South Plainfield 15 Montgomery Township 6

SOUTH PLAINFIELD 15, MONTGOMERY 6:
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Robert Pasternak and Kyle Hughes each homered for South Plainfield (23-2). Hughes posted a team-high four RBIs, while teammate Stephen Petriello drove in three runs.
Kyle Wernicki homered, scored three runs and drove in four for the Cougars (15-7), who trailed 11-2 in the fourth inning.
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http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100520/SPORTS0103/5200365/1109

BOX SCORE:

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/63641654635493265/south-plainfield-15-montgomery-6-high-school-baseball-scores-and-results/

ROB PASTERNAK LEAD OFF HOMERUN

MARK McCULLEN ROUNDING SECOND HEADING FOR THIRD.

KYLE HUGHES LOADS UP FOR THE BIG ONE!

STATE PLAYOFF SCHEDULE - Friday May 21, 2010

NORTH 2, GROUP 3

1) South Plainfield vs 8) West Morris Central
2) Scotch Plains vs 7) Millburn
3) Cranford vs 6) JFK-Iselin
4) Nutley vs 5) Morristown

South Plainfield - 2nd Week at Star Ledger # 1

NJ Baseball: South Plainfield remains at No. 1 in statewide rankings
THE STAR-LEDGER, May 17, 2010 5:50 p.m
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THE STAR-LEDGER TOP 20
1-South Plainfield (21-2)
2-Don Bosco Prep (20-3)
3-West Essex (19-3)
4-Toms River South (19-3)
5-Jackson (18-5)
6-Paramus (21-4)
7-St. Joseph (Met.) (17-6)
8-Monroe (20-3)
9-Delbarton (20-5)
10-Randolph (21-3)
11-Steinert (22-4)
12-Wall (20-3)
13-Lenape (19-4)
14-Millville (19-4)
15-St. Joseph (Mont.) (20-4)
16-Montgomery (15-6)
17-Immaculata (15-2)
18-Pope John (19-4)
19-Seton Hall Prep (17-6)
20-Gloucester Catholic (17-6)


GROUP 3
1-South Plainfield (21-2)
2-Paramus (21-4)
3-Wall (20-3)
4-Cranford (20-5)
5-Scotch Plains (19-5)
6-Morristown (18-8)
7-Ocean Twp. (17-4-1)
8-West Milford (17-6-1)
9-Pascack Valley (17-6)
10-Sparta (18-8)


MIDDLESEX
1-South Plainfield (21-2)
2-St. Joseph (17-6)
3-Monroe (20-3)
4-South Brunswick (13-8)
5-North Brunswick (15-11)
6-Bishop Ahr (13-5)
7-Middlesex (17-4)
8-East Brunswick (11-10)
9-Iselin Kennedy (15-9)
10-Edison (13-12)


http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-7930761441871037487/nj-baseball-south-plainfield-remains-at-no-1-in-statewide-rankings/

South Plainfield 8 Mendham 2

SOUTH PLAINFIELD 8, MENDHAM 2:
STAFF REPORT • May 17, 2010
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Brandon Downes went 2-for-4 with a three-run, first-inning homer, five RBI and two runs scored as the top-seeded Tigers will host eighth-seeded West-Morris Central on Friday. The homer was Downes' 14th of the year.
Matt Cesare added two hits and an RBI for South Plainfield (22-2). Dan Hansen (8-0) allowed seven hits, two earned runs with two walks and six strikeouts over six innings for the victory.
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http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100517/SPORTS0103/5170387/1109
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South Plainfield 8, Mendham 2 (High school Baseball scores and results)
The Star Ledger, May 17, 2010 10:12 p.m.
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Brandon Downes drove in five runs and cracked his 14th home run of the season as South Plainfield (22-2), No. 1 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, advanced to the quarterfinal round of the North Jersey, Group 3 tournament in South Plainfield. Daniel Hansen (8-0) limited Mendham (7-15) to seven hits over six innings, striking out six and walking one.

BOX SCORE:

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/2063631654519493080/south-plainfield-8-mendham-2-high-school-baseball-scores-and-results/

South Plainfield 10, Watchung Hills 6

HNT Regular-Season Baseball

Ruiz lifts South Plainfield

STAFF REPORT •

May 15, 2010

Designated hitter Carlos Ruiz went 3-for-4, including a home run, and scored three runs scored to lead the South Plainfield High School baseball team to a 10-6 win over Watchung Hills Saturday.Second baseman Rob Pasternak finished 3-for-4 with a double, RBI and a run scored for the Tigers (21-2). Mark Tomei went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and an RBI for South Plainfield.Kyle Hughes (2-0) picked up the win, allowing one run in five innings and striking out five.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100515/SPORTS0103/5150327/1109

BOX SCORE:

The Star Ledger, May 15, 2010 7:42 p.m.

Carlos Ruiz went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and Mark Tomei went 2-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored for South Plainfield (21-2), No. 1 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, in Warren. Ruiz returned to action after being forced out of Thursday's Greater Middlesex Conference quarterfinal-round loss to Bishop Ahr when he was struck by a ball in the face during infield practice, as South Plainfield had its 18-game winning streak snapped. Kyle Taylor drove in two runs and joined Richard Hart in going 2-for-3 for Watchung Hills (7-15).

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/3063634654549493123/south-plainfield-10-watchung-hills-6-high-school-baseball-scores-and-results/

USATODAY 2010 Baseball Regional Rankings

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USATODAY

2010 Baseball Regional Rankings

East
1. James Monroe, Bronx, N.Y. (36-1)
2. Neumann-Goretti, Philadelphia (16-1)
3. Norman Thomas, New York (19-1)
4. Germantown Academy, Fort Washington, Pa. (22-1)
5. Wright, Bel Air, Md. (18-0)
6. St. John's, Washington, D.C. (22-3)
7. State College, Pa. (11-1)
8. Lawrence, Mass. (11-1)
9. South Plainfield, N.J. (19-1)
10. Don Bosco Prep, Ramsey, N.J. (18-3)

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/preps/baseball/regionalrankings.htm

State Tournament Brackets Online

State Tournament Brackets can be found at:

http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?tid=363292&tclass=North%20II%2C%20Group%20III

The NJSIAA yesterday announced the pairings for the state baseball tournament that will begin Monday 5/17. Games wil be played the sites of the higher-seeded teams. Seedings precede the teams.

