Baseball: Game Day Preview vs. Catholic

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State baseball team closes out their three-game set against Catholic with a doubleheader Sunday.

GAME INFO
The first pitch is scheduled for 11 am in Washington DC. Live stat links are available on montclairathletics.com, courtesy of Catholic.

LAST TIME OUT
On Saturday, the Red Hawks (3-1) cruised past Catholic 19-0 in the opener. PATRICK CUCCURULLO tossed six no-hit innings as relievers MATTHEW TIPLADY, and NICK DESIDERIO combined to allow one hit over the final three. Montclair pounded out 15 hits, with JORDEN JURKIEWICZ hitting two home runs and JASON MOORE belting another. Moore added two doubles, as those two, along with SAM ANGELO, each knocked in four runs.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Batting Average: JORDEN JURKIEWICZ, .833
Hits: SAM ANGELO, 7
Doubles: SAM ANGELO and JOE NORTON, 3
Runs: Eight Tied with 4
Home Runs: JORDEN JURKIEWICZ, 2
RBI: Jordan Jurkiewicz, 8
Wins: PATRICK CUCCURULLO, NICOLAS CURCIO, and ETHAN GONZALEZ, 1
Strikeouts: PATRICK CUCCURULLO, 7

Catholic
Batting Average: Dante Pozzi, .429
Hits: Peter Giombetti, 4
Doubles: Three Tied with 3
Runs: Three Tied with 3
Home Runs: Peter Giombetti, 2
RBI: Peter Giombetti, 6
Strikeouts: Tucker Alch, 11
Wins: Chance Legere and Tucker Alch, 1

SCOUTING THE CARDINALS
This season, Catholic is 2-2, splitting a doubleheader with Cabrini before knocking off Stevenson 11-5 Wednesday. Designated hitter Peter Giombetti had a monster day, going 3-for-4 with six RBI, and blasted two home runs in the victory over Stevenson.

SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks hold a 4-1 advantage against the Cardinals. Montclair State won their first game in 1985 before taking 2-of-3 in 2020.

LAST MEETING
The Cardinals notched a 5-4 come-from-behind win in the finale of a three-game series on February 23, 2020. Montclair led 4-1 entering the sixth, but Catholic tallied a pair of runs in the sixth and eighth innings for the 5-4 victory. HAYDEN REYES went 3-for-4 in the setback for Montclair.

UP NEXT
The Red Hawks return to the field on Friday as they face off against Stevens at 3 pm in Hoboken, NJ.

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Players Mentioned

#11 Hayden Reyes: IF; 5' 10"; Senior; R/R

#37 Sam Angelo: IF; 6' 0"; Junior; L/L

#40 Patrick Cuccurullo: P; 5' 9"; Junior; L/L

#3 Jason Moore: IF; 6' 1"; Senior; R/R

#9 Joe Norton: IF; 5' 11"; Senior; R/R

#5 Nicolas Curcio: P; 6' 1"; Freshman; L/L

#42 Nick Desiderio: P; 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R

#31 Ethan Gonzalez: P; 5' 8"; Freshman; L/L

#21 Jorden Jurkiewicz: OF/C; 6' 0"; Sophomore; R/R

#36 Matthew Tiplady: P; 5' 11"; Sophomore; R/L

Players Mentioned

#11 Hayden Reyes
: 5' 10"; Senior; R/R
: IF

#37 Sam Angelo
: 6' 0"; Junior; L/L
: IF

#40 Patrick Cuccurullo
: 5' 9"; Junior; L/L
: P

#3 Jason Moore
: 6' 1"; Senior; R/R
: IF

#9 Joe Norton
: 5' 11"; Senior; R/R
: IF

#5 Nicolas Curcio
: 6' 1"; Freshman; L/L
: P

#42 Nick Desiderio
: 6' 0"; Freshman; R/R
: P

#31 Ethan Gonzalez
: 5' 8"; Freshman; L/L
: P

#21 Jorden Jurkiewicz
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; R/R
: OF/C

#36 Matthew Tiplady
: 5' 11"; Sophomore; R/L
: P