Baseball: GMC Tournament “By The Numbers”

Here are the notes and stats on the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament for boys’ basketball, which was established in 1965, ended in 1965 with the formation of the Greater Middlesex Conference, which merged teams from Middlesex County that played in various leagues over the years.

*Madison Central and Cedar Ridge merged in 1994 to form Old Bridge High School.

All-Time GMC Tournament Titles Won

  1. St. Joseph-Metuchen, 9
  2. Edison, 8
  3. East Brunswick, 5
  4. Old Bridge, 3
  5. Monroe, 2
    South Brunswick, 2

Ten other schools have won one title each: Bishop Ahr, Carteret, Cedar Ridge, JFK, Madison Central, Middlesex, Piscataway, South Plainfield, Spotswood and Woodbridge.

All-Time GMC Tournament Finals Appearances
Number of appearances followed by record in finals.

  1. St. Joseph-Metuchen, 11 (9-2)
  2. Edison, 10 (8-2)
  3. East Brunswick, 7 (5-2)
  4. South Plainfield, 6 (1-5)
  5. Monroe, 5 (2-3)
    Old Bridge, 5 (3-2)
  6. JFK, 4 (1-3)
    North Brunswick, 4 (1-3)
    South Brunswick, 4 (2-2)
  7. JP Stevens, 3 (0-3)
    Bishop Ahr, 3 (1-2)
    Piscataway, 3 (1-2)
  8. Madison Central, 2 (1-1)*
    Cedar Ridge, 2 (1-1)*
    Carteret, 2 (1-1)
    Spotswood, 2 (1-1)
  9. Sayreville, 2 (0-2)

Most Consecutive Finals Appearances (minimum 3)

  1. Edison, 5 (1992-1996)
  2. St. Joseph-Metuchen, 3 (2021-2022)
    St. Joseph-Metuchen, 3 (2004-2006)

Most Consecutive Titles Won

  1. Edison, 4 (1992-1995)
  2. Edison, 2 (1998-1999)
    St. Joseph-Metuchen, 2 (2008-2009)

Lowest Seeds to Win the GMC Tournament

  • 17 – Woodbridge, 2000
  • 14 – South Plainfield, 2018
  • 12 – East Brunswick, 1986
  • 10 – St. Joseph, 2008
  • 10 – Cedar Ridge, 1987

Lowest Seeds to Reach the GMC Tournament Finals

  • 16 – North Brunswick lost to (6) South Brunswick 9-2 in 2010
  • 16 – Colonia lost to (10) Cedar Ridge 2-1 in 1987
  • 14 – South Plainfield beat (12) Perth Amboy 2-1 (12 inn.) in 2018
  • 13 – Spotswood lost to (2) Edison 4-1 in 2001
  • 12 – Perth Amboy lost to (14) South Plainfield 2-1 (12 inn.) in 2018
  • 12 – East Brunswick beat (7) Madison Central 14-3 in 1986
  • 11 – JP Stevens lost to (1) Spotswood 7-6 in 2007
  • 11 – East Brunswick lost to (1) Edison 2-1 in 1998
  • 11 – Edison lost to (5) St. Joseph 7-4 in 2025
  • 10 – St. Joseph beat (4) Old Bridge 3-2 in 2008
  • 10 – East Brunswick lost to (1) Piscataway 9-5 in 2003
  • 10 – Cedar Ridge beat (16) Colonia 2-1 in 1987

In-Town Matchups

  • 1989:  Madison Central beat Cedar Ridge 8-7 (8 innings) (Old Bridge)
  • 1992:  Edison beat Bishop Ahr 1-0 (Edison)
  • 1996:  Bishop Ahr beat Edison 4-3 (13 innings) (Edison)
  • 1999:  Edison beat Bishop Ahr 7-2 (Edison)
  • 2000:  Woodbridge beat JFK 7-1 (Woodbridge)