GROUP III, NORTH 2:

16-Warren Hills at 1-South Plainfield
9-Ferris at 8-West Morris
12-Colonia at 5-Morristown
13-Carteret at 4-Nutley
14-Voorhees at 3-Cranford
11-Somerville at 6-J.F. Kennedy
10-Belleville at 7-Millburn
15-West Side at 2-Scotch Plains-Fanwood

GMCT Final Score: Bishop Ahr 9 South Plainfield 1

Bishop Ahr beats South Plainfield
May 13, 2010 • 9:09 pm

By GREG TUFARO
STAFF WRITER

NORTH BRUNSWICK — As the Bishop Ahr High School baseball team was getting ready to step off the bus for its Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament quarterfinal showdown with South Plainfield, ace Dario Santangelo made a deal with his teammates.
The senior right-hander, headed to East Carolina University on a partial baseball scholarship, told the 10th-seeded Trojans to get him three runs. In return, he promised to make the lead stand.
Junior second baseman Rob Pepe fulfilled the request with one swing of the bat in the third inning.
His first career homer, a three-run blast, proved more than enough for Santangelo, who tied a school record with his 19th career victory, a 9-1 upset of second-seeded South Plainfield.
Bishop Ahr will face sixth-seeded South Brunswick, a 13-3 mercy-rule winner over 14th-seeded Edison, in Saturday’s semifinals at East Brunswick Tech.
The Tigers (20-2), who entered the contest batting a conference-high .398 and who had scored 10 or more runs in each of their last eight games, had a state-best 18-game winning streak snapped.
South Plainfield lost two of its best players … right fielder Carlos Ruiz (.424) and starting pitcher Matt Cesare (.404), who combined for 51 hits and 41 RBIs this season … before the third inning to freak injuries.
Ruiz had two front teeth knocked loose and both of his lips split open on a bad-hop during infield-outfield practice. Mark McCullen replaced him in the starting lineup. Cesare, the team’s cleanup hitter, pinched a nerve in his neck during his first at-bat and was unable to continue on the mound after throwing two scoreless innings.
“”I have to say that did hurt us a bit, but I think we have 13 guys we could put in the lineup who could hit the baseball,” South Plainfield coach Anthony Guida said. “”I was pretty confident that we were going to be able to score some runs.”
It was Bishop Ahr that got production from its order, as six players combined for nine hits. No.‚9 batter Tim Hagerty went 2-for-2 with a walk and three runs scored. Shortstop Joe Post, who doubled twice, and Pepe scored two runs apiece off reliever Dylan Papa.
McCullen’s run-scoring groundout in the fourth inning closed the deficit to 3-1. Bishop Ahr got the run back in the fourth on Post’s RBI double.
Bishop Ahr (13-4) rallied for five runs in the seventh to put the game out of reach. The Trojans parlayed three walks … one intentional … an error and two hits, including an infield single, into a 9-1 lead. Post belted his second double, Kyle Harsh had a two-run single and Santangelo added a sacrifice fly during the outburst.
“”It was huge,” Bishop Ahr coach Scott Runkel said of the rally. “”Against a team like South Plainfield … one of the best offensive teams in the state … to be quite honest, I wasn’t completely comfortable eight runs up.”
Santangelo (6-0, 1.12 ERA) appeared to get stronger as the game progressed. After walking the bases loaded with two away in the second, Santangelo did not issue a free pass until Rob Pasternak walked on four pitches in the seventh.
“”I think he pitched like a bulldog and did a fabulous job,” Guida said. “”He put himself in a good position. He got ahead early. He didn’t get rattled anytime we did get a few (runners).”
Santangelo, who tied 1996 graduate Kevin Lawrence’s school record for wins, yielded one hit over the final 3 2/3 innings. Ten of the last 12 outs came via strikeout or groundout.
“”I know they can all hit,” Santangelo said of South Plainfield’s lineup. “”I had to pitch carefully to every single guy. I told them on the bus right before we got off, “Hey. I need three runs, and I’ll do the job.’
“”When (Pepe) got that three-run shot, I said thank you and I’m going to take the rest from here.”

http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/baseball/2010/05/13/bishop-ahr-beats-south-plainfield/

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http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100513/SPORTS0103/5130381/1109

Bishop Ahr 9, South Plainfield 1 (High school Baseball scores and results)
The Star Ledger, May 13, 2010 10:27 p.m.
By Josh Rosenfeld

Thursday the 13th proved to be an unlucky day for South Plainfield.
Before it even took the field for the first time as the No. 1 team in The Star-Ledger Top 20 it lost one of its better hitters, Carlos Ruiz, who was struck in the face with a ground ball during infield practice and had to be scratched from the lineup.
Its starting pitcher, Matt Cesare (6-0), was forced out of the game due to twinges in his neck while he was warming up to start the third inning.
And worst of all, it ran into Dario Santangelo, who strengthened his claim as Middlesex County’s best pitcher in silencing one of the state’s most potent lineups as 10th-seeded Bishop Ahr rolled to a 9-1 victory in the quarterfinal round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament yesterday at North Brunswick Community Park.
The victory sent Bishop Ahr (13-4) into tomorrow’s semifinal round against sixth-seeded South Brunswick, a 13-3 winner over Edison.
It also snapped second-seeded South Plainfield’s 18-game winning streak along with its run of 10 consecutive games scoring 10 or more runs. The outcome also insured that none of the tournament’s top four seeds will reach the semifinals, after six of the top eight seeds, including three of the top four, fell in the first round Monday.
Santangelo (7-0) limited South Plainfield (20-2) to four hits, striking out five and walking four, while keeping his earned run average hovering around the 1.00 mark.
“The challenge is that they hit one through nine,” Santangelo said. “You have to pitch to the last guy like you pitch the first guy.”
Bishop Ahr greeted Dylan Papa (3-1), Cesare’s replacement, with three runs in the top of the third and never relinquished the lead. The runs came from an unlikely source as junior Rob Pepe drilled a three-run homer to left center, the first home run of his varsity career.
“We really needed to score runs early and help Dario out,” Pepe said. “Their defense is really good, but Dario really shut them down. That’s all that matters.”
As far as Santangelo was concerned, that was all the support he needed.
“I said that all I need is three runs, get me three runs,” Santangelo said. “I knew it was going to happen because he (Pepe) has been getting close the past two games.”
The East Carolina-bound senior walked three batters in the second but got himself out of that jam with a strikeout. He yielded back-to-back singles to Dan Hansen and Kyle Hughes in the fourth and, after a wild pitch, Hansen scored on a grounder by Mark McCullen for what proved to be its only run.
“He just built confidence every inning,” South Plainfield coach Anthony Guida said of Santangelo. “He threw his off-speed pitches for strikes. We tried to be very patient with him, but if he was getting his off-speed stuff over for strikes we knew that we were in for a tough game.”
Bishop Ahr added a run in the fifth on a double by Joe Post and tacked on five more in the seventh, keyed by a two-run single by Kyle Harsh for a 9-1 cushion.
An eight-run deficit, with Santangelo on the hill, proved to be the worst fate of all for South Plainfield.

BOX SCORE:

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/4063647654537492999/bishop-ahr-9-south-plainfield-1-high-school-baseball-scores-and-results/

GMCT Quarterfinals Postponed Due To Weather

GMC baseball tournament quarterfinals postponed due to weather
STAFF REPORT • May 12, 2010

CENTRAL JERSEY — Today's Greater Middlesex Conference Baseball Tournament quarterfinals have been postponed until Thursday due to inclement weather.Thursday's schedule for all quarterfinals games, which will be played at North Brunswick's Community Park, is:

• Edison vs. South Brunswick: 4 p.m.
• North Brunswick vs. Old Bridge: 7 p.m.
• Bishop Ahr vs. South Plainfield: 4 p.m.
• Carteret vs. J.F. Kennedy: 7 p.m.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100512/SPORTS0103/100512021/GMC+baseball+tournament+quarterfinals+postponed+due+to+weather

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NJ Baseball: Revised GMC Schedule
By Josh Rosenfeld/For The Star-Ledger

May 12, 2010, 9:47AM

Today's quarterfinal round of the GMC Baseball Tournament has been postponed until Thursday. The games will still be held at North Brunswick Community Park.

In addition, the schedule has been revised so that the games in each half of the bracket will be played at the same time to prevent any teams from receiving an advantage pitching-wise if the night games are affected by the weather.

Here is the revised schedule, with field assignments:

Field 1

Edison vs South Brunswick, 4

North Brunswick vs. Old Bridge, 7

Field 2

Bishop Ahr vs. South Plainfield, 4

Carteret vs. Iselin Kennedy, 7

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http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/baseball/index.ssf/2010/05/nj_baseball_gmc_quarterfinals_postponed_until_thursday.html

South Plainfield Ranked # 1 in Star Ledger Top 20

NJ BASEBALL: South Plainfield bursts through swinging door at top of Top 20
By Bob Behre/For The Star-Ledger
May 10, 2010, 10:44PM

The door at the top of The Star-Ledger Top 20 continues to swing freely, seemingly welcoming all comers.
While the bottom of the Top 20 remains transient, the rest of these elite teams are showing staying power. It's important to note, no team in the Top 10 had played less than 19 games through Sunday, the cutoff for each week's rankings, and none had played less than 20 games through Monday, May 10.
The point is, what you see is mostly what you get with this group. These are very good teams playing very well through six weeks of baseball. Of course, we are entering the exam portion of the schedule, which includes county tournament semifinals and finals in many areas and crunch time in conference title battles.
The NJSIAA tournament seeds will be available Wednesday night and the state tournament opens on Monday, May 17. That's when the fun really begins.
We welcome Top 20 newcomers Wall (17-3), at No. 16, No. 17 North Hunterdon (14-4), No. 18 Montgomery (13-4), No. 19 Indian Hills (16-3) and No. 20 Bishop Eustace (17-4). Departed but not forgotten are No. 13 Morristown, No. 14 Pope John, No. 17 Ramsey, No. 18 Cherokee and No. 20 Red Bank Catholic.
Before this Top 20 hit the streets, it had suffered some damage. Nothing new. Monroe, ranked No. 2, and St. Joseph (Met.), ranked No. 7, both fell in the first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament. Edison knocked off Monroe, 9-3, and North Brunswick beat St. Joseph, 3-0. Go figure.
All eyes turn tomorrow to Toms River South high school for the Ocean County Tournament semifinals. No. 10 Jackson faces Brick Memorial at 4 p.m. Jackson's Bryan Soloman has hit a home run in nine straight games for Jackson. Truly amazing. No. 11 Toms River South faces Toms River East in the other semi at 7 p.m. You know that house will be rocking.
Following me down the rabbit hole and, chances are, we'll come out the other side very different. in seven days.

THE STAR-LEDGER BASEBALL TOP 20
1-South Plainfield (19-1)
2-Monroe (19-2)
3-Don Bosco Prep (18-3)
4-St. Joseph (Mont.) (17-3)
5-Delbarton (18-3)
6-Paramus (19-3)
7-St. Joseph (Met.) (16-5)
8-West Essex (16-3)
9-Randolph (19-3)
10-Jackson (15-4)
11-Toms River South (16-3)
12-Gloucester Catholic (15-4)
13-Immaculata (13-1)
14-Millville (15-3)
15-Steinert (19-4)
16-Wall (17-3)
17-North Hunterdon (14-4)
18-Montgomery (13-4)
19-Indian Hills (16-3)
20-Bishop Eustace (17-4)

http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/baseball/index.ssf/2010/05/nj_baseball_south_plainfield_bursts_through_swinging_door_at_top_of_top_20.html

Hot Off The Presses!!! South Plainfield # 1

This week in Middlesex County baseball
JOSH ROSENFELD,

May 10, 2010 7:15 p.m.

