TCNJ softball team beats #5 Montclair State; to face Red Hawks for NJAC title

Media Release May 3, 2008

Montclair, NJ...Sophomore pitcher Ashley Minervini (Cliddside Park, NJ/Cliffside Park) tossed her third straight shutout and scored the winning run as the Lions knocked off host and top-seeded Montclair State University 1-0 in eight innings on Saturday.

TCNJ (26-15) advances to Sunday's title game and will face Montclair State . Game time is set for noon. Should the Red Hawks win that game, the two teams will met again at 2:30 p.m. for the championship. The winner of the NJAC Tournament also earns the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Championships.

Minvervini led off the eigth inning with a double and then scored when Camile Heller (Maple Shade, NJ/Maple Shade) walked with the bases loaded and two outs.

Sophomore Ellen Seavers (Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood) went 2-for-3 at the plate for the Lions.

Minervini allowed just four hits in the eight innings with three strikeouts. She is now 15-8 on the season and is a perfect 3-0 in the tournament and has not allowed a run in 22 innings of work.