Preview | Softball vs. Springfield/North Central

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State softball team resumes their Spring Games schedule with two games in Florida on Thursday.

GAME INFO
The Red Hawks will battle Springfield at 1:45 pm before taking on North Central College at 6:30 pm. Both games will be played in Kissimmee, Florida. Live stats for the Springfield game and video through Flo Sports are available on montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (4-2) took down Loras College (3-2) and Nichols College (8-5) on Tuesday. Montclair scored three times in the win over Loras, with MADISON LEECH recording a sacrifice fly and KAYLA COSENTINO tallying a two-run double. The Red Hawks battled back from a 5-1 deficit in the fifth against Nichols. Leech and Cosentino had RBI singles before KATIE BRUNNER belted a grand slam to give Montclair a lead they did not relinquish.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Batting Average: KAYLA COSENTINO, .474
Hits: KAYLA COSENTINO, 9
Runs: KAYLA COSENTINO and RILEIGH GLYNN, 4
Doubles: Three Tied with 2
Triples: LIZ MULLEN and KAYLA COSENTINO, 1
Home Runs: KATIE BRUNNER, 1
RBI: KATIE BRUNNER, 6
Stolen Bases: RILEIGH GLYNN, 3
Strikeouts: SAGE RIZZI, 12

Springfield
Batting Average: Breenah McCann, .667
Hits: Three Tied with 10
Runs: Ava Rainone, 9
Doubles: Two Tied with 2
Triples: N/A
Home Runs: Carissa Pecchia, 1
RBI: Breenah McCann, 9
Stolen Bases: Ava Rainone, 7
Strikeouts: Emily Gell, 13

North Central
Batting Average: Gracie Vlach, .457
Hits: Gracie Vlach, 16
Runs: Gracie Vlach, 11
Doubles: Three Tied with 1
Triples: Katie Del Re
Home Runs: Talia Torosian, 1
RBI: Two Tied with 10
Stolen Bases: Three Tied with 3
Strikeouts: Juliana Maude, 25

SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks are 5-3 against Springfield, but the two sides have not met since 2011. Montclair and North Central have never met.

LAST MEETING
Montclair fell to Springfield 5-1 in the last meeting on March 17, 2011. Alex Hill struck out six in six innings as the Red Hawks pushed their lone run across on a throwing error.

UP NEXT
The Red Hawks close out their Florida trip on Friday, facing Simpson College at 4 pm and Suffolk University at 6:15 pm.

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Players Mentioned

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

#13 Madison Leech: OF; 5' 5"; Junior; R/R

#5 Liz Mullen: P/OF; 5' 6"; Sophomore; R/R

#1 Sage Rizzi: P; 5' 8"; Junior; R/R

#12 Katie Brunner: C/UT; 5' 5"; Sophomore; R/R

#11 Rileigh Glynn: OF; 5' 5"; Senior; L/R

Players Mentioned

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

#13 Madison Leech
: 5' 5"; Junior; R/R
: OF

#5 Liz Mullen
: 5' 6"; Sophomore; R/R
: P/OF

#1 Sage Rizzi
: 5' 8"; Junior; R/R
: P

#12 Katie Brunner
: 5' 5"; Sophomore; R/R
: C/UT

#11 Rileigh Glynn
: 5' 5"; Senior; L/R
: OF