GREENVILLE, NC – Monmouth University Baseball (0-5) dropped a close first game to No. 9 East Carolina (5-1) by a 3-1 count before dropping the nightcap 10-0 in Greenville on Saturday. MU got solid pitching in the first game from several different players, including starter
Dan Klepchick (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks South).
Klepchick was effective for MU in the opener, allowing just two runs in five innings. He pitched through fifth-inning trouble, with ECU loading the bases before he escaped. The Pirates got on the board with single runs in each of the first two innings, getting a Thomas Francisco RBI single and Alec Burleson sac fly to go up 2-0. The Hawks sliced it in half in the third when
Danny Long (Sellersville, PA/Pennridge) doubled and went to third on a ground out before
Kyle Norman (Ellicott City, MD/Good Counsel/Buffalo) scored him with a ground out. Jake Washer later added an insurance run for the home team with a solo homer, making it 3-1, the eventual final.
After two and a half scoreless innings in Game Two, ECU broke through with five doubles in the third inning to break things open with a four-run frame. After going up 4-0, they added another pair in the fourth on a double play and an Alec Burleson RBI base hit to extend the lead to 6-0. Seth Caddell made it 7-0 with a one out, solo home run in the fifth, and ECU added three more in their final two at bats to close the 10-0 win in the nightcap.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"We really battled in Game One tonight. We kept a very good team at bay for the most part.Offensively we are still trying to find our way. There were a lot of positives tonight, and tomorrow is a new day and we look forward to an opportunity to get better. It was nice to see
Robbie Holmes get his first career hit." – Head Coach
Dean Ehehalt
Game One Notes
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Dan Klepchick suffered his first loss in over a year, since his first career start at Dallas Baptist on February 18, 2018.
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Zach Schild posted his second consecutive two-hit game.
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Danny Long posted his first multi-hit game of the season.
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Mason Miller gave MU scoreless relief for the second consecutive weekend.
Game Two Notes
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Regan Dombroski and
Chris Hawryluk made their season debuts.
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Zach Schild extended his hitting streak to three games.
-Freshman
Robbie Holmes collected his first collegiate hit.
-This marked Monmouth's first doubleheader of the season after weather forced a postponement yesterday.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
Game One Numbers
-Klepchick allowed two runs through five, striking out four.
-Miller fired 1.1 scoreless in relief, as did
Kyle Ajjan for MU.
-The Hawks were outhit 10-5.
-MU left six runners aboard, but forced ECU to strand 12.
-Alec Burleson earned the win with seven innings, allowing a run on five hits with 10 strikeouts. Burleson also added three hits and an RBI at the plate for the Pirates.
-Evan Voliva got the save with two K's in the ninth.
Game Two Numbers
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Ryan Steckline started for Monmouth, allowing six runs in 3.2 innings while fanning three.
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Chris Hawryluk allowed just an unearned run in eighth-inning relief.
-MU was outhit 14-5.
-Each team left five runners on base.
-Jake Agnos earned the win with seven shutout innings, striking out 11.
-Burleson added another three hits in the game, driving in two and doubling twice to lead the ECU offense.
UP NEXT
-Monmouth and East C
