Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State baseball team hosts New Jersey City University for its annual Senior Day ceremony.


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SENIOR RECOGNITION
Prior to the opening game the Red Hawks will honor seniors SEAN LEWANDOSKI, JOE NORTON, ANDREW OLLWERTHER, JUSTIN SILVA, KYLE SEICKEL, BRIAN REISS, ANTHONY GUARINO, HAYDEN REYES, and TYLER HIGGINS. Additionally, the Red Hawks will welcome back JUSTIN BATES, who graduated last spring but had his senior season cut short due to COVID-19.

 
THE TEAMS:
The Red Hawks fell to Kean in the opener of their two-game set on Thursday. MICHAEL MURPHY homered and drove in three runs, but Kean scored the final five runs to take the opener. Montclair State rebounded in a big way, winning 15-8 Friday. JOE NORTON collected four hits as seven Red Hawks had two or more hits.
 
NJCU fell Thursday on the road at Ramapo 12-11, as Ramapo scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to win. The Gothic Knights also dropped the home game against Ramapo 17-11. After falling behind 12-3 after five innings, NJCU got to within four at 12-8. Ramapo went ahead 17-10, but NJCU pushed a run across in the bottom of the ninth and had the bases loaded with two outs. The Ramapo reliever got a strikeout to finish the game and squash the comeback hopes.

                                                              
THE COACHES:
Dave Lorber – Montclair (3^rd season / 2^nd at MSU): 24-9 at Montclair State
Jerry Smith – NJCU (10^th Season): 119-180

 
KEY PLAYERS:

Montclair State
PETER COSENTINO (Jr., IF, Whitehouse Station, NJ)
.468 batting average, 37 hits, 31 runs scored, 7 home runs, 28 RBI, 10 doubles
 
ANDREW OLLWERTHER (Sr., OF, Whitehouse Station, NJ)
.377 batting average, 26 hits, 19 RBI, 16 runs scored, 6 doubles
 
BEN LEVINE (So., P, Manalapan, NJ)
1-0, 3.08 ERA, 21 strikeouts, 26 1/3 innings pitched
 
NJCU
Brandon Rivera (Sr., INF, Aberdeen, NJ)
.344 batting average, 32 hits, 15 runs scored, 13 RBI
 
Ricky Voss (Jr., 1B/OF, Eatontown, NJ)
.333 batting average, 28 hits, 9 doubles, 4 home runs, 19 runs scored
 
Aaron Ayers (So., RHP, Manalapan, NJ)
8 appearances, 1-3 record, 1 save, team-high 41 strikeouts
 

SERIES HISTORY: (MSU leads 114-17-1)
The Red Hawks swept a doubleheader earlier this season, winning 12-3 in the opener and 11-10 in the nightcap. The nightcap saw the Gothic Knights take two run leads in the 10^th and the 11^th, only for MSU to battle back each time. ANTHONY GUARINO delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 11^th to give Montclair the extra-inning victory. NJCU hasn't won at Yogi Berra since a 4-2 victory in 2011.
 
LAST 5 MEETINGS:
3/25/21: MSU 12, NJCU 3 /MSU 11, NJCU 10 (11 innings)
4/23/19: MSU 5, NJCU 1 / NJCU 5, MSU 2
4/22/18: MSU 4, NJCU 3
4/20/18: MSU 12, NJCU 5
4/21/17: NJCU 4, MSU 1
 

UP NEXT:
The Red Hawks host William Paterson on Thursday in the front-end of a back-to-back, with first pitch scheduled for 3:30 pm.