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on April 15, 2014 7:30 a.m.
While rain bombarded, delayed and postponed the early portions of the season, two weeks in, the top teams in the county are beginning to separate themselves from the pack.
Below you will find the Top 10 teams in the county. Agree, disagree? Voice YOUR opinion in the comment section below.
Please note, these rankings do not take into consideration any of the games that took place on Monday, April 14
MIDDLESEX COUNTY TOP 10
1-Old Bridge (5-0)
Expected to be the top team in the county entering the season, Old Bridge has done nothing but back up the preseason hype. The team is averaging 7.8 runs per game and have held opponents to one run or fewer in four of five.
2-St. Joseph (Met.) (6-1)
After dropping a surprising one to J.P. Stevens, 4-3, in the second game of the season, St. Joes has returned to its dominating form. In seven games, it has allowed just five runs. Pitcher Brandon Bielak is off to a 3-0 start having allowed nine hits and one earned in 20 innings pitched. The senior has struck out 32 to lead the rotation.
3-South Plainfield (5-2)
South Plainfield split its two series versus Woodbridge (No. 6) and Colonia, but each of the two losses were decided by a combined two runs. South Plainfield has a very deep lineup as 1-9 can hit. Through seven, six players have four or more RBI.
4-East Brunswick (3-2)
After starting the season with two victories over South Brunswick, East Brunswick raised some alarms when Edison handed it a 13-3 defeat. Four days later, it defeated Edison, 13-1. Victor Dudka , Chris Cap and Cody Burnham represent one of the better rotations in the county.
5-Monroe (4-1)
Monroe suffered a disappointing loss to Johnson over the weekend, 2-1, but it doesn't overshadow the successful start to the year. In the previous four games, Monroe allowed three combined runs while scoring an average of 5.75 per game.
6-Woodbridge (3-4)
A difficult team to read early, Woodbridge has showed signs it's both a pretender and a contender. There's the 2-1 victory over No. 3 South Plainfield, then the 5-3 loss to Perth Amboy. Talent wise, Woodbridge is one of the best in the county, just needs to display it consistently.
7-Edison (3-4)
Few teams have had a more difficult of a schedule to start the year than Edison. Of it's first seven games: two were versus No. 1 Old Bridge, and two versus No. 4 East Brunswick. The early games against some of the best are a good test and show Edison what it needs to work on.
8-Middlesex (7-0)
The perfect start to the year is nice, as have been the individual performances of Anthony Keri and Dominic Lampasona, but Middlesex has yet to truly be tested.
9-Metuchen (5-1)
Similar to Middlesex, Metuchen hasn't been tested much through the first couple weeks of the season.
10-South Brunswick (3-2)
After losing its first two games to East Brunswick, both close contests, South Brunswick has won three straight.
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