EASTON, PA – Monmouth had its seven-game win streak stopped Wednesday at Lafayette, 11-5, as the Leopards scored five times in the first and didn't look back. Brandon Taylor (North Smithfield, RI/LaSalle Academy) collected his first career hit for Monmouth with a double, and three Leopards had three-hit afternoons.

Danny Long (Sellersville, PA/Pennridge) led off the game with a home run to give MU an early lead, but Lafayette answered with a five-run first to take control. Lafayette put the first three runners aboard before Steve Cohen drove in the first run with a base hit, and after a bases loaded walk and a run on a wild pitch, Hunter Silvernail drove in his first runs of the day with a two-run single to make it 5-1 in favor of the home team.

Silvernail was the catalyst of a three-run third with another two-run base hit to extend it to 8-1 Lafayette before Monmouth battled back in the fifth. Nick Campana (Downingtown, PA/Downingtown West) walked with the bases loaded to plate a run before Pete Papcun (Brick, NJ/Christian Brothers Academy) singled home another to trim it to 8-3. MU left the bases loaded in the frame.

Cohen homered leading off the sixth, and Trey Durrah hit a two-run shot in the seventh to make it 11-3. MU got a pair back in the ninth, with Taylor sparking it with his two-out double. Clay Koniencki (Schwenksville, PA/Malvern Prep) came off the bench to double in a run, and Matt Graber (Newton, MA/Dexter) capped the scoring with an RBI single.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"We fell behind early today and never really could get back in it. I'm very happy for Brandon Taylor.  He works hard in practice and it was nice to see him get that double." – Dean Ehehalt

-Brandon Taylor notched his first career hit, a two-out double in the ninth inning.
-Monmouth had a seven-game win streak snapped, falling for the first time since April 17.
-Danny Long homered from the leadoff spot for the second time this season.
-Freshman Matt Graber put together his fourth multi-hit game of the season.
-Jordan McCrum delivered a scoreless outing for the sixth time this season, and second appearance in a row.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth was outhit 16-12 in the game.
-Hunter Silvernail drove in a game-high four runs for Lafayette.
-John Martin took his second loss of the season.
-David Giusti picked up his fourth win for Lafayette.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth is home tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. to take on Princeton.