Last week Highlights
For more drama on last Monday, Edison scored twice in the top of the seventh to take the lead against South Plainfield. The Tigers responded with four runs to walk-off with a 6-5 win on No. 9 hitter Joey Padavano’s RBI-infield single.
GMC Top 10
1. St. Joseph (2-0) – last week No. 1: The Falcons looked sharp by sweeping Perth Amby by a combined 27-4. Donovan Zsak made his much-anticipated return after missing last season following arm surgery with 3 2/3 shutout innings and 10 Ks.
2. Old Bridge (4-2) – last week No. 4: After a week of parity, there’s no clear-cut No. 2 with a handful of teams able to make cases. The Knights beat then-No. 3 Edison and split with then-No. 8 East Brunswick and No. 9 Monroe.
3. Middlesex (3-1) – last week No. 5: The Blue Jays logically move up two spots after only suffering a nonconference loss to Madison. Middlesex swept J.F. Kennedy and beat Piscataway.
4. Spotswood (4-0) – last week No. 6: The Chargers are doing just fine in the White Division with a sweep of Colonia. Casey Cumiskey is off to a 7-for-10 start.
5. East Brunswick (4-1) – last week No. 8: After dropping the opener, the Bears have won four-straight by splitting with OId Bridge, sweeping J.P. Stevens and besting Perth Amboy. Mike Marchese and Dustin McGuinness are pitching like front-line starters.
6. Monroe (4-1) – last week No. 9: What rebuild? The Falcons faced questions after graduating 13 seniors, but talented players have stepped up. Monroe has split with Old Bridge, swept South Plainfield and beat J.P. Stevens. Sophomore Harrison Lollin had 12 strikeouts in the win over OB.
7. Woodbridge (5-0) – last week not ranked: Oops! Perhaps the Barrons should have been ranked in the Preseason Top 10. Woodbridge has simply performed on the field with sweeps over then-No. 7 North Brunswick and Piscataway and a win over Colonia.
8. South Plainfield (2-2) – last week No. 10: The Tigers also have questions after graduating a bundle of talented seniors from a 20-5-1 team. Well, after an opening series loss to Monroe by scores of 4-3 and 17-5, South Plainfield rebounded with an impressive sweep over Edison. Jack Massett and Ashton Donovan provided quality starts.
9. South Brunswick (1-2) – last week No. 2: The Red Division is tough with good pitching and pesky hitters throughout the nine teams. After an opening win against J.P. Stevens, the Vikings lost twice by one run to the Hawks and Perth Amboy. They can easily climb back up in the rankings.
10. Edison (0-3) – last week No. 3: The Eagles will be just fine. Simply, they started with a tough schedule and had a pair of one-run losses to ranked teams, falling 5-4 to South Plainfield and 4-3 to Old Bridge. They also lost 9-2 to South Plainfield. Edison drops to No. 10 partly because it has to be behind South Plainfield this week.
Baseball: GMC Top 10, games to watch and highlights from last week (mycentraljersey.com)
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