Montclair, NJ – Another day, another walk-off win for the Montclair State baseball team. Freshman PETER COSENTINO lofted a sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the ninth lifting the Red Hawks to a 5-4 victory over FDU-Florham at Yogi Berra Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.

MSU (10-8) posted their second straight walk-off victory and third of the season as it won its second straight contest. Catcher BRAD EDWARDS finished 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI. Nate Peacock had two hits and three runs batted in for the Devils (8-13).

Knotted at 4-4 heading into the bottom of the ninth, Dominick Leuizzi fouled off a pair of two-strike pitches before doubling up the gap in left center placing the winning run in scoring position. DANIEL CLEMENTE followed with a single putting runners at the corners. Clemente stole second before reliever Will Lapham got a pop up for the first out. FDU-Florham intentionally walked CHRISTOPHER WALKER loading the bases. Cosentino came up to pinch-hit and after fouling off the first pitch, lifted a ball to right field scoring Leuizzi with the game-winning run.

That made a winner out of reliever JUSTIN SILVA, who struck out six of the eight batters he faced over 2 2/3 innings of work. MATT PICKUS went the first 5 2/3 innings allowing five hits and four runs (three earned). He fanned five and walked two.

Edwards gave Montclair a 1-0 lead in the second with an RBI double however Peacock drove in two in the fourth with a double giving the Devils a 2-1 advantage. Edwards tied the game in the fourth with a fielder's choice and the Red Hawks regained the lead in the fifth on RBIs by Clemente and Walker. FDU-Florham deadlocked the game in the sixth inning with two runs. Peacock had the first with an RBI singled with the second run coming home on an error.

Walker was 3-for-4 with JOE NORTON, Leuizzi, Clemenete and HAYDEN REYES each collecting two hits to pace the Red Hawks offensive attack.  

Montclair State is back in action on Thursday, April 4 when it gets back into New Jersey Athletic Conference play. The Red Hawks host The College of New Jersey at 3:30 pm in the first game of a home-and-home with the Lions.