Baseball: Game Day Preview vs. Ramapo

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State baseball team hosts Ramapo College Sunday afternoon.

GAME INFO
The first pitch at Yogi Berra Stadium, is scheduled for 11:30 am, with live stats and video available on montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (18-7) split a twinbill with Rowan yesterday. After falling 8-0 in the opener, the Red Hawks rebounded with a 6-5 triumph. BRIAN REISS earned the win with six innings on the mound while MILES FEASTER had three hits and two RBI. JACK HAVESON fanned four in two innings of work to earn his sixth save of the year.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Batting Average: JORDEN JURKIEWICZ, .444
Hits: JORDEN JURKIEWICZ and PETER COSENTINO, 40
Doubles: PETER COSENTINO, 12
Runs: PETER COSENTINO, 33
Home Runs: JORDEN JURKIEWICZ and PETER COSENTINO, 8
RBI: PETER COSENTINO, 38
Wins: PATRICK CUCCURULLO, 4
Strikeouts: PATRICK CUCCURULLO, 39

Ramapo
Batting Average: Brian Baranok, .403
Hits: Brian Baranok, 27
Doubles: Brian Baranok, 11
Home Runs: Justin Garthaffner, 4
Runs: Brian Baranok, 24
RBI: Matt Lalomia, 19
Wins: Dan Russo, 3
Strikeouts: Dan Russo, 27

SCOUTING THE ROADRUNNERS
The Roadrunners are 9-10-1 on the season and are 3-2 in their last five games. On Saturday, they split a doubleheader with Stockton in their NJAC opener, winning 6-1 and losing 9-2. In the win over Stockton, Nick Danbrowney and Will Paoli combined on a four-hitter, as Danbrowney threw eight innings of one-run ball.

SERIES HISTORY
Montclair State holds a 79-35-1 record against the Roadrunners, including a 15 game winning streak from April 26, 1991 – April 24, 1998. Ramapo's best stretch came when they won five straight from May 8, 2016 – April 27, 2018.

LAST MEETING
Last season, the Red Hawks fell in a doubleheader to Ramapo, losing 6-2 and 5-4. The Roadrunners scored the final six runs in the opener before scoring the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on a passed ball in game two.

UP NEXT
The Red Hawks host NJCU at Yogi Berra Stadium Thursday, with the first pitch scheduled for 3:30 pm.

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Players Mentioned

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

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

#7 Miles Feaster: UT; 5' 6"; Junior; R/R

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

#32 Brian Reiss: P; 6' 1"; Senior; L/L

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

Players Mentioned

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

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

#7 Miles Feaster
: 5' 6"; Junior; R/R
: UT

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

#32 Brian Reiss
: 6' 1"; Senior; L/L
: P

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