CAMDEN, N.J. (April 18, 2026) – The Montclair State baseball team pounded out 28 hits here Saturday as it swept Rutgers University-Camden, 17-6 and 7-2 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference doubleheader.
 
The wins lifted the Red Hawks to 27-7 overall and 11-3 in the conference, tying Rowan University for the NJAC lead.
 
Rutgers-Camden fell to 15-19 overall and 7-7 in conference play.
 
Rutgers-Camden will play a 3:30 p.m. game on Tuesday at Neumann University.
   
The Red Hawks collected 19 hits and broke open a 2-2 deadlock with a seven-run fifth inning, featuring five hits, three hit batsmen and two walks. The biggest hit came from senior shortstop Lukas Egenhauser, who ripped a three-run double.
 
Rutgers-Camden chipped away and cut its deficit to 10-6 through six innings, but the Red Hawks scored seven runs over the seventh and eighth innings to put the game away.
 
Freshman third baseman Danny O'Brien went 3-for-5 with four runs and one RBI for the Lions, while freshman left fielder John Tomsho went 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBIs. Egenhauser went 3-fo-6 with one run and four RBIs.
 
Rutgers-Camden sophomore designated hitter Jake Slusarski and junior center fielder Jacob Watson both went 3-for-5 with one run and two RBIs, while sophomore first baseman Ryan Joseph went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
 
Senior Colin Dowlen (6-2) earned the win, working six innings and allowing nine hits, six runs (one of them unearned), and two walks. He struck out three. Junior Christian Addotta earned his first save with three perfect innings, striking out two.
 
Raptor junior pitcher D.J. Juliano (3-3) took the loss, allowing nine hits, four walks and nine earned runs in five innings.  
After Montclair State scored a run in the top of the first inning, Rutgers-Camden took the lead with a two-run fourth inning, sparked by singles from Joseph and sophomore catcher Mason Blizzard. A sacrifice by sophomore third baseman Will Gural advanced the runners. Joseph scored on a ground out by junior left fielder Matt McAleer and Blizzard came home on a wild pitch.
 
That was all Montclair State freshman pitcher Chris Matesic allowed in his 5.1 innings of five-hit ball as he raised his record to 8-0. The Lions gave him the lead for good with a run in the fifth inning and then added a four-run sixth inning, highlighted by two hits, three walks and one hit batsmen. Senior catcher Zach Stearns had a three-run triple in the frame and ended the game going 2-for-3 with four RBIs.
 
Junior right fielder Jared Levis went 30for-4 with three runs and senior center fielder Michael Wansaw Jr. went 3-for-5 for the Lions.
Rutgers-Camden junior Anthony Angelo Jr. (1-2) pitched seven innings, holding the powerful Red Hawks to two runs until the four-run sixth inning. He allowed eight hits and five walks, while striking out three.
 
Blizzard was the lone Scarlet Raptor with multiple hits, going 2-for-3 with one run.