Softball: Game Day Preview vs. Rutgers-Newark

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State softball team hosts Rutgers-Newark in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon.

GAME INFO
The first pitch at the MSU Softball Stadium is scheduled for 1 pm, with live stats and video links available on montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (16-5) swept Stevens in a doubleheader Wednesday, winning 4-1 and 3-0. AMBER REED had a two-run double in game one, with hurler ALI CAVALLARO notching 10 strikeouts. In game two, KAYLA VOLANTE scattered three hits as DANIELLE SIBILIO knocked in a pair of runs in the nightcap.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Batting Average: JENNA MELUSO, .513
Hits: JENNA MELUSO, 39
Doubles: JENNA MELUSO, 14
Runs: ALYSSA BOROZAN, 31
RBI: ALYSSA BOROZAN and KAYLA COSENTINO, 21
Wins: ALI CAVALLARO, 9
Strikeouts: ALI CAVALLARO, 85

Rutgers-Newark
Batting Average: Jackie Lara, .485
Hits: Jackie Lara, 16
Doubles: Madison Umlauf, 4
Runs: Mia Lopez, 10
RBI: Jackie Lara, 11
Wins: Michelle Capizzano, 3
Strikeouts: Michelle Capizzano, 44

SCOUTING THE SCARLET RAIDERS
The Scarlet Raiders are 5-6 on the season, with Saturday being their first true road game of the season. They went 2-5 on their Spring Break trip; notching wins over Stevenson and Mount Aloysius. Since returning, they swept Baruch in a doubleheader before splitting with St. Joseph's-Brooklyn Saturday.

SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks are 42-2 all-time against their Essex County rivals, with their lone setbacks coming on April 19, 2016 (1-0) and April 2, 2019 (11-8). Montclair had won the first 34 meetings in the series before the loss in 2016.

LAST MEETING
Montclair State swept a twinbill in Newark last spring, notching a 3-1 win in the opener before picking up a 10-inning 7-5 win in the finale. DANIELLE SIBILIO had a two-run single in the sixth inning of game one before ALYSSA BOROZAN went 4-for-5 with three RBI in game two.

UP NEXT
On Tuesday, the Red Hawks hit the road facing Kean University at 3 pm in Union, NJ.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Alyssa Borozan: UT; 5' 1"; Senior; R/R

#14 Ali Cavallaro: P; 5' 4"; Junior; R/R

#7 Kayla Cosentino: OF; 5' 3"; Sophomore; L/L

#11 Jenna Meluso: IF; 5' 5"; Junior; R/R

#15 Amber Reed: IF; 5' 5"; Senior; R/R

#22 Danielle Sibilio: C; 5' 9"; Senior; R/R

#5 Kayla Volante: P; 5' 3"; Graduate Student; R/R

Players Mentioned

#2 Alyssa Borozan
: 5' 1"; Senior; R/R
: UT

#14 Ali Cavallaro
: 5' 4"; Junior; R/R
: P

#7 Kayla Cosentino
: 5' 3"; Sophomore; L/L
: OF

#11 Jenna Meluso
: 5' 5"; Junior; R/R
: IF

#15 Amber Reed
: 5' 5"; Senior; R/R
: IF

#22 Danielle Sibilio
: 5' 9"; Senior; R/R
: C

#5 Kayla Volante
: 5' 3"; Graduate Student; R/R
: P