Montclair State University Athletics

McCrea helped return Montclair State to the national stage as her dominant right arm pitched the Red Hawks to an NJAC Championship and consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances in her junior and senior seasons. A two-time NFCA All-American, McCrea led Montclair to back-to-back ECAC titles in 2005 and 2006 before becoming one of the best pitchers in the nation in her final two campaigns. In 2007, McCrea was named NJAC Pitcher of the Year and was a First-Team All-American as MSU made its first NCAA appearance in eight years. She went 30-7, led Division III in victories and tied the MSU single-season mark while setting a new school record for strikeouts with 223. She won 14 straight decisions including the fifth perfect game in Montclair State history in addition to registering scoreless inning streaks of 27 and 28 innings. The following year, McCrea repeated as the league’s Pitcher of the Year and All-America as Montclair fashioned one of the best seasons in its history. McCrea was 24-4 with a 0.95 ERA and 201 strikeouts as the Red Hawks set a school record with 43 wins and posted a perfect 18-0 mark in conference play. The righthander would lift the Red Hawks to the NJAC title winning twice on the final day, including a no-hitter in the championship game. McCrea finished her career with a 74-20 mark, 597 strikeouts, a 1.49 ERA and nine saves completing her career as the all-time leader for wins, strikeouts and saves in addition to 28 shutouts.