Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University baseball team fell to #11 Kean 10-2 on Thursday afternoon at Yogi Berra Stadium.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Red Hawks (19-9, 5-2 NJAC) fell behind early, as the Cougars jumped out to a three-run advantage on a home run to left field. Montclair countered immediately in the bottom half of the stanza, as ZACH STEARNS walked and MARCUS JOHNSON singled to right field during the next at-bat to put two runners on. Two at-bats later, MICHAEL MURPHY singled through the left side to drive in Stearns and cut the margin to two.
• Kean tacked on a run in the fourth, as a passed ball following a strikeout allowed a runner to come in from third. In the following frame, the Cougars used a double down the left field line along with a hit batter and single to load the bases, allowing a run to come home during the next at-bat on a fielder's choice. The visitors added four more in the sixth, a run started by a single to left field to drive in one. Kean used a triple to bring in two more, and a single during the next at-bat pushed the margin to 9-1.
• Montclair threatened in their half of the seventh, putting runners on second and third with two outs, but Kean induced a groundout to end the rally attempt. JARED LEVIS led off the bottom of the eighth with a home run down the right field line, but Kean answered with a run of their own in the ninth on a single to right field to make the final margin eight.

INSIDE THE RESULTS

• Johnson and Murphy led the way for Montclair offensively, each with a pair of hits on the day. 
• The home run for Levis marked the first of his collegiate career.

FROM THE FIELD

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UP NEXT

The Red Hawks will travel to face #11 Kean on Friday, April 11. First pitch from Union, NJ is scheduled for 3:30 PM.