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Baseball: Game Day Preview vs. Baruch

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State baseball team hosts Baruch College Saturday afternoon.
 
GAME INFO
The first pitch at Yogi Berra Stadium is scheduled for 11 am, with live stats and video available on montclairathletics.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (14-5) topped Drew 8-5 for their third consecutive victory Wednesday. RYAN MCKENNA hit his first home run of the season while JORDEN JURKIEWICZ and PETER COSENTINO tallied three hits. ALEC BENZINGER recorded the final five outs to earn his first save of the season.
 
STOLEN BASE KING
JOE NORTON became the program leader in stolen bases when he swiped third base in the first inning of game one against Manhattanville Sunday. Entering the afternoon with 67 stolen bases, Norton reached on an error to lead off the game. He stole second to tie the mark held by Dave Wurst and then promptly stole third to set the mark of 69. 
 
TEAM OF THE WEEK
JORDEN JURKIEWICZ was named to the D3baseball.com Team of the Week after batting .500 (13-of-26) as he collected six extra-base hits to go along with nine RBI and scored 10 runs in a 4-2 week. Jurkiewicz collected three hits in a win over Eastern while homering and bringing in three runners. In a doubleheader sweep of Manhattanville Sunday, the Forked River, NJ native went 8-for-10 with four runs scored and four RBI. Jurkiewicz hit for the cycle in the nightcap as the Red Hawks scored four times in the bottom of the eighth to claim a win. The performance was the first recorded cycle for Montclair State during the live stats recording era.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Batting Average: JORDEN JURKIEWICZ, .493
Hits: JORDEN JURKIEWICZ, 33
Doubles: JOE NORTON and PETER COSENTINO, 9
Runs: PETER COSENTINO, 26
Home Runs: JORDEN JURKIEWICZ, 7
RBI: PETER COSENTINO, 29
Wins: PATRICK CUCCURULLO, JACOB DEMBIN, DARREN GONZALEZ, MATT PONTARI, and NICOLAS CURCIO, 2
Strikeouts: MATT PONTARI, 23
 
Baruch
Batting Average: Thomas Drouin, .200
Hits: Two Tied with 3
Doubles: Five Tied with 1
Runs: Lucius Paradiso, 3
RBI: Thomas Drouin, 2
Strikeouts: Nathaniel Demchak, 8
 
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
The Bearcats are 0-5 on the season, scoring six runs over those five games. On Tuesday, they dropped a 20-2 decision to NJCU, notching just six hits over the nine innings.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair State is 2-0 all-time against the Bearcats, winning 16-2 in 1974 and 12-0 in 1975.
 
UP NEXT
The Red Hawks return home on Tuesday to host DeSales University at 3:30 pm.
 
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Players Mentioned

Alec Benzinger

#22 Alec Benzinger

P
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Peter Cosentino

#27 Peter Cosentino

IF
6' 2"
Senior
R/R
Patrick Cuccurullo

#40 Patrick Cuccurullo

P
5' 9"
Junior
L/L
Darren Gonzalez

#13 Darren Gonzalez

P
5' 9"
Senior
L/R
Joe Norton

#9 Joe Norton

IF
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Nicolas Curcio

#5 Nicolas Curcio

P
6' 1"
Freshman
L/L
Jacob Dembin

#16 Jacob Dembin

P
6' 3"
Freshman
L/L
Jorden Jurkiewicz

#21 Jorden Jurkiewicz

OF/C
6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
Matt Pontari

#26 Matt Pontari

P
5' 11"
Freshman
R/R
Ryan McKenna

#35 Ryan McKenna

OF
5' 9"
Junior
L/L

Players Mentioned

Alec Benzinger

#22 Alec Benzinger

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
P
Peter Cosentino

#27 Peter Cosentino

6' 2"
Senior
R/R
IF
Patrick Cuccurullo

#40 Patrick Cuccurullo

5' 9"
Junior
L/L
P
Darren Gonzalez

#13 Darren Gonzalez

5' 9"
Senior
L/R
P
Joe Norton

#9 Joe Norton

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
IF
Nicolas Curcio

#5 Nicolas Curcio

6' 1"
Freshman
L/L
P
Jacob Dembin

#16 Jacob Dembin

6' 3"
Freshman
L/L
P
Jorden Jurkiewicz

#21 Jorden Jurkiewicz

6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
OF/C
Matt Pontari

#26 Matt Pontari

5' 11"
Freshman
R/R
P
Ryan McKenna

#35 Ryan McKenna

5' 9"
Junior
L/L
OF