PLAYER TO WATCH
Middlesex took the field for Monday's Greater Middlesex Conference game against Bishop Ahr having scored a whopping 76 runs over its last four games, an average of 19 per, and Jordan Carter was a big part of that offensive explosion. The senior outfielder slugged at least one home run in each of those games and hit six overall while driving in 18 runs over the four-game span.He began the onslaught by hitting two home runs and picking up the victory in an 18-8 victory over South River. He followed that by blasting a three-run shot and a grand slam, driving in a total of eight runs, in a 20-3 triumph over Spotswood. Middlesex played a pair of mercy-rule outings on Saturday and Carter homered in each of those as well.For the season Carter is hitting .426 with nine home runs and 34 RBI, although he's certainly not alone in the potent Middlesex lineup. Freshman Tommy Marcinczyk's batting average has hovered around the .600 mark all season while Chris Petiya (six RBI vs. South Amboy Saturday), Ray Lang, Kevin Olah and Kyle Dotey are all hitting above .400. Carter is not be the only big bat for Middlesex; he's just the hottest.

TEAM TO WATCH
South Plainfield (19-1) entered yesterday's Greater Middlesex Conference playoff game with South River riding a 17-game winning streak that has vaulted it to No. 1 in The Star-Ledger Top 20.

South Plainfield has defeated three Top 20 teams during its run, including a 10-0, five-inning triumph over No. 2 Monroe on April 28 and last Thursday's 12-5 decision over No. 7 St. Joseph, which held down the top spot at the time.

South Plainfield gets production from throughout its lineup, led by junior outfielder Brandon Downes, who is batting around .563 and had a grand slam and six RBI against St. Joseph followed by a two-home run effort Friday in a 10-0 victory over Sayreville.

Dan Hansen (6-0, 1.19 ERA) leads a deep pitching staff that also features Matt Cesare (6-0), Dylan Papa (4-0) and Ryan Harrington (2-1, 0.72).

GAMES TO WATCH
The Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament picks up steam with three rounds being competed this week, starting with Monday's first round in which each of the top 10 seeds saw their first tournament action.The quarterfinal round will be staged at North Brunswick's Community Park on Wednesday with games at 4 and 7 p.m. The games with the higher-seeded teams will be played at 7. The semifinal round will move to East Brunswick Tech on Saturday with games at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Once again the highest-seeded team will play the later game.The championship game will follow two weeks later on Saturday, May 29, also at East Brunswick Tech.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-9173427190780952826/this-week-in-middlesex-county-baseball/

THE STAR-LEDGER,

May 10, 2010 7:14 p.m.

THE STAR-LEDGER TOP 20

1-South Plainfield (19-1)

2-Monroe (19-2)

3-Don Bosco Prep (18-3)

4-St. Joseph (Mont.) (17-3)

5-Delbarton (18-3)

6-Paramus (19-3)

7-St. Joseph (Met.) (16-5)

8-West Essex (16-3)

9-Randolph (19-3)

10-Jackson (15-4)

11-Toms River South (16-3)

12-Gloucester Catholic (15-4)

13-Immaculata (13-1)

14-Millville (15-3)

15-Steinert (19-4)

16-Wall (17-3)

17-North Hunterdon (14-4)

18-Montgomery (13-4)

19-Indian Hills (16-3)

20-Bishop Eustace (17-4)

GROUP 3

1-South Plainfield (19-1)

2-Paramus (19-3)

3-Wall (17-3)

4-Ocean Twp. (15-3)

5-Pascack Valley (15-4)

6-Cranford (17-4)

7-Scotch Plains (16-5)

8-Sparta (15-6)

9-Morristown (15-7)

10-West Milford (14-5-1)

MIDDLESEX

1-South Plainfield (19-1)

2-Monroe (19-2)

3-St. Joseph (16-5)

4-Iselin Kennedy (14-7)

5-South Brunswick (10-8)

6-East Brunswick (11-7)

7-Bishop Ahr (11-4)

8-Middlesex (14-3)

9-Woodbridge (10-8)

10-Old Bridge (9-8)

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-8712002346076801458/nj-baseball-statewide-rankings-may-10/

GMCT GAME - SOUTH PLAINFIELD 10 - SOUTH RIVER 3

GMCT BASEBALL ROUNDUP
May 10, 2010 • 9:20 pm
By Greg Tufaro

Senior right-hander Alex Taylor went the distance, fanning 10 and yielding one hit to lead the 16th-seeded North Brunswick High School baseball team to a stunning 3-0 upset Monday of top-seeded and two-time defending champion St. Joseph in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament.
The Raiders (11-11) advanced to Wednesday’s quarterfinals, which will be played at North Brunswick’s Community Park. They will host eighth-seeded Old Bridge, a 7-3 winner over South Amboy.
“”Alex is a tremendous competitor. He had an unbelievable game last year against J.F. Kennedy in the county tournament, but today was even better,” said North Brunswick head coach Ryan Lillis, referring to Taylor’s win which catapulted the Raiders into last year’s GMCT final, which they lost to St. Joseph.
“”He is our senior leader and he stepped up today and was dominant. St. Joes is a tremendous program. Our kids really work their tails off and this is a monumental win for them and our program.” The Raiders jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first on an RBI groundout by junior first baseman Steven Hock. Junior right fielder Jake Rosenberg’s two-out, two-run single in the top of the second capped off the scoring. Rosenberg finished 2-for-4, while Sean Youngman
went 2-for-3.
Austin Tomaszewicz singled in the fourth for St. Joseph’s lone hit. The Falcons (16-6) endured their third straight loss and have not scored a run in their last 17 innings.

CARTERET 6, EAST BRUNSWICK 4:
Senior second baseman Billy Merz went 2-for-3 with a double and four RBIs for No.‚20 seed Carteret. Senior left fielder Mike Merz added a solo homer in the top of the seventh inning to provide the Ramblers (8-12) with some insurance.
Left-hander Tyler Browne struck out 12 for No.‚4 East Brunswick (10-7), and Tyler McDonough singled in a run in the third inning for the Bears.
EDISON 9, MONROE 3:Junior third baseman Vinny Zanfordino finished 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBIs to help lead No.‚14 seed Edison (12-11). Senior right-hander Nick Marics (6-2) threw a complete game, allowing three runs on eight hits and three walks while striking
out two.
Bryan Wasniewski posted a pinch-hit RBI single for No.‚3 seed Monroe (18-3).

