BOCA RATON, FL – JP Walsh (Spring Brook Township, PA/North Pocono) posted his first career four-hit game, but Florida Atlantic (5-6) notched 15 hits on the evening to top Monmouth University Baseball (1-7) on Saturday in Boca Raton, FL by an 11-4 count.
Andru Summerall got the scoring started with a two-run first-inning homer, and Gunnar Lambert's RBI base hit in the second made it 3-0. MU cut it within a run in the third with a pair of unearned runs, but FAU got them right back in the bottom half with three hits and a walk in the inning to lead 5-2. Francisco Urbaez took a 1-2 offering out to left in the fifth for a two-run shot, making it 7-2 Owls.
Monmouth gained ground in the seventh, filling the bases with three singles before
Brandon Taylor (North Smithfield, RI/Lasalle Academy) knocked in his first runs of the season, lining a two-run single back through the middle to trim it to 7-4. Four FAU hits in the bottom half, including a Bobby Morgensen leadoff homer and Diamond Johnson's run-scoring double put things out of reach, as FAU took an 11-4 lead, the eventual final.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Not our night for sure. Our hitting is starting to come around. Right now we have to continue to improve in many areas." – Head Coach
Dean Ehehalt
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JP Walsh notched his first career four-hit game, and first multi-hit contest of the season.
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JD Andreessen extended his hitting streak to five games, and has multiple hits in his last three.
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Zach Schild has driven in a run in three straight games.
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Colin McCreary posted his second career multi-hit game and first of the season.
-Monmouth's 13 hits and 38 at bats were both season hights.
-MU drew six walks, the most they have this year.
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Brandon Taylor posted his first multi-hit and multi-RBI game of his career, and has hits in his last two starts.
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Regan Dombroski tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-MU was outhit 15-13 by the Owls.
-The Hawks left 14 runners on base compared to just eight for FAU.
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Ryan Steckline took his third loss, allowing three runs in 1.2 innings.
-Jon Jon Kostantis earned his first win of the year, tossing 2.1 scoreless relief innings.
-Urbaez posted three hits to lead FAU offensively.
UP NEXT
-Monmouth and FAU wrap up the three-game series tomorrow at noon in Boca Raton, FL.
