Taking the mound for the hottest starting staff in the conference, Monti threw consecutive shutouts against Monmouth and St. Francis (NY) last week. He allowed just seven hits over 14.0 innings, struck out seven and did not walk a batter in the two wins. In a 2-0 triumph over the Hawks on Monday, he tossed a four-hitter and fanned two, then came back five days later and fired a three-hitter with five strikeouts en-route to a 3-0 victory over the Terriers. Monti improved to 3-3 on the season and now ranks second in the conference with a 2.03 ERA. He has permitted just 26 hits in 40.1 innings. In his three NEC starts, the native of Marlboro, NY is 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA.