Game # 17 Old Bridge 14 South Plainfield 7

 Greg Tufaro, @GregTufaro
9:19 p.m. EDT April 30, 2015

Old Bridge 14, South Plainfield 7: In a slugfest that saw the teams combine for 35 hits, both stranded a total of 21 runnners, or the damage could have been worse.
Brian Hulaysia went 3-for-6 with three RBI for the Knights (11-8), who tallied 20 hits. Jordan Fetterman contributed four hits and an RBI to the win.
Old Bridge scored 11 runs over the final two innings to erase a 6-3 deficit. James Gabriel (3-for-5 with two runs), Vin Donofrio (2-for-4 with two runs), Zach Attianese (3-for-4 with three runs) and Billy Layne (2-for-4 with a run) had multiple hit games for the Knights.
Kyle Dickerson went 3-for-5 with a triple and a run scored for the Tigers (10-7), while LJ Scarpitto, Bryan Gillen, Sean Earhardt and Xavier Wilson had two hits apiece.
South Plainfield's Jack Gillis went 3-for-3.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2015/04/30/gmc-baseball-roundup-thursday-april/26664617/

Game # 16 South Plainfield 10 Woodbridge 4

Woodbridge (4) at South Plainfield (10) - Baseball

By The Star Ledger
on April 29, 2015 9:06 PM

Xavier Wilson went 2-for-4 with four RBI to lead South Plainfield to 10-4 win over Woodbridge in South Plainfield.
Sean Erhardt and Jack Gillis each drove in two runs and L.J. Scarpitto and Bryan Gillen each had one RBI as South Plainfield scored five runs in the fifth inning and four in the sixth to secure the win.
Trevor Cykowski had one RBI for Woodbridge.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/1548415182107334376/woodbridge-4-at-south-plainfield-10-baseball/

 



 Greg Tufaro, @GregTufaro
10:59 p.m. EDT April 29, 2015

South Plainfield 10, Woodbridge 4: Kyle Dickerson, L.J. Scarpitto, Sean Earhardt, Xavier Wilson and Chris Marrero collected two hits apiece for the Tigers, who rallied for five runs in the fifth and four more in the sixth to erase a 4-1 deficit.
Wilson finished with four RBI and a triple, while Jack Gillis plated two runs for streaking South Plainfield (10-4), which has won five of its last six.
Trevor Cykowski went 3-for-3 for Woodbridge (8-8), while teammate Harry Rutkowski went 3-for-4 with a double.
Zach Joe and Kyle Mortenson had two hits apiece for the Barrons (8-8).

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2015/04/29/gmc-baseball-roundup-wednsday-april/26606603/



Game # 15 South Plainfield 5 Monroe 3

Monroe (3) at South Plainfield (5) - Baseball

By The Star Ledger
on April 28, 2015 9:13 PM

Jake Alba pitched a 12-hitter with no walks and three strikeouts to help South Plainfield earn a 5-3 victory over Monroe in South Plainfield.

South Plainfield, which had nine total hits, scored two runs in the first inning. Nick Polizzano went 1-for-3 with two RBI, while Kyle Dickerson went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Sean Earhardt went 2-for-3 with one run and an RBI, while Chris Graves went 2-for-3 with a run scored for South Plainfield.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/4548445182146334314/monroe-3-at-south-plainfield-5-baseball/

 

 

Greg Tufaro, @GregTufaro
9:46 p.m. EDT April 28, 2015

South Plainfield 5, Monroe 3: The Tigers kept alive their hopes of claiming at least a share of the White Division title with an upset of the defending division champions and ace Robbie Peto.

Winning pitcher Jake Alba allowed 12 hits, fanned three and walked none. The Falcons (10-4 overall, 7-1 division) stranded nine runners.

Peto, a University of North Carolina commit, scattered nine hits, struck out seven and walked one. He was victimized by a couple of errors that led to two unearned runs.

After Monroe took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on Chris Perdoni's RBI single, South Plainfield (9-6, 5-2) strung together three hits in the home half of the inning to take a 2-1 lead. L.J Scarpitto, Bryan Gillen and Chris Graves singled to load the bases before Nick Polizzano delivered a clutch two-out, two-run double to left-centerfield. Peto worked out of the jam, inducing the next batter to pop into a double play on a squeeze attempt.