SOUTH BRUNSWICK 3, WOODBRIDGE 2:
Senior shortstop Juan Perdomo singled over the center fielder’s head with men on first and second and no outs in the bottom of the seventh to give sixth-seeded South Brunswick (11-8) a walk-off victory.
Craig Cleffi led off the seventh with a single and steal of second base before No.‚11 Woodbridge (10-9) intentionally walked Mike Muha to get to Perdomo.
The Vikings opened up a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on an RBI single from Perdomo. Perdomo later doubled and scored on an RBI double from Nick Muha in the fifth.
Senior right-hander Chris Palumbo earned the victory for South Brunswick, throwing two innings of one-hit shutout relief.
Mike Clarke drew a bases-loaded walk in the sixth for the 11th-seeded Barons.

OLD BRIDGE 7, SOUTH AMBOY 3:
John Young went 3-for-4 with a double, solo homer and three RBIs, and Jimmy Meindl went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer and two runs scored for No.‚9 seed Old Bridge.
Taylor Amato picked up the victory for the Knights (10-8), allowing three runs on seven hits. He walked two and fanned nine in 6 2/3 innings.
Christian Geant went 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored, while teammate Kyle Fuentes went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer for No.‚8 South Amboy. Dustin DeVoe took the complete-game loss for the Governors (11-4).

SOUTH PLAINFIELD 10, SOUTH RIVER 3:
Junior left-hander Dan Hansen went the distance, allowing just one earned run on eight hits and two walks while striking out two as No. 2 seed South Plainfield (20-1) won its state-best 18th straight.
Carlos Ruiz went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI and Kyle Hughes went 2-for-4 with a run scored for the Tigers, who also received a solo home run from Mark Benak.
Tim Huff blasted a solo home run in the fourth and Brennan Mahoney hit an RBI double for 15th-seeded South River (11-8).

J.F. KENNEDY 11, PISCATAWAY 1 (5 innings):
Senior catcher Jay Stolz went 2-for-3 with a double, two runs and three RBIs to help power No.‚5 seed J.F. Kennedy. Senior left fielder Kyle Grimes added two hits, an RBI and scored three runs for the Mustangs (15-7).
Senior right fielder Chirad Patel delivered an RBI double in the third inning for No.‚12 seed Piscataway (8-12).

http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/baseball/2010/05/10/gmct-baseball-roundup/

South Plainfield 10, South River 3

(High school Baseball scores and results)
The Star Ledger, May 11, 2010 1:34 a.m.

Mark Benak cracked a solo home run and Robert Pasternak drove in two runs as second-seeded South Plainfield (20-1) celebrated its ascension to the top spot in The Star-Ledger Top 20 with a first-round victory in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament in South Plainfield. Daniel Hansen (7-0) scattered eight hits and yielded one earned run as South Plainfield ran its winning streak to 18 consecutive games. Craig Huff had a solo home run while Brennan Mahoney and James Vacchio each had two hits and an RBI for South River (11-8), seeded 15th.

Mark McCullen is congratulated after scoring a run in the sixth inning against South River.

Box Score:

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/4884412254505629710/south-plainfield-10-south-river-3-high-school-baseball-scores-and-results/

SP Tigers To Play South River On Monday

South River 7, Spotswood 6 (High school Baseball scores and results)
The Star Ledger, May 08, 2010 10:03 p.m.

Maxx Johnson singled in David Rondesko with the winning run as 15th-seeded South River (11-7) rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh in the preliminary round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament in South River. Rondesko (4-2) went the distance as South River defeated 18th-seeded Spotswood (8-9) for the third time this season. Spotswood's Corey Brown had two hits and scored twice. South River will play at second-seeded and No. 5-ranked South Plainfield in the tournament's first round tomorrow afternoon.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/5884428254641630049/south-river-7-spotswood-6-high-school-baseball-scores-and-results/

Don Bosco Prep 3, St. Joseph Metuchen 0

Don Bosco Prep 3, St. Joseph (Met.) 0 (High school Baseball scores and results)
The Star Ledger, May 08, 2010 7:14 p.m.

Eric Stevens tossed a two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts and one walk as Don Bosco Prep (18-3), No. 10 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, defeated No. 1 St. Joseph of Metuchen in Ramsey. Jason Vosler singled in Don Bosco Prep's first run in the second inning, George Iskendarian produced the second with a solo home run in the fifth and Grant Van Orden drove in the third on a fielder's choice in the sixth. The loss was the second in three days for St. Joseph (16-5), which fell to No. 5 South Plainfield by a 12-5 count on Thursday.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/5884426254529629742/don-bosco-prep-3-st-joseph-met-0-high-school-baseball-scores-and-results/

HNT Baseball State Qualifiers

HNT Baseball State Qualifiers

STAFF REPORT • May 7, 2010

The following area baseball teams have qualified for automatic bids to the state tournament by reaching .500 by Friday's NJSIAA cutoff:

St. Joseph (16-3), Old Bridge (9-7), South Brunswick (10-7), East Brunswick (10-7), South Plainfield (18-1), Monroe (19-2), J.F. Kennedy (12-7), Woodbridge (9-7), Middlesex (12-3), Bishop Ahr (10-4), South River (10-7), Spotswood (8-8), Metuchen (10-7), South Amboy (11-2).

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http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100507/SPORTS0103/5070364/1109

South Plainfield - 10 Sayreville - 0

SOUTH PLAINFIELD 10, SAYREVILLE 0 (5 innings):

Junior center fielder Brandon Downs homered twice and drove in two runs to help power South Plainfield.
Sophomore catcher Steven Petriello went 3-for-3 with two RBIs for the Tigers (19-1).
Senior right-hander Matt Cesare improved to 6-0, going five innings and allowing just three hits, no walks and striking out three.
Ryan Truchan, Michael Monahghan and Blake Cuomo all singled for Sayreville.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100507/SPORTS0103/5070358/1109

Brandon Downes makes the catch in center field as Mark Benak and Mark Tomei back up the play.

Kyle Hughes puts the tag on a Sayreville runner at third for the out.

