SEWELL, N.J., April 8, 2024 – The Monroe College Mustangs softball team picked up a pair of impressive victories on Sunday, defeating then-ranked No. 4 in NJCAA Division III Rowan College South Jersey-Gloucester in both games of a road doubleheader. The Mustangs earned an 8-0, five-inning victory in Game 1 behind a brilliant performance by Sarah Wall before rallying back for a 10-3 win in Game 2.
 
GAME 1: Monroe 8, RCSJ Gloucester 0 (5 INN)
The Mustangs got things going quickly in the top of the first when Amber Miltenberg hit an RBI double to plate Marissa Thalassinos for a 1-0 lead. They built upon the lead in the second after a double steal brought Veronika Anderson home. Georgia Burr then scored on a ground out by Kayla Suleski for a 3-0 lead.
 
A big fourth inning essentially put the game away for Monroe. Anderson got that started with an RBI single to plate Maricela Colon. Suleski then tripled in Anderson to bring the score to 5-0. Gabrielle Gonzalez brought in Suleski on a single, and then later came home herself on a single by Angie Ordonez to leave Monroe up, 7-0. In the fifth, Colon brought Amber Miltenberg home on an RBI double, giving Monroe an 8-0 lead before closing things out in the home half of the inning for a run-rule victory.
 
Wall had a classic outing in Game 1. She went all five frames, allowing just one hit while striking out 11 batters in a shutout victory. Gemma Galloway took the loss for the Roadrunners in Game 1.
 
Anderson went 3-for-3 in Game 1 with a double, two runs and an RBI. Ordonez also hit 3-for-3 with an RBI. Miltenberg doubled twice in a 2-for-3 outing, knocking in a run and scoring once as well. Suleski batted 1-for-3 with a triple, two RBIs and a run. Colon and Gonzalez each went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run, with Colon's hit being a double.
 
GAME 2: Monroe 10, RCSJ Gloucester 3
Things went a little differently in Game 2, but the Mustangs got off to the same start. In the top of the first, Thalassinos brought in Gonzalez on a sacrifice fly for a quick 1-0 edge.
 
The Roadrunners fired back in the home half of the first when an Alexa Lee single, in addition to an error on the play, brought two runs home for the home team to give them a 2-1 advantage. In the bottom of the second, Lee came through for the Roadrunners again with an RBI single that gave them a 3-1 lead.
 
Things took a big turn in the top of the fourth. Burr hit an RBI double to bring Miltenberg home to get within one. Aisling Wilson then reached on an error. That allowed Burr to come home to tie the game. Colon later hit an RBI single to plate Nathalie Mongrain to take the lead. Gonzalez followed with an RBI single to score Wilson for a 5-3 lead. A sacrifice fly by Ordonez made it 6-3 after Colon scored, and then Thalassinos capped off the six-run frame with an RBI single to bring Gonzalez in for a 7-3 advantage.
 
The Mustangs continued to roll from there. Colon brought Anderson home in the fifth on a sacrifice fly to go up, 8-3. In the sixth, after an Ordonez leadoff triple, Thalassinos brought her home on a single off the pitcher for a 9-3 edge. Burr then singled in Thalassinos to hit the eventual final score of 10-3.
 
Gabriella Diaz went all seven frames for Monroe in Game 2, allowing just two earned runs with six strikeouts to pick up her fifth win of the year. Angelina Rinaldi took the loss for the Roadrunners.
 
Ordonez tripled, scored a run and knocked in another in a 3-for-4 outing in the Game-2 victory. Burr finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs, a run and a double. Thalassinos plated three runs and scored once herself after going 2-for-3. Colon went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored. Wilson hit 1-for-4 with an RBI and a run. Gonzalez scored twice and brought in a run in a 1-for-5 outing. Miltenberg scored a run and doubled in a 1-for-4 game.
 
The Mustangs are back in action on Tuesday, April 9, in a newly added doubleheader at SUNY Orange in Middletown, N.Y. Game 1 is set to begin at 3:30 p.m.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 28 teams competing across nine sports. There are 20 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well the Monroe College marching band, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has seven teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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