After Chris Hernandez' sacrifice fly made the score 2-2 in the top of the second, South Plainfield answered again. After Sean Earhardt reached first base, he advanced to second and third on two wild pitches before scoring on Kyle Dickerson's RBI single.

The Tigers took a 4-2 lead in the third when Graves reached on an error and scored on Earhardt's clutch two-out single.

South Plainfield added an insurance run in the fourth when Jack Gillis reached on an error and scored on Graves' single. Monroe closed out the scoring in the sixth on Perdoni's RBI single.

Dickerson, who returned from an injury in a loss to Monroe on Monday, is batting leadoff and will be used as a designated hitter.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2015/04/28/gmc-baseball-roundup-tuesday-april/26542541/




Game # 14 Monroe 3 South Plainfield 2

South Plainfield (2) at Monroe (3) - Baseball

By The Star Ledger
on April 27, 2015 10:33 PM

Eric Heatter scored a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh inning, capping a three-run rally as Monroe came back to defeat South Plainfield, 3-2, in Monroe Township.
Trailing 2-0 after South Plainfield broke through with two runs in the top of the sixth, Chris Hernandez drove in Steve Cornish and Kenny Sysyn to tie the score before Heatter came around to score.
Alex Hyman stayed in to pitch all seven innings, allowing two unearned runs on three hits and two walks while striking out six.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/3548437182120334222/south-plainfield-2-at-monroe-3-baseball/

GREATER MIDDLESEX CONFERENCE RANKINGS FOR APRIL 27

1-Monroe (9-3)
2-Sayreville (9-4)
3-St. Joseph (Met.) 10-4
4-Old Bridge (8-7)
5-East Brunswick (9-6)
6-Piscataway (8-7)
7-J.P. Stevens (8-5)
8-South Plainfield (8-5)
9-East Brunswick Tech (10-0)
10-Dunellen (9-3)

Greg Tufaro, @GregTufaro
9:58 p.m. EDT April 27, 2015

Monroe 3, South Plainfield 2: The Falcons rallied for three runs in the home seventh to erase a 2-0 deficit.
Monroe loaded the bases on two singles and a walk before Chris Hernandez laced a two-run single with two away. Pinch runner Eric Heatter scored the winning run on a wild pitch.
The Tigers took a 2-0 lead in the top of the sixth. With the bases loaded, Chris Graves squeezed. The third baseman overthrew the catcher on an attempted force at home, allowing the lead runner to score and Kyle Dickerson to cross all the way from second base.
Dickerson, who had missed South Plainfield's previous games, made his season debut.
He is one of the best all-around athletes in the conference.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2015/04/27/gmc-baseball-roundup-monday-april/26488527/

Game # 13 South Plainfield 3 Milburn 1

 

 

By Braulio Perez | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on April 25, 2015 12:16 PM, updated April 25, 2015 12:41 PM

 

In his first two starts of the season, South Plainfield pitcher Jean Sapini is the first to admit that his strongest stuff was not displayed. Against Millburn in the 2015 Autism Awareness Challenge on Saturday, though, it was.

Sapini tossed a complete game for the Tigers, allowing one earned run on three hits in South Plainfield’s 3-1 victory over Millburn. Saturday’s victory was the first one of Sapini’s career.
The sophomore got plenty of help from the defense behind him, who made several big plays throughout the day. This included a sweet diving catch by second baseman Bryan Gillen in the top of the seventh inning.

Offensively, the Tigers gave Sapini a nice cushion right away, scoring all three runs in the bottom of the first inning. After LJ Scarpitto reached first base on an error, and Tommy Dunn grounded out, the Tigers recorded three straight singles.

