WASHINGTON, DC – Monmouth University Baseball (3-8) got a solid start from Rob Hensey (Campbell Hall, NY/Goshen) and strong relief innings from Regan Dombroski (Manasquan, NJ/Wall), but George Washington University (8-5) scratched across a pair of runs to take the opener of the weekend series, 2-0 on Friday.

GW opened the scoring in the fourth when Tyler Hix led off with a home run to make it 1-0. In the fifth, Cade Fergus led off with a double and eventually scored on an error, making it 2-0.
Monmouth's best opportunity to score came in the sixth after JP Walsh (Spring Brook Township, PA/North Pocono) doubled but MU couldn't get him across.

NOTES AND QUOTES

"Came out on the short end of a low scoring game. Hensey and Regan threw the ball well. Our hitting will come around in time, right now we are really pressuring. Looking forward to seeing how we bounce back tomorrow." – Head Coach Dean Ehehalt

-Regan Dombroski fired his first scoreless outing of the season with three shutout innings out of the bullpen.
-Robbie Holmes has a five-game hitting streak and has reached base in seven in a row.
-Anthony Brienza made his collegiate debut, coming in to play third base.
-Rob Hensey has gone at least five innings in all of his starts this season.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth was outhit 8-4.
-Harrison Cohen struck out eight in eight shutout innings to earn the win.
-MU allowed just one earned run.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth continues the series tomorrow at George Washington at 1:00 p.m. The game will air on ESPN+.