SALISBURY, MD – Led by a combined shutout from pitchers sophomore
Dan Klepchick (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks South) and fifth-year senior
Ryan Lillie (Ocean, NJ/Ocean Township/Rhode Island), Monmouth University Baseball (2-8) defeated the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (3-12) on Saturday afternoon, 3-0.
After
Zach Schild (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) doubled down the right field line in the top of the sixth,
JP Walsh (Spring Brook Township, PA/North Pocono) singled him home to give Monmouth the first run of the game.
Lillie took the mound in the bottom of the sixth after five scoreless innings from Klepchick, who gave up just two hits in the win. Despite two straight outs to begin the top of the seventh,
Kyle Norman (Ellicott City, MD/Good Counsel) reached on a bunt single to the pitcher.
JD Andreessen (Depew, NY/Lancaster) sent him over to third with a double down the left field line, and
Johnny Zega (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) gave the Hawks some breathing room with a two-RBI double to left center.
Lillie gathered the four-inning save, giving up just two hits in his 15 batters faced. He did not allow a runner to go past second base.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Good team win tonight. We did a real good job on the mound. Klepchick and Lillie were very efficient and pounded the strike zone. Offensively we did what we needed, and JP got us on the board and the Johnny had a big two run double." -Head Coach
Dean Ehehalt
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Kyle Norman posted his second multi-hit game of the season.
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Johnny Zega drove in a pair of runs for the first time this season.
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JP Walsh has seven hits in his last three contests.
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Dan Klepchick picks up his first win since his Rookie of the Year campaign a season ago.
-MU shut out an opponent for the first time this season and first time since a 5-0 win over Saint Peter's on 5/5/18.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-MU had an 8-4 advantage in hits.
-Klepchick notched his first win of the season. He's given up just four earned runs in 18.2 innings.
-Norman went 2-for-5 with a run scored.
-Walsh was 2-for-3 with the RBI and a walk.
-Andreessen picked up his team-leading 10
th hit of the season.
UP NEXT
-Monmouth takes on Lehigh tomorrow at noon before a rematch with UMES at 3:00 p.m.