Brian Cullen’s single put South Plainfield up 1-0, while Nick Polizzano’s single made it 2-0. Shortly after, Xavier Wilson added an RBI-single of his own to make it 3-0 Tigers.
Millburn’s Richie Schiekofer had a sacrifice fly in the top of the third for the Millers, but that was the only run they were about to record.
With the victory, the Tigers are now 8-5 on the season. Millburn is also 8-5.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-7447978613220769582/jean-sapini-earns-first-career-win-in-south-planfield-victory-over-millburn/

Matt Silva, @mattysilv
7:32 p.m. EDT April 25, 2015

South Plainfield 3, Millburn 1: South Plainfield scored three runs in the first inning, with RBIs from Chris Graves, Nick Polizanno and Xavier Wilson. Bryan Gillen went 2-for-3 with a run scored for the Tigers. Jean Sapini threw seven innings, with three hits, one earned run and five strikeouts for the win.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2015/04/25/courier-news-roundup-baseball-saturday-april/26369363/


Game # 12 South Plainfield 9 Westfield 5

South Plainfield (9) at Westfield (5) - Baseball

By The Star Ledger
on April 23, 2015 9:57 PM

Bryan Gillen finished 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs and two RBI and South Plainfield broke through in extra innings with five runs in the top of the ninth en route to a 9-5 triumph over Westfield in Westfield.
Chris Graves went 3-for-5 with two RBI and L.J. Scarpitto also drove in a pair for South Plainfield, which got the win from Nick Polizzano who threw two innings in relief of Jake Alba. Polizzano also had two hits and two runs.
Tied 4-4 after seven innings, South Plainfield took the lead with five runs in the ninth. Westfield scored once in the bottom half of the inning to cut the deficit to four.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-7447967613217769617/south-plainfield-9-at-westfield-5-baseball/

 

Greg Tufaro, @GregTufaro

10:49 p.m. EDT April 23, 2015

 

South Plainfield 9, Westfield 5: The Tigers scored five runs in the top of the ninth and allowed just one in the bottom of the frame for an extra-inning win.
Bryan Gillen went 4-for-5 with a homer and two doubles as the Tigers (7-5) outhit the Blue Devils 15-11 in a slugfest.
Winning pitcher Nick Polizzano, Sean Erhardt and Jack Gillis contributed two hits apiece to the victory.
Chris Graves went 3-for-4 for South Plainfield, while teammate L.J. Scarpitto had two RBI.
South Plainfield's John Alba, who fanned seven and allowed eight hits over six innings, earned a no-decision.
Westfield (3-9) plated a run in the seventh to make the score 4-4.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2015/04/23/gmc-baseball-roundup-thursday-april/26269009/




Game # 11 South Plainfield 11 Woodbridge 6

Greg Tufaro, @GregTufaro
11 p.m. EDT April 21, 2015

South Plainfield 10, Woodbridge 6: Chris Graves highlighted a five-run rally with a two-out RBI single as the Tigers (6-5) erased a 6-4 deficit in the sixth inning and held on for a road victory.
Brandon Rickert (1-3) earned the win with two scoreless frames of relief.
Sophomore Jean Sapini (2-for-4) and Jared Marks (3-for-3) carried South Plainfield offensively, while teammate Bryan Gillen went 3-for-5 with a double. Sapini collected four RBI with a pair of two-run singles.
Nick Bradshaw homered for the second consecutive game and missed out on a second round tripper when he doubled off the top of the fence in the first inning. His three-run homer in the fifth gave Woodbridge (5-5) a 6-4 lead.
The Tigers snapped a two-game losing streak.


http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2015/04/21/gmc-baseball-roundup-tuesday-april/26145805/

Game # 10 Paramus 6 South Plainfield 5 (13 Innings)

April 18, 2015, 10:50 PM
Last updated: Saturday, April 18, 2015, 10:50 PM
FROM STAFF REPORTS |
The Record 

PARAMUS 6, SOUTH PLAINFIELD 5 (at Paramus): Junior third baseman Frankie Licari’s RBI single in the bottom of the 13th lifted the No. 10 Spartans. Senior right-hander Jared Herrman picked up his first win with three innings of scoreless relief.

http://www.northjersey.com/sports/h-s-baseball-roundup-three-run-eighth-leads-indian-hills-over-rutherford-6-3-1.1312375

