Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State baseball team hosts DeSales University Monday afternoon.
GAME INFO
The first pitch at Yogi Berra Stadium is scheduled for 3:30 pm, with live stats and video available on montclairathletics.com.
LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (15-5) routed Baruch College 21-4 on Saturday afternoon. 14 different Red Hawks had at least one hit while
JOE GISONDA and
ANTHONY GUARINO tallied four hits apiece.
BLAISE RANTANEN came off the bench to go 2-for-2 with a triple and home run as he also knocked in five runs. On the mound,
PATRICK CUCCURULLO surrendered no hits in five innings while
MATT PONTARI,
VINCENT DESANTIS,
CHRIS LUM, and
NICK DESIDERIO scattered five over the final four frames.
TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Batting Average:
JORDEN JURKIEWICZ, .493
Hits:
JORDEN JURKIEWICZ, 34
Doubles:
JOE NORTON, 10
Runs:
PETER COSENTINO, 27
Home Runs:
JORDEN JURKIEWICZ, 8
RBI:
PETER COSENTINO, 31
Wins:
PATRICK CUCCURULLO, 3
Strikeouts:
PATRICK CUCCURULLO, 31
DeSales
Batting Average: Billy Scanlon, .453
Hits: Billy Scanlon, 29
Doubles: Robert Lamm, 9
Home Runs: Billy Scanlon, 5
Runs: Billy Scanlon, 18
RBI: Billy Scanlon
Wins: ian Kacergis, 3
Strikeouts: Ian Kacergis, 30
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
The Bulldogs are 7-9 on the season, including a 2-4 mark within the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom. They have dropped three of their last four, with their lone win coming against Misericordia University in a 17-6 triumph.
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair State hold a 19-6-1 advantage over DeSales all-time. Montclair State won 12 of the first 13 games in the series, with the lone tie coming on March 30, 1998. The two sides have exchanged victories over the last six matchups, with the home team winning each one.
LAST MEETING
The Red Hawks and Desales met on April 8, 2019, with DeSales winning 8-7 in 16 innings. The Red Hawks led 7-6 entering the bottom of the ninth but the host Bulldogs scratched a run across to run force extra innings. Neither side scored until the bottom of the 16
th, as a bases loaded walk brought in the game-winning tally.
UP NEXT
The Red Hawks open up New Jersey Athletic Conference play on Saturday as head to Newark for an 11:30 am doubleheader against Rutgers-Newark.