BOX SCORE:

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/6884432254537629740/south-plainfield-10-sayreville-0-high-school-baseball-scores-and-results/

Downes leads Tigers past St. Joe’s

Downes leads Tigers past St. Joe’s
Posted By Greg Tufaro

On May 6, 2010 @ 8:53 pm

By GREG TUFARO

STAFF WRITER

SOUTH PLAINFIELD … After many of his teammates leave practice and the sun begins to set behind Frank Jost Field, Brandon Downes remains behind hitting soft toss or taking extra swings from a tee.
The junior center fielder’s dedication at the plate this spring and in the weight room during the offseason has translated into an impressive offensive year.
Downes blasted his single-season school record 10th homer … a grand slam … and plated two more runs with a single while leading second-ranked South Plainfield to a 12-5 victory Thursday over top-ranked St. Joseph in a battle of Home News Tribune Top 10 baseball teams.
The loss was the first for the Falcons (15-4) to a Greater Middlesex Conference opponent and snapped their 11-game winning streak.
South Plainfield (18-1), which has won 16 straight, racked up 14 hits off four pitchers and batted around twice. Downes, Mark Benak and Matt Cesare collected two hits apiece, while teammate Steve Petriello went 3-for-4.
St. Joseph coach Paul Esposito, whose team plays arguably the toughest schedule in the state, lauded the Tigers for their offensive approach with pitches on the outside black.
“”I wish we could use that as a video of what it’s like to look for the ball away, reacting and hitting the ball to the opposite field,” Esposito said. “”Offensively, they are as fundamentally sound as we’ve seen all year.”
Senior left-hander Dylan Papa scattered nine hits over six innings, including a pair of two-out, two-run homers … one each to Eric Peterson (in the third) and Shane Alvarez (in the fourth). Peterson’s came after Phil Gianakos reached safely on a swinging third strike in the dirt, essentially giving the Falcons four outs in the inning.
Victor Diaz plated St. Joseph’s other run with a two-out, RBI double in the first before Papa worked out of a bases-loaded jam.
“”My big worry out there was containing them from the big inning,” Papa said. “”St. Joe’s is one of the best teams in the state right now, and I (prevented the big inning) with the help of everybody behind me. I know I have eight guys behind me that are going to make plays. All I’ve got to do is let them put the ball in play.”
Downes’ homer highlighted a six-run rally in the second as South Plainfield erased a 1-0 deficit. Rob Pasternak and Kyle Hughes each had RBI singles in the inning.
Downes came up with the bases loaded again in the third and responded with a two-out, two-run single for a 9-3 lead. Benak preceded with an RBI single.
When Downes came up with a runner on second in the fifth and the Tigers leading 9-5, he was intentionally walked for a lefty-vs.-lefty matchup. Cleanup batter Cesare greeted reliever Jared Debrizzi with an RBI single. Brandon Dolan then took the mound for a righty-vs.-righty matchup and Petriello greeted him with an RBI single. Carlos Diaz drew a bases-loaded walk on a 3-2 curveball to complete the scoring.
A message inscribed on the South Plainfield dugout wall before the game, reading “”Respect is earned, not given,” summed up the Tigers’ mission.
Esposito said the loss will not impact his squad and many suspect the teams may meet again in the GMC Tournament final.
“”I think we are right there with them,” Esposito said. “”I think we are as good as them offensively. I think we could pitch with them. I think we’ll be fine going into the GMC Tournament. One loss is not going to derail us. We’ll be ready.”

http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/baseball/2010/05/06/downes-leads-tigers-past-st-joes/

Or:

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100506/SPORTS0103/5060358/1109

SOUTH PLAINFIELD - 12 ST. JOE'S METUCHEN - 5

FINALLY......SOME R-E-S-P-E-C-T!!!

RODNEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS TODAY!!!

FINAL SCORE: SOUTH PLAINFIELD -12

ST. JOES METUCHEN - 5

My Central Jersey Photo Gallery:

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CN&Dato=20100506&Kategori=PHOTOS02&Lopenr=5060805&Ref=PH

South Plainfield Baseball Photobucket Site:

http://s710.photobucket.com/home/driftwood22/allalbums

BOX SCORE: ?

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/7884439254656630063/south-plainfield-12-st-joseph-met-5-high-school-baseball-scores-and-results/

South Plainfield 12, St. Joseph (Met.) 5 (High school Baseball scores and results)
The Star Ledger, May 06, 2010 10:25 p.m.

A mere 24 hours after St. Joseph was awarded the top seed in the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament, with South Plainfield seeded second, that order was reversed on the scoreboard.
Brandon Downes cracked a grand slam in a six-run second inning to spark South Plainfield, No. 5 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, to a 12-5 victory over No. 1 St. Joseph yesterday in South Plainfield.
The victory was the 16th in a row for South Plainfield (18-1) since its lone setback, a one-run loss to No. 7 Monroe on April 5. The loss snapped an 11-game winning streak for St. Joseph (15-4), which suffered its first loss to a Middlesex County foe this year.
South Plainfield sent 10 batters to the plate in the second inning, as Downes belted his 10th home run of the season and Rob Pasternak and Kyle Hughes each drove in a run with a single.
St. Joseph had taken a 1-0 lead in the first on an RBI double by Victor Diaz but squandered an opportunity for more by leaving the bases loaded.
South Plainfield received run-scoring singles by Downes and
and Mark Benak in the third and by Matt Cesare and Stephen Petriello in the fifth.
St. Joseph's last four runs came on a two-run homer by Eric Peterson in the third and another two-run shot by Shane Alvarez in the fourth.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/7884439254656630063/south-plainfield-12-st-joseph-met-5-high-school-baseball-scores-and-results/

And:

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-5168374240660188472/nj-baseball-greater-newark-tournament-semifinals-set-south-plainfield-rocks-st-joseph-met/

NJ Baseball: St. Joseph awarded top seed for Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament
JOSH ROSENFELD, May 05, 2010 7:57 p.m.
- (Jennifer Brown/The Star-Ledger)

Two-time and defending champion St. Joseph, No. 1 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, has been awarded the top seed for the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament.

South Plainfield, ranked No. 5, was seeded second and, coincidentally, will play host to St. Joseph in a regular-season game Thursday at Jost Field.

Monroe, ranked No. 7, was seeded third with East Brunswick seeded fourth.

The tournament begins with five play-in games Thursday, followed by the preliminary round on Saturday and the first round on Monday, all at the field of the higher seed. The quarterfinals will be played as two double-headers at Community Park in North Brunswick on Wednesday.

The semifinals and championship game will both be staged at East Brunswick Tech, with the semifinals on May 15 and the final on May 29.

