Game # 28 South Plainfield 7, A.L. Johnson - Clark 5

 

South Plainfield (7) at Johnson (5), NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament, First Round

 

By The Star Ledger
on May 21, 2018 9:38 PM

 

Billy Keane struck out five in six innings on the mound to lead ninth-seeded South Plainfield to a 7-5 win over eighth-seeded Johnson in the first round of the Central Jersey Group 2 Tournament in Clark.

South Plainfield led 6-1 after the fourth inning. Johnson rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh.

Joe Turek and Kevin Metz had two RBI each in the loss.

South Plainfield will face top-seeded and No. 4 in the NJ.com Top 20 Gov. Livingston in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/5197540778315017673/south-plainfield-7-at-johnson-5-njsiaa-central-jersey-group-2-tournament-first-round-baseball/

 

Greg Tufaro, @GregTufaroPublished 6:35 p.m. ET May 21, 2018 | Updated 10:02 p.m. ET May 21, 2018

South Plainfield 7, A.L. Johnson 5

The ninth-seeded Tigers took a 7-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning and needed to record the final out with the tying run at the plate to dispose of the resilient eighth-seeded Crusaders in the opening round of the Central Group II tournament.

South Plainfield (19-9) advanced to Thursday’s quarterfinals against top-seeded Governor Livingston in a rematch of last year’s sectional final.

Rob Gonzalez, who went 2-for-4, delivered a two-run double in the fourth inning when South Plainfield scored four times to build its 7-1 lead.

Mike Stanczak went 1-for-3 with a double for the Tigers, who have won 15 of their last 17 games. Teammate Chris Born went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Winning pitcher Billy Keane allowed one earned run on nine hits over six innings before being lifted for a reliever. He struck out five.

https://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2018/05/21/gmc-baseball-roundup-may-21-state-tournament-games/630708002/