(Records through Saturday, May 14)
1. St. Joseph (17-6) – last week No. 1: The Falcons garnered the No. 1 seed in the GMCT for good reason having already clinched the Red Division title entering last week. St. Joseph is coming off a rare losing week going 1-3. Falcons fans, though, shouldn’t worry about a slump entering the postseason. The balanced and deep St. Joes' team has played tough nonconference games all season and lost to Lawrenceville (10-6 record) and Hun (16-2), while beating St. Peter’s Prep (18-6). They also lost to Old Bridge behind Justin Herbstman’s gem.
2. Monroe (13-6) – last week No. 2: Monroe secured the GMCT’s No. 2 seed with two wins over Edison for a second-place finish in the Red Division. Not a bad two-year run after being co-champions with St. Joseph in 2021. Nick Sellari leads the team with 22 hits and 15 runs scored and Harrison Lollin has 12 RBI.
3. Old Bridge (13-10) – last week No. 4: Old Bridge was the preseason No. 4 team, but fell after a 2-2 start with series splits against East Brunswick and Monroe. (In retrospect, they were good splits against quality teams.) Well, Old Bridge not only worked its way back, but finds itself at No. 3 entering the GMCT and getting the fourth seed. Last week, they were the only GMC team that beat St. Joseph this spring and split with South Brunswick.
4. Middlesex (17-4) – last week No. 7: The Blue Jays move up after sweeping Woodbridge and Sayreville to claim the White Division title. Middlesex, which fell to nonconference North Hunterdon last week, earned the No. 3 seed in the GMCT.
5. Woodbridge (16-4) – last week No. 3: The Barrons had a great regular season, going down to the wire with Middlesex for the White Division race. The balanced Barrons had a 10-game win streak snapped in those two Middlesex losses. Woodbridge is the No. 5 seed in the GMCT and will meet No. 12 Metuchen, which handed them its two other losses this spring.
6. East Brunswick (10-10) – last week No. 6: The Bears finished fourth in the Red Division with a 9-7 record – no small feat – and secured the No. 7 seed in the GMCT. Last week, they swept Edison and split with South Plainfield.
7. South Plainfield (10-11) – last week No. 5: After graduating a haul of players from last’s season 20-5-1 win team, South Plainfield showed the program is still strong and finished fifth in the Red Division, claiming the No. 8 seed in the GMCT. The Tigers snapped a seven-game slide with a win over East Brunswick on Thursday for the series split.
8. South Brunswick (9-10) – last week No. 8: While the Vikings have some losses, they also have their share of quality wins. Last week, South Brunswick beat South Plainfield, split with Old Bridge and fell to Perth Amboy. The Vikings drew the No. 9 seed in the GMCT and has an interesting rematch with No. 8 South Plainfield in the first round.
9. North Brunswick (14-8) – last week No. 9: With their pitching, the Raiders are capable of making a deep run in the GMCT. The No. 6 seed plays No. 11 Colonia in the first round. The teams split in the regular season. Last week, North Brunswick swept Spotswood, beat Edison and lost to Metuchen.
10. (Tie) Colonia (11-8) – last week No. 10
Spotswood (12-9) – last week No. 10: Having both teams remain in the poll seems about right as Spotswood got the No. 10 seed in the GMCT and Colonia is No. 11.
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