JERSEY CITY, NJ – Trey Dombroski (Manasquan, NJ/Wall) struck out 10 in a complete-game shutout, and Jalen Jenkins (Waxhaw, NC/Cuthbertson/Brunswick CC) and Matt Graber (Newton, MA/Dexter) homered as Monmouth University Baseball (17-9, 17-9 MAAC) shut out Saint Peter's in the back end of a Saturday doubleheader, 5-0. The Peacocks took the opener in extra innings by a 1-0 count.
 
Monmouth scored in the first three innings of Game Two to stake Dombroski to the lead, with Jenkins hitting his first home run as a Hawk, a solo shot in the first to make it 1-0. Graber led off the second with his first homer of the year, and Jenkins drove in another later in the inning after Brady Mutz (Swarthmore, PA/Strath Haven) doubled to give MU a 3-0 lead. Dombroski retired the first eight he faced, and got more run support in the third. Mutz lifted a sac fly to plate a run, and Jake Catalano (Southampton, NJ/St. Augustine Prep/RCGC) drove an RBI single to center to make it 5-0, all the runs the MU starter would need. Dombroski ultimately fanned 10 with no walks to secure the win.
 
A pitcher's duel in the opener saw Dan Klepchick (Warrington, PA/Central Bucks South) strike out 10 in seven innings, scattering seven hits and no walks as he and SPU's Jordan Warecke traded zeroes throughout the seven-inning contest. In the eighth, the Peacocks got the leadoff man aboard with an infield hit and after a passed ball and a walk, and Andrew Connor's double brought home the game's only run, giving the home team the win.

NOTES AND QUOTES

"Tough first game. Klepchick threw well but we were unable to muster any offense.  We bounced back nicely in the second game. We scored early which was very important for us. Trey had a great outing. Looking forward to getting back out there tomorrow." – Head Coach Dean Ehehalt

-Monmouth posted its seventh shutout of the season.
-Jalen Jenkins hit his first home run as a Hawk, a solo shot.
-Matt Graber hit his third career homer, and first since May 17, 2019 vs. Rider.
-Klepchick posted his third career double-digit strikeout contest, fanning a season-high 10.
-Dombroski struck out 10 for the third time in four starts this season.
-Klepchick and Dombroski are tied for the team lead with 45 strikeouts.
-MU has now allowed two runs or less in a game 17 times in 26 contests this season.
-The Hawks lowered the team ERA to 2.38.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-MU outhit SPU 7-4 in the nightcap.
-On the day, the Peacocks made three errors to Monmouth's one.
-Dombroski fired seven shutout innings, allowing four hits and no walks with 10 strikeouts.
-SPU's Dubois took the loss in Game Two, allowing all five runs in 4.2 innings.
-Klepchick fired seven innings in the opener, allowing no runs on six hits with 10 K's and no walks.
-Ryan Steckline took the loss, allowing the games only run, while Jordan Warecke got the win with eight shutout innings.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth and Saint Peter's conclude the series tomorrow at noon with a doubleheader in Jersey City.