Baseball: Game Day Preview vs. Swarthmore

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State baseball team visits Swarthmore Saturday afternoon.

GAME INFO
The first pitch in Swarthmore, Pa., is scheduled for 1 pm, with live stats available on montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (11-4) held on to top Eastern University 11-10 Wednesday afternoon. JORDEN JURKIEWICZ went 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI, including the game-tying home run in the sixth and go-ahead RBI single in the eighth. BEN LEVINE, DARREN GONZALEZ, and JACK HAVESON combined to throw 4 1/3 scoreless innings, with Gonzalez notching the win with four strikeouts in 2 2/3 frames.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Batting Average: JORDEN JURKIEWICZ, .460
Hits: JOE NORTON, 24
Doubles: JOE NORTON, 9
Runs: PETER COSENTINO and RYAN MCKENNA, 20
Home Runs: JORDEN JURKIEWICZ, 6
RBI: PETER COSENTINO, 26
Wins: PATRICK CUCCURULLO, JACOB DEMBIN, and NICOLAS CURCIO, 2
Strikeouts: PATRICK CUCCURULLO, 18

Swarthmore
Batting Average: Michael Sepe, .410
Hits: Luke Mutz, 20
Doubles: Paul Cooke, 6
Runs: Connor Schilling, 15
Home Runs: Austin Burgess, 3
RBI: Two Tied with 12
Strikeouts: Zach Camp, 13
Wins: Two Tied with 2

SCOUTING THE GARNET
The Garnet are 5-9 on the season and have dropped five the last seven games they played. They picked up victories over Misericordia, Ohio Wesleyan, and Wittenberg on their Spring Break Trip to Florida in the Snowbird Spring Break Classic.

SERIES HISTORY
Each team has picked up a win in the all-time series. Montclair won 11-2 on May 22, 1985, as Swarthmore won 14-5 earlier this season.

LAST MEETING
The Garnet notched a 14-5 triumph in a neutral game in the season-opener on February 19, 2022. Luke Mutz went 4-5 in the win while SAM ANGELO batted 3-for-4 with two RBI.

UP NEXT
The Red Hawks host Manhattanville in a doubleheader at Yogi Berra Stadium Sunday, beginning at noon.

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Players Mentioned

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

#27 Peter Cosentino: IF; 6' 2"; Senior; R/R

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

#13 Darren Gonzalez: P; 5' 9"; Senior; L/R

#44 Jack Haveson: P; 6' 1"; Sophomore; R/R

#45 Ben Levine: P; 6' 3"; Junior; L/L

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

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

#16 Jacob Dembin: P; 6' 3"; Freshman; L/L

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

Players Mentioned

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

#27 Peter Cosentino
: 6' 2"; Senior; R/R
: IF

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

#13 Darren Gonzalez
: 5' 9"; Senior; L/R
: P

#44 Jack Haveson
: 6' 1"; Sophomore; R/R
: P

#45 Ben Levine
: 6' 3"; Junior; L/L
: P

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

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

#16 Jacob Dembin
: 6' 3"; Freshman; L/L
: P

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