2024 - Game # 27 South Plainfield 6, Cranford 2 - NJSIAA Tournament, Quarterfinal Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3

North 2, Group 3 quarterfinals, South Plainfield 6, Cranford 2

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Cranford (13-11)	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	7	6
South Plainfield (21-5-1)	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	6	6	0

By Tyler Duffy | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Zack Robinson had a triple, double, and three RBI to help give top-seeded South Plainfield, No. 13 in the NJ.com Top 20, a 6-2 victory over eighth-seeded Cranford in the quarterfinal round of the North 2, Group 3 tournament in South Plainfield.

Kevin Penny threw 5.1 innings, allowing two runs on five hits while striking out six for South Plainfield (21-5-1).

South Plainfield plated six runs in the third inning, and that is all it needed to get the win.

Brayden Fry went 3-for-4 and Sean Riley had an RBI for Cranford (13-11).

Top-seeded South Plainfield will face fifth-seeded Colonia in the semifinal round.

North 2, Group 3 quarterfinals - Baseball roundup, May 29 - nj.com

South Plainfield Batting

	AB	R	H	RBI	1B	2B	3B	HR	BB	HBP	SB	AVG	SLG
Dom Massaro	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.333	.333
Dan Kapsch	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	.500	.500
Zack Robinson	3	1	2	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.667	1.667
Jayden Alvarez	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Nick Irizarry	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333
Aiden McCarthy	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000
Steve Studlack	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000
Ryan Balent	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333
Dave Butrico	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Aldo Pigna	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000
Totals:	23	6	6	3	4	1	1	0	2	0	3	.261	.391

South Plainfield Pitching

	PIT	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HB	ERA
Kevin Penny	98	5.1	5	2	2	2	6	2	2.62
Chase Donovan	24	1.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals:	122	7	7	2	2	2	7	2	2.00

Andy MendlowitzMyCentralJersey.com

No. 1 South Plainfield 6, No. 8 Cranford 2

Zack Robinson doubled, tripled and drove in three runs to continue his hot hitting as South Plainfield advanced to host Colonia in Friday’s semifinals.

Dom Massaro, Nick Irizarry and Dan Kapsch each singled and scored in the win for the Tigers (21-5-1), which put up six runs in the bottom of the third. Ryan Balent also had a hit.

Kevin Penny earned the win by allowing two runs in 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts. Chase Donovan finished with 1 2/3 scoreless innings.

NJ baseball May roundup for GMC and area Skyland and Union counties (mycentraljersey.com)

Grand Poobah XXI Rumor has it our newest Poobah, was not thrilled with his prom swag. So he decided to hit a double, smoke a 3 base clearing triple & cap it off with some lights out defense to help advance his mates to the next round of the states & to get his mitts on the Poobah gear, which will be the envy of prom-goers statewide. For all of this, we Helmet Zach Robinson for the 3rd time this year.

Baseball Top 20, May 29

13-South Plainfield (20-5-1)
Last week: No. 14

Here’s why: South Plainfield slugged its way past Cliffside Park, 12-1, in the first round of North 2, Group 3 to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for South Plainfield, which has a tricky matchup against Cranford on Wednesday with a spot in the semifinals on the line.

Baseball Top 20, May 29: Premier squads clamp down spot in rankings - nj.com