PLAY-IN ROUND

THURSDAY

27-Perth Amboy Tech at 18-Spotswood; 26-New Brunswick at 19-Sayreville; 25-East Brunswick Tech at 20-Carteret; 24-Piscataway Tech at 21-Colonia; 23-J.P. Stevens at 22-Dunellen.

PRELIMINARY ROUND

SATURDAY

17-Perth Amboy at 16-North Brunswick; Colonia-Piscataway Tech winner at 12-Piscataway; Carteret-East Brunswick Tech winner at 13-Metuchen; Spotswood-Perth Amboy Tech winner at 15-South River; Dunellen-J.P. Stevens winner at 11-Woodbridge; Sayreville-New Brunswick winner at 14-Edison.

FIRST ROUND

MONDAY

Perth Amboy-New Brunswick winner at 1-St. Joseph; 9-Old Bridge at 8-South Amboy; Colonia/Piscataway Tech-Piscataway winner at 5-Iselin Kennedy; Carteret/East Brunswick Tech-Metuchen winner at 4-East Brunswick; Spotswood/Perth Amboy Tech-South River winner at 2-South Plainfield; 10-Bishop Ahr at 7-Middlesex; Dunellen/J.P. Stevens-Woodbridge winner at 6-South Brunswick; Sayreville/New Brunswick-Edison winner at 3-Monroe.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-7444215562202053137/nj-baseball-st-joseph-awarded-top-seed-for-greater-middlesex-conference-tournament/

2010 GMCT seeds
Posted By Greg Tufaro On May 5, 2010 @ 1:42 pm
By GREG TUFARO
STAFF WRITER

The two-time defending champion St. Joseph High School baseball team earned the top seed for the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament, which begins Thursday with five play-in round games.

St. Joseph, which has won four GMCT titles since 2004, will host a first-round game Monday against the winner of Saturday’s preliminary-round game between No.‚17 Perth Amboy and No.‚16 North Brunswick.

The top 10 seeds received byes into the fist round. In addition to St. Joseph, they are No.‚2 South Plainfield, No.‚3 Monroe, No.‚4 East Brunswick, No.‚5 J.F. Kennedy, No.‚6 South Brunswick, No.‚7 Middlesex, No.‚8 South Amboy, No.‚9 Old Bridge and No.‚10 Bishop Ahr.
While Old Bridge will play at South Amboy and Bishop Ahr will play at Middlesex, first-round matchups for the remaining top 10 seeds are contingent upon the results of play-in round and preliminary round games.

Following are the GMCT pairings for the play-in round and preliminary-round games, all of which will be contested at the site of the highest seed:
No.‚27 Perth Amboy Tech-No.‚18 Spotswood winner vs. No.‚15 South River; No.‚23 J.P. Stevens-No.‚22 Dunellen winner vs. No.‚11 Woodbridge; No.‚26 New Brunswick-No.‚19 Sayreville winner vs. No.‚14 Edison; No.‚25 East Brunswick Tech-No.‚20 Carteret winner vs. No.‚13 Metuchen; No.‚24 Piscataway Tech-No.‚21 Colonia winner vs. No.‚12 Piscataway.

The quarterfinals will be played May 12 at Community Park in North Brunswick. The semifinals and finals will be contested May 15 and May 29, respectively, at East Brunswick Tech.
Cardinal McCarrick and Highland Park elected not to participate in the tournament.

http://blogs.mycentraljersey.com/baseball/2010/05/05/2010-gmct-seeds/

South Plainfield 10 Woodbridge 1

STAFF REPORT • May 4, 2010

SOUTH PLAINFIELD 10, WOODBRIDGE 1:
The Tigers (17-1) got a two-run homer by junior center fielder Brandon Downes in the first inning. Downes reached base in all four at-bats with two walks and a single. Senior shortstop Mark Benak went 3-for-4 with two singles and a two-run homer in the sixth. Sophomore catcher Steven Petriello went 2-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs. Dan Hansen (6-0) went five innings, struck out one and allowed four hits.

Zach Hopf went 3-for-3 with two singles and a homer in the fourth for Woodbridge (9-7).

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100504/SPORTS0103/5040375/-1/sportsfront/CN+Baseball+Roundup++Three+early+runs+hold+up+for+Franklin

BOX SCORE:

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-7562312819278922064/south-plainfield-10-woodbridge-1-high-school-baseball-scores-and-results/

Star-Ledger Top 20 for the Week of May 3, 2010

NJ Baseball: St. Joseph (Met.) returns to top of Star-Ledger Top 20
By Bob Behre/For The Star-Ledger
May 03, 2010, 9:41PM

Okay, let's get into it.
The calendar has turned to May. The games are getting more important by the day. The NJSIAA tournament cutoff is Friday. County tournaments are both raging and seeding. A couple are still off in the distance, like Bergen County, one of my favorites.
It was one of those weeks when it was easier to rank teams from the bottom up, instead of the top down. That is, if you want to call it easy. Apparently it is easy for some folks. We hear that all the time.
Let's dissect this a bit.
The only loss in-state for No. 1 St. Joseph (Met.) is to No. 12 Immaculata. Its other two losses were absorbed in Florida. Second-ranked West Essex's loss is to No. 15 Delbarton and No. 3 Randolph fell to unranked Seton Hall Prep. Remember, think body-of-work.
Let's clean up some loose ends on Delbarton. We, mistakenly, gave Delby an extra loss last week and dropped them from the Top 20. That shouldn't have happened. That's been rectified. I can only hope I remain an invitee to the pre, during and post-game hot sausage sandwich-fest at Brian Fleury Stadium.
The big movers and shakers
Jackson came from outside the Top 20 and ran all the way up to No. 8. It has won eight straight, including a 12-2 victory over then-No. 1 Toms River South on Saturday. As I always say when a team comes from outside the Top 20 and moves way up the ladder, "we've been watching them carefully all season."
Pope John dropped from No. 2 to No. 14 after falling to Voorhees, 6-1, in the first round of the inaugural Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament. In case you don't know where Voorhees is, it's in High Bridge, but the nearest post office is Istanbul.
South Plainfield, one of my favorite wrestling schools and the reigning Star-Ledger Top 20 Trophy-winner in that sport, has made a similar move up the rankings in the beautiful game -- baseball. South Plainfield was No. 13 when it rocked No. 4 Monroe, 10-0, last week. As you can see, 10-run decisions have an effect on the psyche of the Top 20-ranker. South Plainfield is now No. 5.
Paramus climbed up to No. 1 in Bergen County and No. 4 in the Top 20 just in time to, you guessed it, lose to No. 11 St. Joseph (Mont.) on Monday, about 15 hours after the Top 20 was put to bed for the week.
Let me be the first to thank St. Joseph coach Frank Salvano for a raging case of heartburn.
Here's what we have with Bergen County's top three teams: Paramus beat Don Bosco Prep. Bosco beat St. Joseph. St. Joseph beat Paramus. Like you guys always tell me, "If you can't take the rankings heat, grab a bat and get in the cage against Rick Porcello."
I just received an email from Steinert coach Brian Giallella. Brian says, "We won 13 in a row. You ranked us. We lost to Cherokee." Actually, Brian didn't send that email. But he should have.
Thought of the week
I know I'll alienate half of you with this one, but its grinds me. Don't you think your team should win a World Series more often than every 20 or so years before the media refers to you as "The Amazins?" You don't see me calling this weekly Top 20 "Amazin" do you?

