Montclair, NJ- The #23 Montclair State University baseball team honors its senior class before matching up with TCNJ for an NJAC doubleheader.
GAME INFO
The first of two games at Yogi Berra Stadium will take place at 11:30 a.m. Live coverage of the games can be found at montclairathletics.com
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair came out on top against #7/#8 Kean at home by a score of 8-6. The Red Hawks (21-7, 5-3 NJAC) set down the side in order to kick off the afternoon, placing the leadoff man on first in the home half of the stanza after
JARED LEVIS got hit by a pitch. Levis stole second two at-bats later and would move to third on a single through the left side by
CHASE FISCHER to put runners on the corners.
MATT KALISKE broke the scoring open right after on a sacrifice fly, with Kean equalizing with a leadoff home run to left field in the second inning. Montclair pushed right back with a pair of hits from
JOHN TOMSHO and
MICHAEL WANSAW JR., with Tomsho advancing to third on a fielder's choice. During the next at-bat,
LUKAS EGENHAUSER laid down a bunt to plate Tomsho, reaching safely on the play. The Red Hawks loaded the bases later on, but Kean was able to escape the jam. A single, walk, and single would bring in the leveler for Kean to lead off the top of the fourth, with a bunt single right after loading the bases. A sacrifice fly plated the go-ahead tally for the visitors, as
BRENDAN ROCHE would halt the rally with a groundout and strikeout on a full count to keep the margin at one. The Red Hawks broke through again in their portion of the inning, putting two in scoring position on a single by Wansaw and a hit and stolen base from
DANNY O'BRIEN. Egenhauser drove in his second run of the day on a sacrifice fly, with a groundout from Levis bringing home O'Brien to push Montclair back in front. After
ZACH STEARNS was hit by a pitch,
CHASE FISCHER ripped a home run to one of the deepest parts of the ballpark to make the score 6-3. Kean countered in the top of the fifth, bringing in a run after four-straight walks that loaded the bases. A single through the right side during the ensuing at-bat drove in two more tallies, with the Red Hawks ending the inning on a rundown between second and third. With the game tied in the bottom of the fifth and Tomsho on second, O'Brien sent a single to right center to nudge the home side back in front. Egenhauser singled during the next at-bat to plate O'Brien to increase the difference to two.
CHRISTIAN ADDOTTA entered the game in the sixth, retiring six of seven batters faced to bridge the game to
PATRICK TEEHAN, who punched out a trio of batters over the final two frames to seal the victory for the Red Hawks.
2026 SENIORS
ZACH STEARNS
MICHAEL WANSAW JR.
COLIN BERNHARD
COLIN DOWLEN
EVAN WOOD
LUKAS EGENHAUSER
CHASE FISCHER
MATT KALISKE
MONTCLAIR STATE (21-7, 5-3 NJAC):
2026 Statistics
TCNJ (12-15, 3-5 NJAC): 2026 Statistics
SCOUTING TCNJ
The Lions enter this game with a 12-15 overall record and a 3-5 NJAC record after securing a 7-3 win against Stockton yesterday, which halted a five-game skid. Last season, TCNJ finished 28-19-1 with a 10-7-1 mark in conference play. In the NJAC Tournament, they bested Montclair (8-5), lost to Rowan (12-7), and beat Kean (9-1) and Rowan (6-4) to advance to the NJAC Championship game, where they ultimately fell to Rutgers-Camden (5-2). They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and had wins against Keene State (4-1) and Penn State-Harrisburg (5-0), but bowed out with losses to Penn State-Harrisburg (10-5) and Salve Regina (15-1). According to the 2026 NJAC Preseason Poll, the Lions were slated to finish seventh this season.
SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks and the Lions have faced off against each other 202 times in their longstanding rivalry that dates back to 1929. Montclair has the advantage with a record of 111-88-3.
LAST MEETING
These two teams met last in the NJAC playoffs, where TCNJ bested Montclair by a score of 8-5 on May 1.
UP NEXT
Montclair State University will host New Jersey City for an NJAC matchup on Thursday, April 16, at 3:30 p.m.
