St. Joseph-Metuchen’s Mark Gialluisi steals second base in the 2023 GMC Tournament championship game against North Brunswick on May 29, 2022. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
Two of the best pitchers – and there were many great ones – in the Greater Middlesex Conference have graduated from St. Joseph of Metuchen.
But two others will see their roles amplified this year, while a veteran, slugging lineup returns for the Falcons, making them again one of the favorites to go all the way in the GMC in 2023.
Donovan Szak and Andrew Goldan are gone – not too far away at Rutgers – but with both having dealt with some injuries last season, it got Bryan Rios and Jimmy Mulvaney more experience as juniors. This season, as seniors, they’ll be called upon to get the ball in big spots for Joe’s as seniors.
But one area seventh-year head coach Mike Murray shouldn’t have to worry about is the batting order.
Well, let’s clarify that: his only worry may be figuring out who are the best nine players to write on his scorecard.
Christian Azcona, Josiah Brown, Robbie Carvelli, and Mark Gialluisi are all back, and the trick will be figuring out where to fit in some of the younger players to get them experience while also winning ball games in the very tough Red Division.
The Falcons open their season on Tuesday, April 4th at home against Monroe, and we’ll have St. Joe’s on the air on Central Jersey Sports Radio on Tuesday, April 18th for a 4 pm game against defending GMC Tournament champ North Brunswick, in a rematch of last year’s county final, the second game of a back-to-back home-and-home set.
Click below to hear more about the 2023 St. Joseph Falcons as head coach Mike Murray talks with Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko:
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