Andy Mendlowitz
MyCentralJersey.com
Spotswood 8, South Plainfield 4: Sophomore lefthander Leo Carone went six innings to earn the win for the Chargers in the E4M Invitational at Spotswood.
Carone helped his own cause with a 3-for-4 day at the plate driving in a run for Spotswood (11-6), which scored five times in the bottom of the fourth to break open the game.
John Lubin and Ryan Orth also had three hits each apiece and centerfielder Sebby Saracino was 2-for-3 with two doubles on the day. Senior Will Buchan came on in relief in the seventh to close the game out with two strikeouts.
Aiden McCarthy was 2-for-2 with three RBIs for South Plainfield (12-6) and Dom Massaro (run), Chris Loniewski and Kevin Penny (RBI) each had two hits.
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Sebby Saracino hit a two-run double to highlight a five-run fourth inning as Spotswood defeated South Plainfield 8-4 at the E4M Invitational in Spotswood.
John Lubin and Leo Carone had RBI singles in the fourth as the Chargers (11-6) broke open a close game.
Carone allowed four runs, two earned, in six innings for the win and Will Buchan closed the game out with a scoreless seven, fanning two.
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South Plainfield Comes Up Short
The South Plainfield Tigers came up short against the Spotswood Chargers on Saturday and fell 8-4.
South Plainfield got a good showing from Joe Stanzione, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Dan Kapsch was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Aiden McCarthy was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one run.
South Plainfield's defeat dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Spotswood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Plainfield will venture away from home to take on St. Joseph at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Spotswood, they will head out to challenge Carteret at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Baseball Recap: South Plainfield Comes Up Short
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
R |
H |
E |
|
|
South Plainfield (12-6) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
|
Spotswood (11-6) |
2 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
x |
8 |
13 |
1 |
South Plainfield Batting
|
AB |
R |
H |
RBI |
1B |
2B |
3B |
HR |
BB |
HBP |
SB |
AVG |
SLG |
|
|
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.500 |
.500 |
|
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
.333 |
.667 |
|
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
1.000 |
|
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
|
|
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.333 |
.333 |
|
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
|
|
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.667 |
.667 |
|
|
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.667 |
1.000 |
|
|
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
.000 |
|
|
Totals: |
28 |
4 |
10 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
.357 |
.429 |
South Plainfield Pitching
|
PIT |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
K |
HB |
ERA |
|
|
Ryan Balent (LP) |
63 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
11.67 |
|
26 |
0.1 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
42.00 |
|
|
40 |
2.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
|
|
Totals: |
129 |
6 |
13 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
8.17 |