Harry Frezza, @thefrez56 10:40 p.m. EDT April 18, 2015

Paramus 6, South Plainfield 5 (13 innings): Paramus scored in the bottom of the 13th. South Plainfield is 5-5.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/04/18/baseball-greater-middlesex-conference-roundup-saturday-april/26017085/

Game # 9 North Hunterdon 11 South Plainfield 0

North Hunterdon (11) at South Plainfield (0) - Baseball

By The Star Ledger
on April 16, 2015 9:13 PM

Andrew Meiners hit a home run to go 2-for-3 with two runs and three RBI, helping North Hunterdon earn an 11-0 victory over South Plainfield in South Plainfield.
North Hunterdon, which had 10 total hits, scored three runs in the fourth inning to take a 7-0 lead. Randy Grzankowski pitched a six-inning five-hitter with three walks and six strikeouts, while Jeff Guile went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Shayne Fontana went 3-for-3 with three runs and an RBI, while Thomas Schumacher went 1-for-2 with an RBI for North Hunterdon.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/8998759460468781964/north-hunterdon-11-at-south-plainfield-0-baseball/

 

Harry Frezza, @thefrez56 

11:46 p.m. EDT April 16, 2015

 

North Hunterdon 11, South Plainfield 0 (6 innings): Andrew Meiners went 2-3 with a homer and 3 RBIs for North Hunterdon (8-1), which recovered from Wednesday’s mercy-rule loss at Hunterdon Central. Leadoff batter Shayne Fontana went 3-for-3 with three runs scored for the Lions.

 

 

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/04/16/skyland-conference-schools-roundup-thursday-berman-leads-gill-bound-brook-td-bank-montgomery-gets/25919335/

 



Game # 8 South Plainfield 3 Colonia 1

Colonia (1) at South Plainfield (3) - Baseball

By The Star Ledger
on April 14, 2015 9:27 PM

Jake Alba pitched a five-hitter allowing one earned run with five walks and six strikeouts to lead South Plainfield to a 3-1 victory over Colonia in South Plainfield.
Tommy Dunn had two hits with an RBI and Bryan Gillen added an RBI double for South Plainfield.
Mike Wilson had two hits and Mike Parry added an RBI single for Colonia.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-8447983613236769561/colonia-1-at-south-plainfield-3-baseball/

 

 

Greg Tufaro, @GregTufaro

9:32 p.m. EDT April 14, 2015

 



South Plainfield 3, Colonia 1: Jake Alba (2-0) went the distance, fanning six, walking five, scattering five hits and allowing one earned run as the Tigers (5-3) won for the fifth time in their last six games.
Tommy Dunn went 2-for-2 with a sacrifice bunt and a run scored. Bryan Gillen highlighted a two-run rally in the fifth with an RBI double to help South Plainfield take a 3-0 lead.
The Patriots parlayed a leadoff walk, a wild pitch and consecutive fielder's choice groundouts into a seventh inning run.
Colonia (1-6) has scored just nine runs this season. Six of its games have been decided by one run. The Patriots' six losses are by a total of 12 runs.


http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2015/04/14/gmc-baseball-roundup-tuesday-april/25791063/





Game # 7 South Plainfield 2 Colonia 0

South Plainfield baseball rallies to edge Colonia 2-0

Greg Tufaro, @GregTufaro 8:25 p.m. EDT April 13, 2015

WOODBRIDGE – After his team twice left the bases loaded, stranded a total of 10 runners and had two more erased at the plate in the first six innings, South Plainfield High School baseball coach Anthony Guida didn't need to consult a dictionary to express his sentiment.
"Frustration is the word," Guida said. "I told you before the game we just don't have timely hits."
 Fortunately for Guida, his Tigers were playing Colonia, another Greater Middlesex Conference White Division team similarly struggling to come through in the clutch.
The Patriots entered the contest having fanned 40 times and scored just seven runs in their five previous games, four of which were decided by a total of five runs.

The offensive ineptitude led to a thrilling pitchers' duel that ended when Tommy Dunn, who led off the top of the seventh with a triple, scored on a wild pitch and Jean Sapini plated a paramount insurance run with a two-out RBI single as the Tigers notched a 2-0 victory.
"I have a tremendous amount of confidence in this team," said Guida, whose incumbent league tournament finalist Tigers (4-3) climbed over .500 for the first time this season.
"We just haven't hit our stride right now. Defensively we are doing great, but, yeah, the frustration is there when seven innings we get guys on base and all seven innings we can't push one across. We've got to wait for a wild pitch to score and then we finally get a big hit to get a little breathing room."

