GMCSBL Result: South Plainfield 10, South River 9

Photos courtesey of Don Hunsinger

Centerfielder Mark Tomei makes the catch of the day robbing South River of a homerun.

Mark Tomei continued his assault on baseballs again Monday, going 4 for 4 and reaching base in 5 plate appearances to lead the Tigers in a come from behind win against South River.

South River out-hit the Tigers 14-9, and had the scoring lead for most of the game. But it just wasn't enough as the Tigers took advantage of some key opportunities and scored 4 runs in the bottom of the 7th for the win.

South River baserunner was called safe after shortstop Ryan Marcoux makes the tag.

Tomei led off the game with a homerun into the backyards in right field. No doubt about it. He followed up with 2 singles and a double while getting hit by the pitch once. The Tigers had 9 hits in the game and Tomei had 4 of them, along with 5 RBIs.

AJ Celantano hit the walkoff single, driving in Alex Liszewski for the winning run. Celantano finished the day with 2 singles and 2 RBIs.

The remaining 3 hits belonged to Nick DeMarco, Dan Hansen, and Shane O'Connor.

The Tiger pitching was parceled out to Nick DeMarco, Tom Bowden, and Charlie Huber, with Huber hanging in there for the win.

Firstbaseman AJ Celantano makes a nice stretch for the putout.