WEEK 6 STATS: 5 starts, .429 BA (9-for-21), 3 HR, 2B, 14 RBI, 5 runs, .905 slugging pct.
Monticciolo, who entered the week with eight hits and five RBI to his credit, accounted for an eye-popping five-game power surge that yielded nine hits and 14 RBI. The freshman first baseman, who reached base safely in all five games, batted .429 (9-for-21) with three home runs, one double, one walk, one hit-by-pitch and five runs scored. First, Monticciolo went 5-for-8 with two extra-base hits and seven RBI over a pair of mid-week non-conference contests against Lehigh and LaSalle. After an 0-for-3 showing in the series opener at NEC foe Mount St. Mary’s, Monticciolo exploded again for a six-RBI performance in Game 2. He produced three run-scoring knocks during the 12-9 triumph. The Garden State product launched a solo homer in the third inning following by an RBI single in the fifth to help the Knights out to an 8-4 edge. He provided some needed insurance in the top of the ninth, blasting a two-out grand slam that bumped the FDU’s advantage to 12-6.