BUFFALO, NY – Despite leading 2-0 for the majority of the game, Monmouth University Baseball (18-26-1, 6-10) was defeated by Canisius College (22-21, 15-4) on Saturday 3-2 in 10 innings. The Golden Griffins scored twice in the eighth inning to tie it before winning on Cole Hollins' run-scoring ground out in the 10^th.

MU took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, scoring on an error before Johnny Zega (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) singled home a second run to give James Kelly (Oceanport, NJ/Shore Regional) a lead. Kelly worked 4.2 scoreless innings before Ryan Lillie (Ocean, NJ/Ocean Township/Rhode Island) came on to finish the fifth before firing two more clean innings.

A pair of infield singles put two on for Canisius in the eighth before Jacob Victor hit a two-run double to tie the game. The score would remain tied into extra innings, when a walk and a base hit put runners on the corners with one out, setting up Hollins' ground out to win the game for the Griffs.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"Our guys battled and came up short. We have our backs against the wall and have to keep fighting. There is a lot of baseball to be played." - Head Coach Dean Ehehalt

-Colin McCreary posted his seventh multi-hit game of the season.
-Max Goione notched his fifth game with multiple hits this year.
-After missing time with injury, Johnny Zega drove in his first run since March 30 at Saint Peter's.
-MU is now 2-3-1 in extra-inning games this season, and 0-2 in MAAC play.
-James Kelly posted his second outing of the season without allowing an earned run.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-MU was outhit 10-8.
-The Hawks made two errors to Canisius' one.
-Nick Houghton took the loss, allowing the winning run in the 10^th after 2.1 shutout innings prior to that.
-Jarod Burmaster threw two scoreless innings for Canisius to pick up the victory.
-Joseph Preziuso had three hits for Canisius.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth and Canisius conclude the series tomorrow at noon with a doubleheader in Buffalo, NY.