Montclair, NJ- The #29 Montclair State University baseball team opens up NJAC play on Sunday with a doubleheader at Stockton.

GAME INFO
The first game down in Galloway, NJ, is set to begin at 11:30 a.m. Live coverage of the games can be found at montclairathletics.com

LAST TIME OUT
Montclair went on the road on Wednesday and nabbed a 17-7 win against DeSales in eight innings. The Red Hawks (16-4) collected a pair of walks to kick off the day, with DANNY O'BRIEN breaking the scoring open with a single through the left side later in the frame that tallied a run. DeSales equalized in their half of the first on a single to left center and put two runners on with two outs, but could not take the lead. The Bulldogs used a solo home run in the third to go up 2-1, but the Red Hawks countered right away in the fourth, leveling the game on a single through the left side from LUKAS EGENHAUSER that plated JOEY NOLAN. After a sacrifice bunt from JARED LEVIS to place two runners in scoring position, ZACH STEARNS notched a bases-clearing double to vault Montclair in front by two. DeSales placed two runners in scoring position with a sacrifice bunt early in the fourth, leading to a hit to right field to cut the gap in half. After a hit batter loaded the bases, the Bulldogs used another hit to right field to plate a pair of runs and jump back in front. They added one final tally in the frame on a fielder's choice to flip the game in their favor. Montclair answered immediately again with an offensive explosion in the top of the fifth. O'Brien and JOHN TOMSHO notched back-to-back hits and MICHAEL WANSAW JR. loaded the bases on a walk for MATT KALISKE, who used a sacrifice fly to cut the game to one. During the next at-bat, Nolan ripped a home run to one of the deeper parts of the ballpark to push the visitors into the lead, 8-6. Montclair continued their rally in the fifth, as Egenhauser and Levis tallied a pair of hits leading to Stearns being hit by a pitch to load the bases for the second time in the inning. BILLY TIGAR plated the sixth run of the stanza on a sacrifice fly, with O'Brien ripping another RBI single immediately after to increase the lead to five for the visitors. DeSales chipped away at the difference in the home half of the fifth, putting runners on second and third with a sacrifice bunt after a walk and a hit. During the ensuing at-bat, a single through the left side would drive in what would be the final run of the day for the Bulldogs. Wansaw doubled to right field to begin the sixth, and with two runners in scoring position shortly after, Egenhauser cleared the diamond with a hit to left field to add another pair of tallies to the scoreboard. With the bases loaded and two outs, O'Brien reached safely after being hit by a pitch to plate Egenhauser from third to make the score 14-7. In the seventh, Egenhauser recorded another hit that drove in Wansaw to keep the offensive showcase going. Later in the stanza, Stearns notched an RBI single of his own to tally the 16th run of the day for the Red Hawks, who added their final score of the day on a sacrifice fly from Wansaw in the eighth to seal the nonconference road victory.

MONTCLAIR STATE (16-4): 2026 Statistics
STOCKTON (4-10): 2026 Statistics


SCOUTING STOCKTON
The Ospreys enter this doubleheader with a 4-10 record and are on a seven-game skid after falling to #8 Salisbury, 10-0 in eight innings on Thursday. Last season, Stockton finished at 19-19, but a 7-11 NJAC record saw them miss out on the NJAC Tournament. According to the 2026 NJAC Preseason Poll, Stockton is slotted to finish sixth, but was voted as the conference's "dark horse" to win the NJAC title.  
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks and the Ospreys have faced off 69 times in their long-standing conference rivalry. Montclair is ahead of the series at 54-15.

LAST MEETING
These two teams met for a doubleheader last season, where the day ended in a split. Montclair won game one in extra innings by a score of 5-4, but dropped game two by a score of 6-2.  


UP NEXT
Montclair State University remains in NJAC play, hosting William Paterson for a Thursday slate on April 2. The game is set to start at 3:30 p.m.