| Baseball 4/19/08 | ||
| Montclair State 6, Stockton 5 Montclair State 9, Stockton 8 | ||
The Stockton baseball team suffered a pair of difficult one-run losses to Montclair State, 6-5 and 9-8 in an NJAC doubleheader. Chris Discher (Cherry Hill/CH West) went 3-5 with a run and an RBI while Jeff Lundell (Henderson, NV/ Kentridge (WA)) was 3-4 with two runs in the opener. Scott Fisher (Toms River/TR East) struck out eight batters and scattered nine hits in eight innings but was not involved in the pitching decision.
Stockton snapped a 3-3 tie with RBI singles by Matt Hunt (Marlton/St. Joseph) in the eighth inning and Discher in the ninth inning for a 5-3 lead. The Ospreys were just three outs from victory, but Montclair State rallied with three runs on two hits and two errors in the bottom of the ninth to steal the game from Stockton, 6-5.
A.J. Senerchia (Lincroft/Middletown South) went 2-4 with a double and two runs while Matt Allen (Salem/Woodstown) was 2-3 with a double and two runs in the nightcap. Discher also stroked two hits and scored a run for the Ospreys. Stockton trailed 8-0 after six innings and began its comeback effort with five runs in the seventh as Fisher capped the inning with a two-run double.
Montclair scored one run in the bottom of the seventh for a 9-5 advantage, but Pat Goodwin (Mays Landing/Holy Spirit) sparked a three-run eighth inning with a single that produced two RBI and pulled the Ospreys within 9-8. Stockton then stranded four runners on base in the final two innings as the rally stalled in the 9-8 defeat. |