Winning pitcher Vincent Pellegrino was the beneficiary of some solid infield defense as he induced the Patriots into 12 groundball outs, a result that actually pleased Colonia head coach Vinny Esposito, whose team struck out just three times.

"We did a better job of cutting down on the strikeouts," said Esposito, whose team whiffed a season-high 11 times while stranding 10 runners in a loss to J.F. Kennedy less than 24 hours earlier. "We put the ball in play better today. They played a good defensive game."
Colonia squandered plenty of its own scoring chances, stranding a total of five runners, three in scoring position.

With runners on the corners and two away in the second following Tyler Kovalewich's double and an infield error, Rocco Ferrentino was erased at first base when he intentionally broke early out of a first-and-third situation with the hope that he could remain in a rundown long enough for Kovalewich to steal home on the play.

The Patriots wasted No. 9 batter Eric Nielson's one-out double in the ensuing frame and squandered leadoff hitter Mike Parry's one-out single in the sixth.
In the bottom of the seventh, Pellegrino worked out of a one-out jam with runners on first and second following an infield single and a walk to preserve the victory, South Plainfield's fourth in its last five outings.

Centerfielder Jack Gillis made a brilliant over-the-shoulder catch on Ferrentino's deep fly for the second out of that inning. Two innings prior, right fielder Sean Erhardt erased Joe Sigona at second after he tried to stretch a single into a double.

With such stellar play behind him, Pellegrino did not need to do more than pitch to contact.
"I'm very proud of his outing today," Guida said. "He set them up offspeed early and just located his fastball. I think they swung the bat well. They did exactly what they were supposed to do – put the ball on the ground and hope we make mistakes. Our one mistake (second-inning error) didn't hurt us.

"Vinnie was throwing a 0-0 game into the seventh inning like he had a four-run lead. He had a lot of confidence. Nothing was really rattling him. He didn't try to overthrow. He just set guys up and pitched to contact."

The Patriots, who have scored just one run in Growney's three starts, did not let him down defensively, either.

Junior shortstop Mike Wilson, who Esposito believes is a Division I prospect, made a big-league play, throwing LJ Scarpitto out at the plate on a fifth-inning groundball on which the middle infielders, who were playing halfway with none away, were instructed to get the out at first.

"We told him prior to (the play) that the middle infield is going one, but he sees the guy break and makes a nice read," Esposito said. "That's a great play."

The Tigers went on to load the bases in that same inning only to have Dunn erased at the plate on a force at home off Chris Graves' swinging bunt for the second out. Growney then whiffed Sapini to work out of the jam.

Sapini, whose sacrifice bunt attempt resulted in a double play earlier in the game, exacted a measure of revenge in the seventh. Following a two-out intentional walk to Graves, he delivered a big insurance run with a clutch single.

"He's a hard-luck loser right now," Esposito said of Growney. "He's got to pitch a perfect game and that's really hard when you are not scoring at all. He's just got to keep pitching his game and we will score some runs someday.
"You've got to believe."

Staff writer Greg Tufaro: gtufaro@mycentraljersey.com


http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2015/04/13/south-plainfield-baseball-rallies-edge-colonia/25743237/

           

Game # 6 South Plainfield 7 Montgomery 6

Montgomery (6) at South Plainfield (7) - Baseball

By The Star Ledger
on April 11, 2015 6:53 PM

Wilfredo Rivera had a walk-off bases-loaded walk in the ninth inning to lead South Plainfield to a 7-6 win over Montgomery in South Plainfield.
Rivera also hit a three-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning to tie the game after Montgomery scored four runs in the top of the eighth. Chris Graves went 3-for-5 with an RBI, and picked up the win in two innings of relief. Jean Sapini pitched seven innings in which he gave up two runs on eight hits.
Gavin Sudano went 3-for-4 with two RBI for Montgomery.


