Friday, May 23, 2025

2025 NJSIAA Baseball Tournament, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 Bracket

 

Here is the NJSIAA baseball state playoff bracket.
The public-school tournaments begin on May 27.

NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2, GROUP 3

NJSIAA Tournament, First Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3

(16) Lincoln at (1) Colonia
(9) Summit at (8) Middletown North
(12) Carteret at (5) North Plainfield
(13) JFK at (4) North Hunterdon
(14) Rahway at (3) South Plainfield
(11) Chatham at (6) Cranford
(10) Payne Tech at (7) Somerville
(15) Matawan at (2) Millburn

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Speculation on State Seedings (The Rain Ain't Helping)

 

 

The NJSIAA last week announced it would extend the cutoff for the state tournament, moving it from Saturday to Wednesday to accommodate some teams that had not played the minimum 16 games yet.

Teams can still qualify, but when points are averaged out, those that haven’t played 16 games would still have been divided by 16, artificially lowering their average.

Some coaches, off the record, have complained about the extension, with their issue two-fold: First, since the vast majority of teams did play 16 or more games, they believe it was the responsibility of teams to schedule more games early, just in case of rainouts. More importantly, some scheduled lesser opponents this week, knowing it was after the cutoff, and now those games could come back to bite them.

With rain expected most of the rest of the day – the SCT finals not withstanding – few teams are likely to get games in today, especially those without turf. Here’s a look at the current standings as of 11:45 am, per NJ.com. Seeding will be tomorrow, and results will be official as of Friday at noon.

North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3: It’s a good lead for Colonia (18-4, 14.548), which should have the top seed locked up over South Plainfield (14-9, 22.121), followed by Millburn (21.965) and North Hunterdon (11-10, 21.444). We’re not sure yet if the Tigers are locked in, or could fall to third. North Plainfield (14-7, 20.987) checks in at five, then after Cranford (13-9, 19.669), there’s Somerville (11-10, 19.08). There’s a chance, we think, they could fall from seven to eight, but probably not out of the top eight behind current ninth-place team Payne Tech (13-6, 18.46). Carteret (9-11) is all the way down at 11, followed by JFK (9-12, 17.418).

Ridge, Colonia, Middlesex in drivers’ seat for top seeds in state tournament heading into Wednesday’s extended NJSIAA cutoff – Central Jersey Sports Radio

2024-2025 Baseball North Jersey,
Section 2, Group 3 Power Points

Rank

Team

W-L-T

PCT

PP

1

Colonia

18-4

.818

24.548

2

South Plainfield

14-9

.609

22.121

3

Millburn

11-13

.458

21.965

4

North Hunterdon

11-10

.524

21.444

5

North Plainfield

14-7

.667

20.987

6

Cranford

13-9

.591

19.669

7

Somerville

11-10

.524

19.08

8

Middletown North

11-10

.524

18.829

9

Payne Tech

13-6

.684

18.46

10

Summit

10-11-1

.477

18.121

11

Carteret

9-11

.450

18.066

12

Iselin Kennedy

9-12

.429

17.418

13

Chatham

8-12

.400

17.32

14

Rahway

5-13

.278

12.486

15

Matawan

4-15

.211

11.76

16

Newark Central

6-11

.353

9.337

17

Lincoln

2-13

.133

5.865

18

Orange

3-14-1

.194

5.714

19

Weequahic

3-10

.231

5.235

20

West Side

0-0

.000

0

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

2025 - Game # 23 South Plainfield 6, Dayton - Springfield 1, TD Bank Park, Somerset

TAPinto South Plainfield

South Plainfield Beats Dayton, 6-1, at Somerset Patriots Stadium

By TAPinto South Plainfield Staff

BRIDGEWATER, NJ -- South Plainfield scored three runs in the first inning and went on to a 6-1 baseball victory over Dayton at TD Bank Ballpark, home of the Somerset Patriots, on Tuesday night.

Aiden McCarthy pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and one run before Jayden Jimenez came on to record the save with 1 2/3 hitless innings for South Plainfield.

Patrick Ferguson pitched a complete game for Dayton, allowing just two earned runs in seven innings with three walks and three strikeouts.

Lorenzo Fuscoletti was 2-for-3 with three runs batted in for South Plainfield. Kevin Penny also had two hits in four at-bats.

Nate Goldman tripled and drove in a run for Dayton.

In the final week of the regular season before the start of the North 2, Group 3 playoffs, South Plainfield made two schedule changes. The Tigers' road game against Scotch Plains-Fanwood that had been scheduled for Thursday has been canceled. South Plainfield will host Christian Brothers Academy Friday at 11 a.m.

Baseball: South Plainfield Beats Dayton, 6-1, at Somerset Patriots Stadium | South Plainfield, NJ News TAPinto | TAPinto

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

R

H

E

South Plainfield (14-9)

3

1

0

0

1

1

0

6

7

1

Dayton (10-13)

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

3

4

WP: Aiden McCarthy
LP: Patrick Ferguson
 

South Plainfield Batting

AB

R

H

RBI

1B

2B

3B

HR

BB

HBP

SB

AVG

SLG

Nick Irizarry

2

2

1

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

.500

.500

Dan Kapsch

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

.000

Dom Massaro

2

2

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

1

2

.500

.500

Aiden McCarthy

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

.000

.000

Chris Loniewski

3

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

.000

.000

Lorenzo Fuscoletti

3

1

2

3

1

1

0

0

0

1

1

.667

1.000

Ryan Balent

4

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.250

.250

Steve Studlack

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

.000

.000

Kevin Penny

4

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

.500

.500

Dylan Oller

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

.000

Jack Jones

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

.000

Dave Butrico

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.000

.000

Totals:

30

6

7

6

6

1

0

0

3

4

4

.233

.267

 

South Plainfield Pitching

PIT

IP

H

R

ER

BB

K

HB

ERA

Aiden McCarthy (WP)

103

5

3

1

1

5

2

0

1.40

Jayden Jimenez

25

2

0

0

0

1

0

1

0.00

Totals:

128

7

3

1

1

6

2

1

1.00


South Plainfield Victorious

Baseball Recap: South Plainfield Tigers vs. Dayton Bulldogs

South Plainfield won the last time they faced Dayton and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Tigers came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 6-1.

Lorenzo Fuscoletti was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Dom Massaro, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.

South Plainfield's victory bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Dayton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season.

South Plainfield does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Dayton, they will take on Rahway at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Indians have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of.

Baseball Recap: South Plainfield Victorious