The sixth-seeded Stockton baseball team was eliminated from the NJAC tournament with a 7-5 loss to second-seeded Montclair State in 10 innings.  Joe Sacerdote (Deptford/ Gloucester Catholic) led the Ospreys by going 3-5 with two runs.  Jeff Lundell (Henderson, NV/Kentridge (WA)) was 2-4 with an RBI while Chris Discher (Cherry Hill/CH West) went 2-5 with a run.  Scott Fisher (Toms River/TR East) allowed three runs and fanned six in nine innings pitched but was not involved in the decision.

 

With Stockton trailing 3-1, Matt Allen (Salem/Woodstown) led off the bottom of the eighth with a walk and then stole second.  He advanced to third on a sacrifice and scored on an RBI groundout by Mike Mitton (Lanoka Harbor/Lacey Twp.) to make the score 3-2.  The Ospreys tied the game at 3-3 with a run in the bottom of the ninth frame.  Singles by Sacerdote and Lundell set the stage for an RBI single by Matt Hunt (Marlton/St. Joseph that delivered Sacerdote with the tying run.

 

Montclair took a 7-3 lead with four runs on four hits in the top of the tenth, but Stockton had one last-ditch effort.  In the bottom half, Mitton walked and eventually scored on an error.  Two batters later, Discher scored when Lundell walked with the bases loaded and two outs.  The Ospreys still had the bases loaded when the final out was made as their rally fell short, 7-5.