South Plainfield 1, Middlesex 0
Pinch-hitter Kyle Griswold hit scored Luke Bickunas in the top of the seventh as South Plainfield got the win in the divisional crossover.
South Plainfield (8-1) of the White Division entered ranked No. 3 in the Home News Tribune Top 10 and Middlesex (4-1) was No. 7.
Vincent Esposito threw a three-hit shutout for the win with four walks and four strikeouts.
Middlesex's Raiden Yost matched him for most of the game by allowing the one run off of five hits and four walks with five strikeouts.
In the bottom of the seventh, South Plainfield's Austin Scott threw out a runner to help preserve the win.
Bickunas had two hits and teammates Kyle Griswold, Brandon Shine and Nick Loniewski each had a hit.
For Middlesex of the Blue Division, Ryan Vollmer, Anthony Long and Stephen Young had hits.
GMC Baseball: Highlights from games on Thursday, May 6 (mycentraljersey.com)
South Plainfield over Middlesex
Kyle Griswold pinch-hit an RBI single to score Luke Bickunas as South Plainfield shut down Middlesex, 1-0, in an away game.
The run scored in the seventh inning as South Plainfield (8-1) has now won six in a row and sits atop the GMC White Division.
South Plainfield has held opponents to one run or less a total of five times in that hot streak.
Vincent Esposito went the distance for the win, allowing three hits while striking out four and walking four.
Austin Scott threw out a pinch runner for Middlesex (4-1) at the plate in the seventh inning to preserve the victory.
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