Little Falls, NJ - Senior
MIKE WEISS (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Lenape Regional) went 4-for-9 with five RBI and junior
ROB BLACKBURN (Sussex, NJ/Vernon) homered in the nightcap as Montclair State swept Richard Stockton in opening conference play 10-3 & 11-9 Saturday afternoon at Yogi Berra Stadium.
Richard Stockton (11-8-1, 0-2 NJAC) pounded out 18 hits in the twinbill led by junior Travis LeFerriere (Millville, NJ/Millville) who finished 5-for-7 with four runs scored.
The Red Hawks (9-6, 2-0 NJAC) used a three run seventh inning in game two to break a 7-7 tie and preserve the doubleheader sweep.
TOMMY WARTH (Secaucus, NJ/Secaucus) got things started with a one out RBI triple.
Blackburn then followed with a two run shot over the left field wall for the 10-7 advantage. The Ospreys rallied in the top of the eighth as LeFerriere doubled home pinch-runner Jon Faust (Somerset, NJ/Franklin) and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Brian Paras (Cape May CH, NJ/Middle Twp.). MSU responded with an insurance run in their half of the inning as
MIKE HALLIGAN (Pompton Plains, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) scored on a Stockton miscue.
JAY COOK (Westfield, NJ/Westfield) picked up the win in relief for Montclair. Cook (1-0) allowed one run on three hits in 2/3 of an inning pitched.
COLIN FENEIS (Spotswood, NJ/Spotswood) earned his second save of the season tossing a scoreless ninth. Sherod Barber (Millville, NJ/Millville) suffered the loss in relief. Barber (2-3) allowed five runs (two earned) in 3.2 innings of work.
In the opener MSU broke the game wide open in the bottom of the eighth breaking a 3-3 tie with a seven spot. Highlighting the inning was a two RBI single by rightfielder
ETHAN BOYD (Perth Amboy, NJ/Perth Amboy) and a two RBI double by Weiss.
Lou Wieben (Secaucus, NJ/St. Mary's Rutherford) earned the win in relief. He (2-1) tossed 1.1 innings allowing just one hit while also walking two and striking out two. Matt Cangialosi (Manalapan, NJ/CBA) suffered the loss also in relief. Cangialosi (1-2) allowed five runs (four earned) in 1/3 of an inning.
For the Red Hawks Boyd finished the day with three RBI including a double while teammate PJ Baccarella (Bayonne, NJ/Bayonne) drove in three in the nightcap.
Chris Crescenzi (Pedricktown, NJ/Penns Grove) went 5-for-10 with three RBI including a two run homerun and two doubles for Richard Stockton.
Montclair State returns to action on Monday, April 5th at 3:30pm for a rescheduled match-up against the Roadrunners of Ramapo College at Yogi Berra Stadium.
