Third-seed St. Joseph of Metuchen won its eighth GMC Tournament championship and second in the last three years with a 2-0 victory over top-seed and defending champion North Brunswick on Sunday, May 21 at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick.
Scroll through our photo gallery of images from the game, as taken by Mike Pavlichko:
The GMC divsion champion plaques are lined up behind home plate to be presented to the winning teams before the GMC Tournament final on May 21, 2023 at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) North Brunswick players toss in the outfield with a freshly-painted GMC logo in the foreground at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick on May 21, 2023. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko) St. Joseph of Metuchen Players toss before the GMC Tournament championship game against North Brunswick at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick on May 21, 2023. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) North Brunswick head coach Mark Blevins (left) and St. Joseph coach Mike Murray (right) chat before the GMC Tournament final on May 21, 2023 at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko) A wide shot of Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick before the GMC Tournament final on May 201, 2023. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) North Brunswick’s Zack Konstantinovsky strikes out St. Joseph’s Will Ramsay to lead off the third inning in the GMC Tournament final at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick on May 21, 2023. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) North Brunswick’s Zack Konstantinovsky pitches in the GMC Tournament final on May 21, 2023 at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) St. Joseph catcher Mark Gialluisi swings and misses at a pitch by Zack Konstantinovsky of North Brunswick in the GMC Tournament championship game on May 21, 2023 at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) St. Joseph senior Jimmy Mulvaney sidearms a pitch in the GMC Tournament title game on May 21, 2023 at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) North Brunswick takes on St. Joseph of Metuchen in the GMC Tournament final on May 21, 2023 at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) St. Joseph senior Jimmy Mulvaney throws a pitch in the GMC Tournament title game on May 21, 2023 at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) North Brunswick’s Justin Batts checks his swing on a breaking pitch away from St. Joseph’s Jimmy Mulvaney in the bottom of the seventh of the GMC Tournament championship game at East Brunswick’s Ray Cipperly Field on May 21, 2023. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) Jimmy Mulvaney goes airborne on the mound and tosses his glove in the air as catcher Mark Gialluisi comes out to greet him after St. Joe’s won the 2023 GMC Tournament Championship at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick on May 21, 2023. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko) St. Joe’s players pile on top of Jimmy Mulvaney after he struck out Justin Batts to win the 2023 GMC Tournament Championship at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick on May 21, 2023. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko) St. Joe’s first baseman Tyler Delvecchio – who’s fourth inning solo home run was the difference in a 2-1 win over North Brunswick in the GMC title game – is last to get up from the pile after the final out on May 21, 2023 at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko) St. Joe’s battery mates – catcher Mark Gialluisi (left) and starting pitcher Jimmy Mulvaney pose with the GMC Tournament Championship plaque after they beat North Brunswick 2-0 on May 21, 2023 at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick. Bobby Christensen (right) tries to get in the photo. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko) St. Joseph with its championship hardware and banner after beating North Brunswick 2-0 to win the GMC Tournament title at East Brunswick’s Ray Cipperly Field on May 21, 2023. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) The St. Joe’s team is joined by two very special fans as it celebrates its 2023 GMC Tournament Championship: In the wheelchair on the left is Stephen Sorokac, who attends every St. Joe’s game with his mother Gloria. On the right is Austin Nace, senior starting pitcher Jimmy Mulvaney’s best friend since kindergarten. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) St Joe’s senior catcher Mark Gialluisi and his father, Peter, embrace on the field after the Falcons beat North Brunswick to win the 2023 GMC Tournament title at Ray Cipperly Field on May 21, 2023. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) Senior Tyler Delvecchio’s fourth-inning solo home run was the difference in the Falcons’ 2-0 win over North Brunswick to win the GMC Tournament title on May 21, 2023 at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) St. Joseph head coach Mike Murray is interviewed by Central Jersey Sports Radio after his Falcons beat North Brunswick 2-1 in the GMC Tournament Final on May 21, 2023 at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick. (Photo: MIke Pavlichko) St. Joseph starting pitcher Jimmy Mulvaney threw a complete game in the Falcons 2-1 win over North Brunswick in the GMC Tournament final at Ray Cipperly Field in East Brunswick on May 21, 2023.