http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/6998761460467781919/montgomery-6-at-south-plainfield-7-baseball/

Harry Frezza, @thefrez56 8:20 p.m. EDT April 11, 2015

South Plainfield 7, Montgomery 6 (9 innings): South Plainfield (3-3) trailed 6-2 as its eighth inning began, but it scored four times to tie it and won it with one more in the bottom of the ninth to keep Montgmery winless. The top four in the Tigers’ orders went 10-for-17 with six RBI and three runs scored. Tommy Dunn went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and solo homer. Chris Graves went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored and Bryan Gillen went 3-for-5 with a run scored and Sean Erhardt was 2-for-3 with a run scored, RBI and double. Montgomery, 0-4, had scored just three runs in its first three games, but broke out. The Cougars had 14 hits -- three by Gavin Sudano who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a double and Jesse Gerdes, Guy DiPersia and Matt Rubayo had two hits apiece. Rubayo also scored twice.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/04/11/baseball-roundup-skyland-conference-schools-saturday-april-somerville-immaculata-gill-night/25652637/

Game # 5 North Brunswick 7 South Plainfield 1

North Brunswick (7) at South Plainfield (1) - Baseball

By The Star Ledger
on April 07, 2015 6:11 PM

Steven Bloyed went 3-for-4 with two RBI to lead North Brunswick to a 7-1 victory over South Plainfield in South Plainfield.
Nate Facey went 2-for-3, adding two RBI for North Brunswick while Justin Garcia also helped out, going 2-for-5 with two RBI. Eric Reardon pitched six innings, allowing one unearned run on nine hits while striking out seven and walking one.
L.J. Scarpitto and Chris Marrero each went 3-for-4 for South Plainfield.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/7998771460599782210/north-brunswick-7-at-south-plainfield-1-baseball/

Harry Frezza, @thefrez56 9:26 p.m. EDT April 7, 2015

North Brunswick 7, South Plainfield 1: Behind an impressive pitching performance from Eric Reardon, the Raiders were able to pick up a win to even out the season series with South Plainfield. L.J. Scarpitto and Chris Marrero both went 3-for-4 during tough loss for the Tigers.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/04/07/baseball-skyland-conference-schools-roundup-tuesday-parish-leads-immaculata-first-win-pingrys-friedman-throws-gem/25439767/

Game # 4 South Plainfield 5 North Brunswick 3

South Plainfield (5) at North Brunswick (3) - Baseball

By The Star Ledger
on April 06, 2015 10:49 PM

Chris Graves was 2-for-4 with two RBI for South Plainfield as it defeated North Brunswick, 5-3, in North Brunswick.
Bryan Gillen finished 2-for-3 with two RBI for South Plainfield, which scored two runs in the sixth inning to take a 5-4 lead. Vincent Pellegrino pitched a five-hitter and walked two batters while striking out nine.
Eric Reardon hit two home runs for North Brunswick and had two RBI

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/7998771460596782227/south-plainfield-5-at-north-brunswick-3-baseball/

 

Harry Frezza, @thefrez56 8:48 p.m. EDT April 6, 2015

South Plainfield 5, North Brunswick 3: Vincent Pellegrino pitched a complete game and South Plainfield (2-2) wiped out a 2-1 Norrth Brunswick lead with four runs in the last three innings to win its second straight.
\The right-handed Pellegrino (1-1) fanned nine, scattered five hits and walked two in the Greater Middlesex White Division game. He allowed just two earned runs – opposite-field solo homers to the lefty-swinging first baseman Eric Reardon. North Brunswick scored a run in the home seventh to pull within 5-3 and had the winning run at the plate. But Pellegrino got the final out with runners on first and second.
Bryan Gillen went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored and Chris Graves went 2-for-4 with two RBI for South Plainfield. Gillen's RBI single and Graves' run-scoring fielder's choice groundout in the sixdth pushed the lead to 5-2. South Plainfield scored twice in the fifth to take a 3-2 lead. Xavier Wilson and LJ Scarpitto both singled for South Plainfield’s other hits.
The Raiders scored single runs in the second, third and seventh innings, but they hurt itself by making three errors that resuled in an unearned run.
South Plainfield opened the season with non-conference losses to Freehold Twonship and Somerville, but has bounced back by beating Middlesex and North Brunswick.


