South Plainfield 12, J.F. Kennedy 2
In the preseason, the South Plainfield hitters were slowly getting into a rhythm at the plate, making soft contact.
"Almost a backward approach, not attacking good pitches," Tigers coach Scott Gleichenhaus said. "They should be swinging at it, trying to drive the baseball into the gap somewhere. We were putting ourselves in holes because we were taking a lot of pitches."
Gleichenhaus, though, knew it was just a matter of time.
Monday, South Plainfield got timely hitting off of five hits to beat J.F. Kennedy.
Tuesday, they belted 15 hits to win 12-2 in the White Division game.
Senior shortstop Brandon Shine went 3-for-4 with four RBI as the top five hitters got 12 of the hits -- Nick Loniewski, Nick DellaSala, Vinnie Esposito, Shine and Luke Bickunas.
On the mound, Esposito, a senior right-hander, struck out 10 in six innings and allowed four hits and a walk.
"He was around the zone," Gleichenhaus said. "He was locating his pitches. His fastball was on point and his breaking balls, he was able to throw them for strikes."
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