2023 - Game # 24. South Plainfield 10, Spotswood 4

South Plainfield tops Spotswood, spoils Cumiskey’s record-setting day

By Jason Bernstein | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The South Plainfield dugout celebrates after Jayden Alvarez (2) scored the first run of the game during the Greater Middlesex County Tournament semifinal baseball game between St. Joseph (Met.) and South Plainfield at Easst Brunswick Magnet High School in East Brunswick, NJ on Saturday, May 13, 2023.Scott Faytok | NJ Advance Media

Jayden Alvarez’s grand slam, was the big blow in a six-run top of the fourth inning that propelled South Plainfield to a 10-4 victory over Spotswood in Spotswood.
In defeat, Casey Cumiskey became Spotswood’s career hits leader, setting the mark with a bases-clearing double that gave Spotswood a 3-1 lead. Cumiskey, a Seton Hall commit who now has 137 career hits, also broke his own single-season hits record with 51.

Kevin Penny was 3-for-3 with two runs for South Plainfield (12-12) and Dom Massaro scored three runs, going 1-for-4 with a walk, RBI and a stolen base. Zack Robinson and Aldo Pigna had two RBI apiece and Nick Irizarry scored two runs. Winning pitcher Andrew Csordos allowed four runs, eight hits and four walks with two strikeouts in seven innings.

Cumiskey finished the day 2-for-4 with three RBI and a run for his 15th multi-hit game of the season for Spotswood (16-6).

South Plainfield tops Spotswood, spoils Cumiskey’s record-setting day - Baseball recap - nj.com

South Plainfield 10, Spotswood 4

Spotswood senior Casey Cumiskey became the program’s career hit leader by doubling in the second inning against South Plainfield to break the school’s record of 135 career hits.

It was also his 50th hit of the season, which surpassed the program’s single-season hit mark that he set last season. The Seton Hall-commit has 15 multi-hit games with three or more hits in 10 of those games.

South Plainfield (12-12), though, claimed the win with a six-run fourth inning highlighted by Jay Alvarez’s grand slam. Kevin Penny went 3-for-3 with a double and Zack Robinson had a triple and two RBI on the day. Dom Massaro also doubled and scored three times in the win.

Spotswood fell to 16-6.

NJ baseball: Results for GMC, Skyland, Union County (mycentraljersey.com)

The Tigers won 10-4 today. Andrew Csordos went the distance & picked up the Win. Dogs who ate : Kevin Penny (3-3 2b bb sb 2r) Dom Massaro (3-4 2 2b bb 2rbi sb 3r) Zach Robinson(1-2 3b 2rbi r) and Jay Alvarez (2-4 GS 4rbi)

Andrew Csordos was given an assignment on Monday that required him to work on location in one of the toughest environments known to man. Delayed, but not deterred, w/ case in hand, double Windsor knot & Armani suit on back, Andrew was all business.