Montclair, NJ- The #15/#18 Montclair State University baseball team enters its final week of the regular season and will first matchup with

GAME INFO
The two-game series will start at Jeff Maund Memorial Field on Thursday and will take place at Yogi Berra Stadium on Friday. Both games are slated to start at 3:30 p.m. Live coverage of the games can be found at montclairathletics.com

LAST TIME OUT
Montclair came away with a doubleheader sweep this past Saturday at Rutgers-Camden, winning 17-6 and 7-2. Rutgers-Camden jumped ahead in the home half of the first inning, putting a runner in scoring position on a stolen base that would come around to score on a double to right center. The Red Hawks countered right away, loading the bases on hits by MATT KALISKE and JOHN TOMSHO, coupled with a walk by DANNY O'BRIEN. After a fielder's choice shuffled the baserunners, BILLY TIGAR punched a single up the middle to push the visitors in front, 2-1. The Scarlet Raptors equalized in the fourth inning, loading the bases on an error, a single, and a hit-by-pitch. After a flyout for the first out of the frame, a fielder's choice plated the leveler before a groundout halted the rally.  Montclair broke the game open in the fifth, as O'Brien was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to nudge the go-ahead run in. Tomsho reached on a fielder's choice to bring in CHASE FISCHER from third, as MICHAEL WANSAW JR. drove in another run to increase the difference to three, 5-2. Tigar was hit by a pitch to reload the bases for LUKAS EGENHAUSER, who registered a crucial bases-clearing double to left field to balloon the lead to six. JARED LEVIS singled during the next at-bat to put runners on the corners for ZACH STEARNS, who ripped a single through the left side for Montclair's ninth tally of the afternoon. Rutgers-Camden trimmed the deficit in their portion of the frame on a pair of RBI doubles, but an error in the top of the sixth would plate O'Brien to make the score 10-4. After the Scarlet Raptors climbed to within four on a single to left center that plated two runs, Montclair provided another offensive counter in the top of the seventh. Kaliske and O'Brien notched back-to-back hits ahead of Tomsho, who sent a single up the middle to drive in Kaliske from third. A fielding error by the third baseman during the next ball in play allowed O'Brien to score, with a squeeze bunt from Tigar plating the third marker of the inning to expand the lead to seven. Following a 1-2-3 home half, the Red Hawks put the game out of reach in the eighth. JAKE LOBUE scored on a wild pitch after entering the game as a pinch runner, with DYLAN BRIGGS and O'Brien moving into scoring position later in the frame on another errant throw. Wansaw singled to center field during the ensuing at-bat to nudge the lead to double-digits. Following a pitching change and a hit from CHRIS GONZALO to put runners on the corners, Egenhauser plated the final tally of the day on a single to right field.
 
Levis led off game two with a single to left field, stealing second and later advancing to third on a flyout. Fischer brought him home during the next at-bat to push the Red Hawks in front in the opening stanza. Rutgers-Camden placed runners in scoring position in each of the first three innings, but CHRIS MATESIC was able to end any potential scoring opportunities. The Scarlet Raptors took the lead in the fourth, however, notching a pair of singles to kick off the frame before moving runners to second and third on a sacrifice bunt. A ground ball during the next at-bat plated the equalizer, with a wild pitch bringing home the go-ahead run for Rutgers-Camden. Stearns countered in the next inning with a single up the middle to drive in Levis to tie the game at two at the midway point. Montclair regained the lead in the sixth, as Wansaw singled to center field to put two runners on after Tomsho reached on a fielder's choice. A wild pitch and stolen base moved them both into scoring position, with Gonzalo drawing a walk to load the bases. Egenhauser reached on a fielder's choice of his own to plate Tomsho from third, as Levis notched a four-pitch walk to reload the bases. In the ensuing at-bat, Stearns cleared the bases with a triple to right field to vault Montclair in front 6-2. Fischer drew a walk to put runners on the corners, but the Scarlet Raptors escaped the jam with a ground ball. MATT KING entered the game in relief with one out in the sixth and retired five consecutive hitters to bridge the game into the top of the eighth, where Gonzalo walked again and advanced to second on a failed pickoff attempt. Egenhauser moved him to third on a sacrifice bunt, as Gonzalo would steal home on a throw to first base following a strikeout for the final run of the day. The Scarlet Raptors went down 1-2-3 in the eighth but threatened in the bottom of the ninth, kicking off the inning with a single to induce a pitching change. A pair of walks loaded the bases, but PATRICK TEEHAN punched out two of the final three batters to seal the Red Hawks' doubleheader sweep. 
 
MONTCLAIR STATE (27-7, 11-3 NJAC): 2026 Statistics
RAMAPO (25-9, 10-4 NJAC): 2026 Statistics


SCOUTING RAMAPO
The Roadrunners are having a strong season, posting a 25-9 overall record, and are currently in third in the NJAC standings with a 10-4 conference record. They are coming off a 13-3 win against Centenary (NJ) on Tuesday. In 2025, Ramapo finished 28-16 and 10-8 in NJAC play. They saw a quick elimination in the NJAC Tournament with losses to Rowan (16-4) and Kean (4-2), but were able to enter the NCAA Tournament as an at-large bid. In the regional round, they bested Johnson & Wales by a score of 10-6, but two losses of 19-7 and 4-3 at the hands of Baldwin Wallace ended their season. According to the 2026 NJAC Preseason, the Roadrunners were predicted to finish third.    
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks and the Roadrunners have squared off 124 times in their series that dates back to 1975. Montclair is ahead of the series at 85-38-1.

LAST MEETING
Last season's series was a doubleheader on March 29, where Montclair swept with wins of 5-3 and 4-2.