Baseball: South Brunswick Wins 14-Inning Marathon, 3-2, Over St. Thomas Aquinas in GMC Tournament

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Eighth-seeded South Brunswick scored a run in the bottom of the 14th inning for a 3-2 baseball victory over ninth-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas in the first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament on Monday.

The Vikings (10-10) advance to face top-seeded South Plainfield on Wednesday night in the GMC Tournament quarterfinals at North Brunswick Community Park.

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Ethan Fantel led off he bottom of the 14th with a double. After a walk and a bunt, the Vikings loaded the bases with another walk. Jack Leach's single drove in Fantel to break the 2-2 tie.

Leach had another run-scoring single earlier in the game. Brian Culhane was 2-for-5 with a run scored for South Brunswick.

Fantel, a senior left-hander who last week returned after being sidelined for a month after being hit in the face with a line drive, was the starting pitcher on Monday for South Brunswick. He went six innings, gave up three hits, a run and four walks, and struck out six. Aaron Perna came on in relief, pitching 3 2/3 innings, allowing one hit and one run, walking two and striking out five. Winning pitcher John Koch was spectacular in relief, striking out 10 batters in 4 1/3 shutout innings, allowing two hits and walking two.

St. Thomas Aquinas starting pitcher Gavin Sansone allowed two hits and one unearned run in nine innings.

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