbridge (10-8)
10-Old Bridge (9-8)
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