Camden, NJ – Sophomore ROBERT CLARK hit a pinch-hit two-run single to cap a four-run seventh inning for Montclair State University in the opening game and Rutgers-Camden senior Tom Ford tossed a six-hitter in the nightcap as the two teams split a New Jersey Athletic Conference doubleheader on Sunday.

Montclair State's four-run seventh broke a 4-4 tie and sparked the Red Hawks to an 8-6 win in the opening game. Ford's pitching, and a five-run first inning lifted the Scarlet Raptors to a 9-3 victory in the nightcap.

Rutgers-Camden, which has won five of its last six games, stands at 18-8 overall and 5-2 in the NJAC. Montclair State is 10-9-2 overall and 4-2 in conference play.

In the opening game, Montclair State grabbed a 4-1 lead before the Raptors tied the game with a three-run sixth, sparked by a two-run single from senior first baseman Matt Calloway and a run-scoring single from junior center fielder Nate Buchter.

The Red Hawks bounced right back in the top of the seventh with four runs on four hits and two walks, sparked by a leadoff single from senior third baseman DANNY RODRIGUEZ. Rodriguez stole second and scored the tie-breaking run on a single by junior catcher ANDREW VICARO. Clark capped the frame with his two-run pinch-hit single following an RBI walk to senior second baseman MARC DECASTRO.

The Scarlet Raptors had 12 hits in the losing effort off five Red Hawk pitchers. Buchter and Calloway each went 3-for-6, while junior left fielder Mike Morris and senior catcher Nick Turekian added two hits apiece.

In the nightcap, Ford threw no-hit ball for 4-2/3 innings until allowing a double by freshman right fielder SCOTT EVANGELIST with two outs in the fifth inning. Evangelist eventually scored on a single by sophomore shortstop JAMES SCELZO, but by then the Raptors had staked Ford to a huge lead. He went the distance, scattering six hits and one walk, while striking out three. He allowed three earned runs in raising his record to 5-0.

Rutgers-Camden scored five runs in the bottom of the first, sparked by a leadoff walk from senior shortstop Brian Jakubowski, who was playing in his 100th game with the Scarlet Raptors. He advanced to second on a single by sophomore second baseman Joe Ambrozy and scored on a double by Buchter. Buchter, who went 5-for-11 in the twinbill, extended his school-record batting streak to 22 games. Calloway added an RBI ground out in the inning, while Morris hit an RBI single, senior designated hitter Nick Faragasso hit an RBI triple and Turekian added a sacrifice fly.

Turekian had a two-run home run in the fourth inning to stake the Raptors to a 7-0 lead. They added their final runs in the sixth on a two-run double by Ambrozy.

In addition to Buchter's hitting streak, Morris and Jakubowski also continued their hitting streaks, stretching them to 13 and eight games, respectively.

The Red Hawks play another NJAC game Monday when they host New Jersey City University at 3:30 p.m.