SAN DIEGO, CA - Monmouth University Baseball (3-6) got a strong outing from Rob Hensey (Campbell Hall, NY/Goshen) and a three-run homer off the bat of Robbie Holmes (Bernardsville, NJ/Bernards), but the University of San Diego (8-2) topped MU in 10 innings Saturday, 4-3.
 
After Hensey delivered five shutout frames, Jake Catalano (Southampton, NJ/St. Augustine Prep/RCGC) drew a leadoff walk before freshman Harry Padden (Pittsgrove, NJ/AP Schalick) doubled off the left field wall. Holmes then came up with two away and crushed a 2-0 offering over the right field fence to make it 3-0 Hawks.

Following a quick seventh, Hensey returned to the hill for the eighth where USD got the leadoff man aboard via a close hit by pitch. Caleb Ricketts eventually drove in that run with two outs, and following another tight hit batter, Shane McGuire doubled home a pair to tie the game. Ricketts would then deliver the game-winning RBI on a single up the middle in the 10^th.

NOTES AND QUOTES

"We played our hearts out tonight. Rob competed so well and as usual and gave us a great chance to win." – Head Coach Dean Ehehalt

-Robbie Holmes hit Monmouth's first home run of the season.
-Rob Hensey has now pitched into at least the seventh inning in all three of his starts.
-Hensey has issued just two walks in 21 innings this season.
-Hensey's seven K's is the second most he has ever recorded in a game.
-Harry Padden collected his first career extra base hit.
-Matt Graber joined three other Hawks for the team lead with three multi-hit games.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Each team totaled eight hits.
-Neither team committed an error.
-Both teams left five runners on base.
-Mason Miller took the loss, allowing the winning run.
-Rob Hensey allowed three runs on five hits in 7.2 innings with seven K's and no walks.
-Conner Thurman earned the win with two scoreless relief innings for the Toreros.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth completes the weekend set with San Diego tomorrow, with first pitch set for 2:00 p.m. Eastern after a time change.