Brandon Bielak, Kyle Moroney honored with coaches' awards

Bielak (left) was voted Player of the Year and Moroney (right) Pitcher of the Year

(Photos from The Ledger archives)

By Connor Hughes/For The Star-Ledger
on May 23, 2014 6:36 p.m.

Coaches throughout the Greater Middlesex Conference gathered at Monroe High School on May 21 for the annual "GMC All Division, All County Meeting." The meeting selects the coaches' picks for the All Division and All County teams, along with their choice for "Pitcher of the Year" and "Player of the Year."
After tallying the votes, the GMC coaches voted South Plainfield's Kyle Moroney as Pitcher of the Year, and St. Joseph (Met.)'s Brandon Bielak as Player of the Year.
Please note, these votes have no impact on The Star-Ledger Honors released May 22.
This season, Brandon Bielak has been a force in nearly every facet of the game. The Notre Dame-bound senior is 7-1 on the mound and has struck out a county-high 76 players. In the batters box, Bielak is batting .400 with 19 RBI, seven doubles, two triples and two home runs.
"He's been a big part of our success in the three years since I've been here," St. Joe's coach Steve Bucchignano said. "He's a big contributor for us on the mound, in the field and at the plate. He's one of the guys we can credit with why we've been so successful."
Despite being known primarily as his school's quarterback, Kyle Moroney has thrust himself into the discussion as a top pitcher as well. The Rowan commit is 7-0 on the mound and has surrendered only two earned runs.
"It's always easy to win ball games when the other team doesn't score," South Plainfield coach Anthony Guida said. "He's been able to do that week in, and week out. He lets some guys get on base, but he finds a way to get out of the inning. We like when he's on the mound."
Moroney and Bielak will face each other in the GMC Tournament Championship on May 27 at TD Bank Ball Park. First pitch is scheduled for 7:30pm.
The following were who the coaches selected for the "All County" team.

PITCHERS
Victor Dudka, East Brunswick
Zach Attianese, Old Bridge
Kyle Moroney, South Plainfield

CATCHER
Justin Marks, South Plainfield

FIRST BASE
Cody Burnham, East Brunswick

INFIELD
Brandon Bielak, St. Joe's
Mark Bobko, St. Joe's
Nick Logatto, Spotswood

OUTFIELD
Aidan McDermott, South Plainfield
Chris Hernandez, Monroe
Brandon Abdul, Old Bridge

AT LARGE
Ty Robinson, South Brunswick
Rob Eggert, South Plainfield
T.J. Polito, Edison
Nick Lavecchia, Old Bridge
Jeremy Corrente, Spotswood
Anthony Keri, Middlesex

COACH OF THE YEAR
Mike O'Donnell, Middlesex

SPORTSMANSHIP
Highland Park

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