2023 - Game # 2 South Plainfield 11, North Brunswick 2

South Plainfield knocks off No. 7 North Brunswick - Baseball recap

By Craig Epstein | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Dom Massaro led the way for South Plainfield going 3-5 with four RBI and a run and was a triple away from the cycle to knock off North Brunswick, No. 7 in the NJ.com Top 20, 11-2 in North Brunswick.

North Brunswick (1-1) took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning before South Plainfield (1-1) answered back with three runs in the fourth. South Plainfield pulled away in the sixth tacking on six more runs.

Nick Irizarry also went 2-4 with three RBI and a run while Dan Kapsch had a two-run double and scored a run.

Zachary Konstantinovsky led North Brunswick going 2-3 with an RBI and a run while EJ Accettura went 2-3 with a run.

South Plainfield knocks off No. 7 North Brunswick - Baseball recap - nj.com

Andy Mendlowitz
MyCentralJersey.com

South Plainfield 11, North Brunswick 2

South Plainfield scored eight times in the top of the sixth to stun North Brunswick in a Red Division game. Center fielder Dom Massaro drove in four runs on a 3-for-5 with a home run and double. Leadoff hitter Nick Irizarry had three RBI and went 2-for-4 with a walk to help in the 11-hit attack.

The Red Division has much parity in opening week and it seems to be wide open this spring. North Brunswick, No. 1 in the Home News Tribune Top 10, won the opener against No. 9 South Plainfield 2-0.

The Tigers, which have several varsity newcomers, showed they’re going to be a player. Junior lefty Aldo Pigna allowed two runs in 4 1/3 off five hits and two walks with four strikeouts. Zack Robinson finished with 2 2/3 innings of shutout ball (2 H, 1 BB, 2 K). He also went 2-for-4.

South Plainfield showed its going to have a balanced line up as No. 7 hitter Frank Flannery (2 BB, 2 runs), No. 8 Joe Maroney (hit, 2 BB, 2 runs) and No. 9 Dan Kapsch (double, 2 RBI, BB) contributed. Ashton Donovan and Jayden Alvarez each had a hit.

North Brunswick had multi-hit games from EJ Accettura (2B), Zachary Konstantinovsky (RBI) and Josh Rodriguez.

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Nick Irizarry (3-5 r bb 3rbi) showed up to work today determined to be the guy. His clutch performance during the 4th hour of intense negotiations put his team over the top and paved the way toward the achievement of their main objective.