WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Baseball (11-1, 11-1 MAAC) continued its dominant play, sweeping another doubleheader from Siena College (3-9, 3-9 MAAC) to win its 11^th consecutive game, the fourth longest winning streak in the school's Division I history. MU took the first game 2-0 before a 13-1 offensive explosion to conclude the series.
 
Monmouth posted its fourth consecutive shutout in the Game One win, with Rob Hensey (Campbell Hall, NY/Goshen) keeping his ERA perfect on the year with six shutout, four-hit innings and four K's. The Hawks gave Hensey all the run support he needed in the second, when Alex Barker (Newark, DE/Caravel Academy) connected on his second homer down the right field line in as many days leading off. Dixon Black (Archbald, PA/Valley View) followed with a base hit and a stolen base before Jake Catalano (Southampton, NJ/St. Augustine Prep/RCGC) came through with a clutch two-out line drive single to make it 2-0. Hensey only allowed one Saint to reach second base and ended his afternoon with a quick sixth that included a double play. Regan Dombroski (Manasquan, NJ/Wall) came on and picked up his second save with a pair of strikeouts.
 
Danny Long (Sellersville, PA/Pennridge) threw five strong innings in the nightcap and the offense backed him in a big way, scoring in the first five innings. Sac flies in the first and second got the Hawks on the board before the biggest offensive frame of the season came in the third. MU sent 14 to the plate and collected eight runs on eight hits, and got RBI contributions from Johnny Zega (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) and James Harmstead (Manasquan, NJ/Manasquan) twice in the inning. Black, Catalano and Barker also drove in runs with hits, including a Catalano double inside the third-base bag. Siena got a run in the fourth to snap Monmouth's scoreless innings streak at 34, a run the Blue and White got right back via an error. Mason Miller (Garnet Valley, PA/Garnet Valley) and Michael Dimino (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Memorial) both delivered scoreless relief innings as the game ended in seven innings due to the 10+ run margin.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"Another good day for our guys.  We continue to get great pitching and play team baseball. In Game One, Hensey pitched on short rest; didn't have his best stuff today but battled and dug in when he needed. Barker jump started us with his homer and we were able to scratch another one across with Catalano's two-out RBI. He had some clutch hits for us this weekend. Another play that doesn't show up in the box score is a play Johnny Zega made that held Siena to a single, if that ball gets by him that inning unfolds a little different." – Head Coach Dean Ehehalt on the first game and the day overall
 
"In Game Two, Danny competed well and pounded the zone. We were able to manufacture single runs in the first and second inning which allowed us to relax some and then we were able to break it open with the big inning.  It was nice to see us have that big inning; a few guys with some key two-strike hits as well as some very good situational at bats. I am super proud of how we have battled and played this past week. Solid team effort again today." – Ehehalt on the second game
 
-Monmouth's 11 game winning streak is the fourth longest in the program's Division I history. The 2006 team won 12 straight, while the 2005 group won 13. The all-time record stands with the 2008 Hawks, who won 15 in a row.
-MU shut out opponents for 34 consecutive innings dating back to last weekend before Siena scored in the fourth inning of Game Two today.
-The Hawks allowed just one run this weekend and have given up just three total runs in the last eight games, a span of 61 innings.
-Monmouth starting pitching did not issue a single walk this weekend, and the staff as a whole only surrendered four total free passes.
-Dixon Black doubled in both games of today's doubleheader.
-Mason Wolf made his Monmouth debut behind the plate in Game Two.
-Eight different Hawks had a hit in the second game.
-Eight runs is Monmouth's biggest offensive inning of the season.
-The Hawks are the first MAAC team to reach 11 wins.
-Alex Barker hit his team-leading third home run and second in as many days.
-13 runs is Monmouth's most of the season, and most since scoring 15 vs. Presbyterian on 2/22/20.
-MU did not commit an error today.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Both teams had five hits in the first game.
-The Hawks outhit Siena 11-6 in the second game.
-Rob Hensey threw six shutout innings to earn his second win, fanning four and allowing four hits.
-Regan Dombroski picked up his second save with a shutout final inning.
-Danny Long's longest career outing came today with five innings, allowing a run on six hits.
-Mason Miller and Michael Dimino each tossed a scoreless inning in their season debuts.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth hosts Rider for a midweek doubleheader Wednesday beginning at noon.