NEWARK, NJ – A day after holding Montclair State to a single run, Rutgers-Newark could not find a way to stop the Red Hawks in a 14-0 New Jersey Athletic Conference loss at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium.

BOX SCORE & PLAY-BY-PLAY

The Scarlet Raiders (14-12, NJAC 4-4) suffered their third shutout loss of the season while the Red Hawks (16-10, NJAC 6-2) tied their high for run production behind a 22-hit assault.

Senior third baseman Tim Miller was the only Scarlet Raider with two hits, notching singles in the second and fourth innings.  First baseman Ryan Maloney, rightfielder Jimmy Napolitano and second baseman Andrew Nasti posted the other Raider hits.

Senior righthander Jack McDonough (3-0) handcuffed the Raiders for eight innings, scattering five hits while striking out six against one walk.  Sophomore lefty Pat Golden put Rutgers-Newark down in order in the ninth.

Senior designated hitter Kevin Bond hammered a line drive home run to left in the third inning to start a 2-run rally which staked the Red Hawks to a 3-0 lead before Montclair State exploded in the fourth inning.  Bond went four for four with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored.

A 3-run home run to left by junior third baseman Stephen Nappe highlighted the 5-run fourth for the Red Hawks and chased Raider junior right-hander Kyle Van Vliet (6-2).  Van Vliet was tagged for seven runs on eight hits while walking three and striking out one in 3-1/3 innings.  Nappe drove in five runs by adding an RBI single in the fifth and a sacrifice fly in the 4-run sixth.

Montclair State used 20 position players while Rutgers-Newark used 18 in the runaway.

Rutgers-Newark hosts Rutgers-Camden in an NJAC doubleheader in the stadium at noon on Saturday before hosting Johns Hopkins at 1 o'clock on Sunday.