Catcher Mason Bitalla of Spotswood knocks an RBI single to left field in a 7-3 road win over Somerville at Torpey Athletic Complex in Bridgewater on April 15, 2024. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
Even in their storied 2007 season – where the Spotswood Chargers became just the second Greater Middlesex Conference team ever to win their division, the county tournament, and a state title – they didn’t get off to a start like this.
Spotswood dropped its opening game that year, went 12-4 through 16 games, and never lost again that season.
This year’s edition has (almost) matched last year’s start. The 2023 Chargers started 9-0, their best start ever under Fredricks. This year’s squad is 8-0-1 through nine games, looking to go unbeaten through ten when they head to North Brunswick Community Park Sunday for an Autism Awareness Challenge game against South Brunswick (4-6) on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
Mike Pavlichko and Dylan Allen will call all the play-by-play with pregame at 9:45 am and first pitch at 10:00. Click here to listen.
Spotswood continues to be hot at the plate, with a team batting average of .308, and Seton Hall commit Carter Cumiskey – a junior – hitting a scorching .593 with a 1.074 slugging percentage. He’s knocked in a team-leading 15 runs, while hitting three home runs in nine games so far. Senior Will Buchan has knocked in 13, and junior Mason Bitalla plating 13.
Fredricks is still up in the air on who’ll get the start against South Brunswick.
Click below to hear Spotswood head coach Glenny Fredricks talk about the Chargers’ hot start and Sunday morning’s matchup against South Brunswick:
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