Camden, NJ - Sophomore southpaw JEFF GOGAL (Kearny, NJ/Kearny) hurled a two-hit shutout as fifth ranked Montclair State avenged Monday's loss to 19th ranked Rutgers-Camden 5-0 in seven innings Friday afternoon at Campbell's Field in New Jersey Athletic Conference action.

Third baseman ADAM CERMINARO (Wall, NJ/Wall) went 2-3 with threeRBI while teammate JOE GIACOMIAZZIO (East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick) finished 3-4 with two runs scored to lead the Red Hawks offensive this afternoon.

The game was called with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning due to lightning and approaching inclement weather. At that point, Gogal had retired the last 16 batters. Gogal (6-1) walked one and fanned eight in the complete game shutout.

The Red Hawks put the game away in the top of the third inning by batting around and scoring four runs. Senior BRIAN ELLERSON (Bayonne, NJ/Hudson Catholic) drew a leadoff walk followed by a single off the bat of Giacomiazzio. Both runners advanced on a groundout and scored on a single to center by Cerminaro. Later in the inning, designated hitter MICHAEL ALLAN (Glen Gardner, NJ/Delaware Valley Regional) ripped a two out double to left to score Cerminaro, while ETHAN BOYD (Perth Amboy, NJ/Perth Amboy) rounded out the scoring in that inning with an RBI single.

Montclair State improved to 19-8 overall and 8-4 in the NJ Athletic Conference (NJAC) with the win while Rutgers-Camden fell to 27-5 and 9-4 in the NJAC.