Preview | Baseball vs. Stockton

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State baseball team hosts Stockton University in New Jersey Athletic Conference play Saturday.

GAME INFO
The first pitch at Yogi Berra Stadium is scheduled for 11:30 am, with live stats and video links available on montclairathletics.com. Video can also be found on the Red Hawk Sports Network YouTube Channel.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (19-9, 6-6 NJAC) rallied for six runs in the top of the ninth to knock off William Paterson 12-8 Friday afternoon. Trailing 7-2 after six, the Red Hawks got three runs in the seventh and one in the eighth to make it 8-6. REECE MALEK hit a game-tying double with two outs in the ninth, and RYAN MCKENNA's two-run single to right made it 10-8. SAM ANGELO followed with a two-run home run to cement the victory.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Batting Average: SAM ANGELO, .448
Hits: MILES FEASTER, 49
Doubles: SAM ANGELO, 16
Runs: MILES FEASTER, 42
Home Runs: SAM ANGELO, 10
RBI: SAM ANGELO, 39
Wins: MICHAEL TIMBERLAKE, 4
Strikeouts: MATT PONTARI, 39

Stockton
Batting Average: Kevin Novobilsky, .382
Hits: Kevin Novobilsky, 52
Doubles: Two Tied with 10
Runs: Kevin Novobilsky, 34
Home Runs: Kevin Novobilsky, 6
RBI: Kevin Novobilsky, 35
Wins: Mike Schiattarella, 5
Strikeouts: Mike Schiattarella, 45

SCOUTING THE OSPREYS
The Ospreys are 19-14 on the season, including a 6-6 mark in the NJAC. In their most recent series, they split with TCNJ, falling 5-4 Thursday but rebounding with an 8-7 victory Friday.

SERIES HISTORY
Montclair is 50-13 against Stockton, including 23 consecutive wins from 1976-2003. The Ospreys have won three of the last four matchups, with the lone victory being a 9-6 triumph on April 10, 2021.

LAST MEETING
The Red Hawks fell 11-10 and 6-3 to Stockton on April 23, 2022. RYAN MCKENNA knocked in three runs in game one, with PETER COSENTINO, MILES FEASTER, and JASON MOORE collecting three hits. In the nightcap, Feaster went 3-for-4, and Mike Murphy had an eighth-inning RBI double.

UP NEXT
The Red Hawks visit Kean University for their NJAC road finale Thursday, with the first pitch in Union, NJ, scheduled for 3:30 pm.

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Players Mentioned

#25 Sam Angelo: IF; 6' 0"; Senior; L/L

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

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

#1 Reece Malek: IF; 5' 6"; Junior; L/R

#35 Ryan McKenna: OF; 5' 9"; Senior; L/L

#3 Jason Moore: IF; 6' 1"; Senior; R/R

#26 Matt Pontari: P; 5' 11"; Sophomore; R/R

#28 Michael Timberlake: P; 6' 7"; Freshman; R/R

Players Mentioned

#25 Sam Angelo
: 6' 0"; Senior; L/L
: IF

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

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

#1 Reece Malek
: 5' 6"; Junior; L/R
: IF

#35 Ryan McKenna
: 5' 9"; Senior; L/L
: OF

#3 Jason Moore
: 6' 1"; Senior; R/R
: IF

#26 Matt Pontari
: 5' 11"; Sophomore; R/R
: P

#28 Michael Timberlake
: 6' 7"; Freshman; R/R
: P