Montclair, NJ- The Montclair State University baseball team is set for another big weekend ahead, facing off with Stevens on Friday and Saturday and a matchup with #9 Salve Regina on Sunday.  

GAME INFO
The games will be hosted down in Washington, D.C. Montclair will face off with Stevens on Friday at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday at 5:00 p.m., and Salve Regina on Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
Baseball completed a three-game series sweep of UMass Dartmouth to open the season, taking wins of 16-6 (7 Inns.) and 10-3 this past Saturday. Montclair placed the first three batters of the day on base to begin the home half of the first, with ZACH STEARNS breaking the scoring open with a double to left field to bring in two runs. After a hit batter, MATT KALISKE ripped a single to right field to plate two more markers to double the advantage. A bases-loaded walk followed by a hit batter notched another pair of runs for the Red Hawks, who utilized a sacrifice fly from MICHAEL WANSAW JR. to nudge the gap to seven with two outs. During the next at-bat, BILLY TIGAR ripped a double to left field to add two more runs to the home lead, kicking off a stretch of four consecutive doubles for the Red Hawks, all driving in runs to make the score 12-0. After another sequence that featured a walk and a hit batter, LUKAS EGENHAUSER reached on a fielder's choice that included an error by the second baseman to bring in the final pair of runs in what was a 14-run inning on seven hits for Montclair. The Corsairs notched their first run of the day in the third frame on a double down the left field line, but the Red Hawks answered with two of their own in the bottom of the fourth. After CHRIS GONZALO was hit by a pitch, Egenhauser singled to left field during the next at-bat, with both runners advancing on a wild pitch to place two in scoring position with no outs. JARED LEVIS put a run on the board with a sacrifice fly, and Wansaw doubled to plate Egenhauser for the 16th run of the day.  UMass Dartmouth trimmed into the margin during the top of the fifth, starting with an RBI double after a leadoff walk. Another double, coupled with a single down the left field line, made the home lead 12. Later in the stanza, a groundout drove in the fifth run for the Corsairs, who got one more on a fielder's choice to make the score 16-6. COLIN BERNHARD punched out three batters over the final two frames to seal the victory in the day's opener.



2025 TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (3-0)
OPS: ZACH STEARNS, 1.810
Batting Average: ZACH STEARNS, .429
Hits: BILLY TIGAR, 4
Runs scored: Three tied for 5
RBI: Two tied for 5
Doubles: Two tied with two
Triples: BILLY TIGAR, 1
Home Runs: Two tied with 1
On Base %: ZACH STEARNS, .667
Stolen Bases: Three tied with 2

Pitching Record: Three tied at 1-0
Innings Pitched: COLIN DOWLEN, 6.0
ERA: Two Tied at 0.00
WHIP: COLIN DOWLEN, .33
Strikeouts: COLIN DOWLEN, 9
Saves: Three tied with 1

Putouts: JOEY NOLAN, 18
Assists: EVAN WOOD, 3
Fielding%: 16 tied at 1.000 ­­
Double Plays: JARED LEVIS, 1

STEVENS (3-2)
OPS: Chip Krese, 1.153
Batting Average: Adam Barrington, .400
Hits: Chip Krese, 7
Runs scored: Dylan Fishbough, 5
RBI: EJ Balewitz Jr., 6
Doubles: Chip Krese, 2
Triples: Chip Krese, 1
Home Runs: Four tied with 1
On Base %: Chip Krese, .542
Stolen Bases: Garret Wolf, 4
 
Pitching Record: Two tied at 1-0
Innings Pitched: Erik Sibbach, 10.1
ERA: David Finch, 1.08
WHIP: Erik Sibbach, 1.35
Strikeouts: David Finch, 12
Saves: Garret Wolf, 1
 
Putouts: Griffin Zitko, 33
Assists: Two tied with 12
Fielding%: 11 Tied at 1.000
Double Plays: Three Tied with 3
 
SALVE REGINA (2-1)
OPS: Elliot Hamilton, 1.532
Batting Average: Elliot Hamilton, .444
Hits: Shane Williams, 5
Runs scored: Shane Williams, 8
RBI: Shane Williams, 6
Doubles: Two tied with 2
Triples: N/A
Home Runs: Three tied with 1
On Base %: Elliot Hamilton, .643
Stolen Bases: Shane Williams, 3
 
Pitching Record: Two tied at 1-0
Innings Pitched: Two tied at 6.0
ERA: Nolan Romanowski, 0.00
WHIP: Two tied at 1.17
Strikeouts: Kyle Carrozza, 10
Saves: N/A
 
Putouts: Shea Donovan, 26
Assists: James Anastasopoulos, 10
Fielding%: 16 Tied at 1.000
Double Plays: Two tied with 3

SCOUTING STEVENS
The Ducks enter this weekend's slate with a 3-2 record. They saw a similar format last weekend, earning a 3-2 win against Dickinson on Friday, but fell 3-2 to host Catholic and 19-4 to Salve Regina on Saturday. In 2025, Stevens racked up a 28-16 overall record and an 18-3 MAC Freedom record. In the MAC Freedom Tournament, they won their semifinal series against Lebanon Valley, bouncing back after an 8-4 loss to win 14-4 and 16-5. They matched up with Arcadia in the finals, but were swept by scores of 4-3 and 7-6. According to the MAC Freedom 2026 Preseason Poll, the Ducks are tied with Misericordia to place second in the conference this season.

SCOUTING SALVE REGINA
The Seahawks enter this weekend's slate with a 2-1 record after their opening weekend and are the number nine team in the nation according to D3baseball.com's national poll. After facing a 9-7 defeat against host Catholic last Friday, Salve Regina bounced back with wins of 16-0 against Dickinson and 19-4 against Stevens on Saturday. Last season, Salve compiled a 36-9 overall record with a 13-3 record in the NEWMAC. The Seahawks defeated Wheaton (3-2) and Coast Guard (6-1) to advance to the conference championship game. In the NEWMAC title game against MIT, they earned a walk-off in the 10^th inning to be crowned conference champions and earned an NCAA Tournament automatic bid. Salve swept its regional matchups against Keene State (5-0), Penn-State Harrisburg (7-4), and TCNJ (15-1). In Super Regionals, they faced off with Kean, where they forced a game three with a 4-3 loss in 10 innings and a 5-4 win, but ultimately fell after a 5-2 loss in game three. According to the 2026 NEWMAC Baseball Preseason Poll, the Seahawks are the favorite to once again win the conference.

SERIES HISTORIES
The Red Hawks and the Ducks enter matchup number 12 in their series. Stevens has the slight advantage in the series at 6-5 after sweeping their two-game series last season. This will be the first matchup between Montclair and Salve Regina.

LAST MEETING
Montclair and Stevens met last season on March 25, where the Ducks came away with a 9-8 victory.  


UP NEXT
The Red Hawks are now set to travel down to North Carolina for the Greensboro Triad Invitational. They will kick off their weekend in Greensboro against Maryville on Friday, March 6. First pitch is set for 5:00 p.m.