With the pressure on, Brady Meyer was at his coolest.
The Old Bridge pitcher delivered in two big wins last week as the Knights advanced to the Jim Muldowney Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament final.
In a first round game, the junior righthander went the distance with eight strikeouts in a 1-0 win over Sayreville. In the semifinal, Meyer allowed an unearned run in 6 2/3 innings with six strikeouts as Old Bridge prevailed 9-3 over Middlesex in eight innings.
Fans voted Meyer as the MyCentralJersey Readers Choice Player of the Week in an online poll for his efforts.
Meyer had a breakout sophomore season in 2025 with a 3.20 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 35 innings. This season, he had to step up even more with the graduation of aces JJ Hascup and John Smith.
Other players have emerged such as two pitchers who didn’t throw an inning last season in Blake Dunleavy (three-hit shutout in GMCT quarterfinal win) and Chris Crosta, who earned the win in the semifinals with 1 1/3 innings of relief.
Meyer has done his part with a 2.95 ERA with 42 strikeouts in 42 2/3 frames this spring.
“He’s a great pitcher,” Old Bridge catcher Adrian Lutomski said. “I don’t have enough words to say about him. He’s got a great fastball, great off-speed, he’s very composed on the mound. He’s a great kid.”
The Knights fans certainly have a lot to cheer about. Old Bridge (17-8) has won eight in a row and 11 of 12 since April 28.
“It’s just the will to win,” Meyer said after Old Bridge scored six runs in the eighth inning to pull out the GMCT semifinal. “Wanting it more than the other team. These guys love playing the game, love playing the game together and that’s just something you can’t take away from us.”
This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: NJ Baseball Old Bridge’s Brady Meyer voted Player of the Week