http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/04/06/baseball-skyland-conference-schools-roundup-monday-bernards-gl-remain-unbeaten/25387163/



Game # 3 South Plainfield 9 Middlesex 7

Middlesex (7) at South Plainfield (9) - Baseball

By The Star Ledger
on April 04, 2015 8:37 PM

Chris Graves went 3-for-4 with a run and three RBI to lift South Plainfield to a 9-7 win over Middlesex in South Plainfield.
Jack Gillis and Tommy Dunn went 1-for-2 and each had an RBI. Jake Alba threw 5 2/3 innings to earn the win for South Plainfield.
Matt Carolvillano went 4-for-4 and had two RBI and Mike Salerno went 1-for-3 and added an RBI for Middlesex.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/7998774460586782156/middlesex-7-at-south-plainfield-9-baseball/

 

 

Harry Frezza, @thefrez56 6:10 p.m. EDT April 4, 2015

 



South Plainfield 9, Middlesex 7: Chris Graves was 3-for-4 with three three RBI, three doubles and a run scored to help South Plainfield (1-2) gain win No. 1. Bryan Gillen was 3-for-4 with two runs scored. L.J. Scarpitto went 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored and Nick Polizzano had two hits and an RBI for the Tigers.Jake Alba pitched five innings for the win. Matt Carovillano went 4-for-4 with a run scored and two RBI and Joe DiNizio went 3-for-3 with a run scored for Middlesex (0-3).

 

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/04/04/baseball-skyland-conference-schools-roundup-saturday-april-voorhees-ends-losing-streak-win-phillipsburg/25304865/

 

Game # 2 Somerville 9 South Plainfield 4

Somerville (9) at South Plainfield (4) - Baseball

By The Star Ledger
on April 02, 2015 9:11 PM

Austin Markowski homered and drove in four runs to help Somerville defeat South Plainfield, 9-4, in South Plainfield.
Kellen Hardy went 3-for-4 and Tommy Scharnikow scored three runs for Somerville.
Bryan Gillen and Jack Gillis combined for four of South Plainfield's seven hits.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/4998758460572782265/somerville-9-at-south-plainfield-4-baseball/

 

 

Harry Frezza, @thefrez56 11:06 p.m. EDT April 2, 2015

 

 

Somerville 9, South Plainfield 4: Austin Markowski went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a homer and two runs scored for Somerville (2-0). Kellen Hardy went 2-for-4 with a run scored and a double.Alex Antonelli pitched five innings to earn the win. He also had a hit as did six of his teammates. Bryan Gillen and Jake Gillis had two hits and and a run scored for South Plainfield (0-2).

 

 

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/04/02/baseball-skyland-conference-schools-roundup-thursday-gills-miller-throws-hitter-manville-rallies-somerville-goes/70869942/

 



Game # 1 Freehold Township 6 South Plainfield 3

Freehold Township (6) at South Plainfield (3) - Baseball

By The Star Ledger
on April 01, 2015 10:33 PM

Mike Pirrotta went 2-for-3 with two RBI when Freehold Township defeated South Plainfield, 6-3, in South Plainfield.
Joe Silvestrone went 2-for-2 with two runs for Freehold Township, which led 4-2 after three innings. Pirrotta allowed just two hits and two earned runs over six innings, striking out two and walking three.
Tommy Dunn went 2-for-3 with two RBI for South Plainfield.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/4998747460431781947/freehold-township-6-at-south-plainfield-3-baseball/

Greg Tufaro, @GregTufaro 10:37 p.m. EDT April 1, 2015

Freehold Township 6, South Plainfield 3:

Tommy Dunn went 2-for-3 with two RBI for the Tigers, while teammates LJ Scarpitto and Xavier Wilson each had a hit and a plated a run.
Losing pitcher Vincent Pellgerino scattered six hits and walked two over four and a third innings. He allowed four runs, three of which were earned.
South Plainfield scored single runs in the first, second and seventh innings.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2015/04/01/gmc-baseball-roundup-april/70801376/