Saturday, May 22, 2021

2021 Game #20 South Plainfield 11, Perth Amboy 1 (5 Innings)


Andy Mendlowitz
MyCentralJersey.com

No. 3 South Plainfield 11, No. 14 Perth Amboy 1

Vincent Esposito  allowed one run in the five-inning game off of five hits with four strikeouts as South Plainfield won its ninth-straight.

Esposito also doubled (RBI) as the Tigers (17-2-1) scored twice in the bottom of the first and opened a 6-0 lead after the second.

Luke Bickunas went 2-for-4 (triple) with 4 RBI and Kennedy Ferguson had a hit with two RBI.

Troy O'Connor singled twice and drove in a run. Nick Loniewski, Ty Dukoff (RBI) and Austin Scott (RBI) also had hits in the win.

For Perth Amboy (6-10), Issaiah Batista tripled with an RBI and Jaydon Cabezudo, Ranger Gomez, Joseph Duran and Jordi Estevez also had a hit apiece.

Quarterfinals

Tuesday, May 25

at Community Park in North Brunswick

4 p.m.

No. 9 North Brunswick vs. No. 16 J.F. Kennedy

No. 4 Middlesex vs. No. 5 South Brunswick

7 p.m.

No. 2 St. Joseph vs. No. 10 Spotswood

No. 3 South Plainfield vs. No. 6 Edison

GMCT First Round Results

No. 16 J.F. Kennedy 5, No. 1 Monroe 4

No. 2 St. Joseph 4, No. 15 Old Bridge 0

No. 3 South Plainfield 11, No. 14 Perth Amboy 1

No. 4 Middlesex 8, No. 13 Colonia 1

No. 5 South Brunswick 12, No. 12 Woodbridge 2

No. 6 Edison 8, No. 11 J.P. Stevens 4

No. 10 Spotswood 2, No. 7 East Brunswick 1

No. 9 North Brunswick 3, No. 8 Metuchen 2

GMCT Baseball: Highlights from the first round action with a couple upsets (mycentraljersey.com)




South Plainfield over Perth Amboy - Baseball - GMC Tournament 1st rdSouth Plainfield over Perth Amboy - Baseball - GMC Tournament 1st rd

By Mak Ojutiku | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com


Vincent Esposito gave up five hits and one run over five innings while striking out four with no walks to help third-seeded South Plainfield roll to an 11-1 win over 14th-seed Perth Amboy in the first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament, in South Plainfield.

South Plainfield (17-2-1) will host sixth-seeded Edison in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.


Luke Bickunas finished 2-for-3 with a triple and four RBI for the Tigers. Troy O’Connor went 2-for-2 with a run and an RBI. Kennedy Ferguson drove in two runs.

Issaiah Batista recorded an RBI an a triple for Perth Amboy (6-10).


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