The Star-Ledger Baseball Top 20
1-St. Joseph (Met.) (14-3)
2-West Essex (14-1)
3-Randolph (17-1)
4-Paramus (15-2)
5-South Plainfield (16-1)
6-Gloucester Catholic (12-3)
7-Monroe (15-2)
8-Jackson (12-3)
9-Toms River South (12-3)
10-Don Bosco Prep (12-3)
11-St. Joseph (Mont.) (14-3)
12-Immaculata (11-1)
13-Morristown (14-4)
14-Pope John (14-2)
15-Delbarton (13-3)
16-Millville (12-2)
17-Ramsey (13-2)
18-Cherokee (9-3)
19-Steinert (16-3)
20-Red Bank Catholic (10-2)

http://www.nj.com/hssports/blog/baseball/index.ssf/2010/05/nj_baseball_st_joseph_met_returns_to_top_of_star-ledger_top_20.html

This week in Middlesex County baseball
JOSH ROSENFELD,

May 03, 2010 5:23 p.m.

PLAYER TO WATCH:

When Timothy Christian (6-2) traveled crosstown to face Piscataway on Monday, junior catcher Robert Terracciano toted a gaudy .708 batting average with him.Terracciano was 17-for-24 with 17 RBI through Timothy Christian’s first eight games. In Timothy Christian’s last four outings he has gone 11-for-12 (.917), including back-to-back 4-for-4 efforts. Among his 17 hits are two home runs, three doubles and two triples.Timothy Christian plays an independent schedule, but its three contests against Greater Middlesex Conference-Gold Division foes include 10-run victories over Perth Amboy Tech and East Brunswick Tech and a 9-7 loss to division champion South Amboy (10-1).

TEAM TO WATCH:

Metuchen (10-6) reeled off four victories in four days last week, including triumphs over Blue Division rivals South River, Spotswood and Bishop Ahr. Stephen Fortuna and James Warren combined for a two-hit shutout Saturday in a 2-0 victory over Bishop Ahr (8-4), which had scored at least three runs in each of its previous 11 games and was averaging more than eight runs per game coming in.For Metuchen to win four games in four days, it needed its pitching staff to come through and that’s precisely what occurred. Fortuna (4-2) hurled five innings in a 9-4 victory over South River last Wednesday, enabling him to come back for five more innings on Saturday. Anthony Tagliaboschi (3-3) went the distance in a 6-5 decision over Spotswood on Thursday and Matt Walters (1-1) followed suit in a 14-5 triumph over Bound Brook on Friday.Metuchen scored 29 runs in the first three victories but managed just three hits in the pitcher’s duel with Bishop Ahr. Two of them came in the fourth inning, when Anthony Feltre poked a leadoff single and Dom Parrinnello drove him in with a triple before scoring on a wild pitch.With the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament seeding meeting coming up on Tuesday and the cutoff for the state tournament later in the week, Metuchen has gotten hot at just the right time.

GAME TO WATCH:

The Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament seeding meeting will take place on Wednesday. The teams likely to be the top two seeds will meet in a non-divisional game the following day.St. Joseph (14-3), which has not lost to a Middlesex County school since a 13-7 setback at Edison on April 8, 2009 and began the week with a 10-game winning streak, will travel to South Plainfield (16-1), winner of 14 in a row since a 6-5 loss at Monroe on April 5. South Plainfield avenged that defeat with a 10-0, five-inning victory last week.With divisional play completed and the start of the state tournament more than a week away, both teams should be able to throw their top pitchers, although both have so much depth that it won’t matter much who is on the mound.

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/2224711070624131708/this-week-in-middlesex-county-baseball/

GROUP 3

1-Paramus (15-2)

2-South Plainfield (16-1)

3-Morristown (14-4)

4-Wall (13-3)

5-Ocean (12-2)

6-Pascack Valley (13-3)

7-Sparta (13-4)

8-Scotch Plains (13-4)

9-Cranford (13-3)

10-Moorestown (12-2)

MIDDLESEX

1-St. Joseph (14-3)

2-South Plainfield (16-1)

3-Monroe (15-2)

4-South Brunswick (9-6)

5-Iselin Kennedy (10-7)

6-East Brunswick (10-6)

7-Woodbridge (9-6)

8-Bishop Ahr (8-4)

9-Middlesex (11-3)

10-Metuchen (10-6)

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/1905284779171046736/nj-baseball-statewide-rankings-may-4/

South Plainfield 14 JFK Iselin 10

SOUTH PLAINFIELD 14, J.F. KENNEDY 10:

STAFF REPORT • April 30, 2010

South Plainfield (15-1) received all of its power from the bottom half of its lineup.
Carlos Ruiz went 4-for-5 with a triple and three runs scored, and Steve Petriello finished 2-for-2 with two doubles and three runs scored. Dan Hansen went 2-for-4 with three runs scored, and Kyle Hughes 3-for-4 with three runs scored.

Alex Weinstein 4-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIS to lead J.F. Kennedy (10-7), and Jorge Rivera went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20100501/SPORTS0103/5010323/1109

Box Score:

http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-8562315819277922058/south-plainfield-14-iselin-kennedy-10-high-school-baseball-scores-and-results/