South Plainfield (5) at Gov. Livingston (9), NJSIAA Tournament, Quarterfinals, Central Jersey, Group 2
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on May 24, 2019 8:00 PM
on May 24, 2019 8:00 PM
Top-seeded Gov. Livingston used a four-run fifth-inning rally to snag a come-from-behind 9-5 win over ninth-seeded South Plainfield in the quarterfinals of the Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament in Berkeley Heights.
Gov. Livingston (21-4) will face fifth-seeded Point Pleasant Boro in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Sean McCullough hit a two-run single to give Gov. Livingston a 6-4 lead in the fifth. Drew Compton, who leads the state in home runs with 13, hit a homer to tie the game 4-4 for the home team earlier in the inning.
The Highlanders led 7-4 by the end of the inning.
South Plainfield (18-9) scored four runs in the opening inning and led 4-2 heading into the fifth.
Ryan Davey picked up the win in six innings on the mound, while Joey Defeo threw for one inning of relief.
Gov. Livingston (21-4) will face fifth-seeded Point Pleasant Boro in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Sean McCullough hit a two-run single to give Gov. Livingston a 6-4 lead in the fifth. Drew Compton, who leads the state in home runs with 13, hit a homer to tie the game 4-4 for the home team earlier in the inning.
The Highlanders led 7-4 by the end of the inning.
South Plainfield (18-9) scored four runs in the opening inning and led 4-2 heading into the fifth.
Ryan Davey picked up the win in six innings on the mound, while Joey Defeo threw for one inning of relief.
South Plainfield eliminated from NJSIAA baseball Tournament
Greg Tufaro
Bridgewater Courier News
Governor Livingston 9, South Plainfield 5
The ninth-seeded Tigers
squandered a four-run first-inning lead as the top-seeded Highlanders rallied
for a comeback victory in the Central Group II quarterfinals.
After scoring twice in the second inning to trim the 4-0 deficit in half,
Governor Livingston left the bases loaded as South Plainfield starter Jordan
Hamberg limited the damage.
The Tigers had an opportunity to extend their lead in the top of the fifth,
but the Highlanders turned an inning-ending double play to escape a bases-loaded
jam.
Drew Compton’s state-leading 13th homer of the season enabled Governor
Livingston to forge a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the fifth. Sean McCulloch
followed with a two-run single for a 6-4 lead. The Highlanders tacked on one
more run in the fifth-inning rally to take a 7-4 advantage.
After South Plainfield closed the deficit to 7-5 in the sixth, Governor
Livingston answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame to produce the
final margin
South Plainfield ends its season with an 18-9 record.
Governor Livingston improved to 21-4.
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