Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State softball team welcomes Rowan University to campus for their final regular season doubleheader of 2021.
ON THE AIR:
YouTube – Red Hawk Sports Network
THE TEAMS:
Montclair State (13-5, 12-4 NJAC) locked up the No. 3 seed in next week's NJAC Tournament with a 5-3, 7-3 sweep of William Paterson Tuesday.
ANNALESA DILAURENZIO collected two RBI in the opener while
AMBER REED went 3-for-4 in the nightcap.
ALI CAVALLARO and
KAYLA VOLANTE each earned wins in the circle for the team. The Profs (23-5, 17-1 NJAC) sit on top the NJAC standings after winning a pair of 1-0 decisions over Rutgers-Camden Tuesday. Mariah Wysocki had the walk-off single in the bottom of the eighth of game one before Payton MacNair homered in the fifth for the lone run of game two.
THE COACHES:
Anita Kubicka (31
st season): 926-368-2
Kim Wilson (25
th season at Rowan, 31
st overall): 797-271-2 at Rowan; 861-328-5 all-time
KEY PLAYERS
Montclair State
KAYLA GALLO (Sr., IF, Middletown, NJ)
.491 batting average, 27 hits, 9 doubles, 4 home runs, 12 runs scored, 19 RBI
ALI CAVALLARO (Fr., P, Marlboro, NJ)
2.48 ERA, 8-2 record, 39 strikeouts
KAYLA COSENTINO (Fr., OF, Whitehouse Station, NJ)
.381 batting average, 16 hits, 3 doubles, 8 RBI, 7 runs scored
Rowan
Payton MacNair (Fr., IF, Cinnaminson, NJ)
.430 batting average, 40 hits, 30 runs, 9 doubles, 4 triples, 2 home runs, 19 RBI
Morgan Zane (Jr., OF, Pittsgrove, NJ)
.424 batting average, 36 hits, 10 doubles, 30 RBI, 25 runs scored
Emily August (Sr., P, Mahwah, NJ)
.76 ERA, 11-2, 2 saves, 77 strikeouts
SERIES HISTORY (Rowan leads 66-58)
Rowan has won nine of the last 11 meetings, including a 6-1 win in the NJAC Tournament in 2019. The Red Hawks win came at home in 2018, in an 8-2 victory. Montclair is 19-22 against the Profs at home all-time.
LAST 5 MEETINGS:
4/30/19: ROW 6, MSU 1
4/27/19: ROW 11, MSU 0 / ROW 9, MSU 8
3/31/18: MSU 8, ROW 2 / ROW 5, MSU 0
4/2/17: MSU 3, ROW 2 / ROW 6, MSU 0
4/8/16: ROW 13, MSU 4 / ROW 16, MSU 0
UP NEXT:
The Red Hawks will host an NJAC Quarterfinal matchup next weekend. An opponent and times will be finalized after Saturday's game.
