FAIRFAX, VA – Trey Dombroski threw seven strong innings, but a big eighth inning led George Mason University (4-5) over Monmouth University Baseball (4-4) 11-5 on Friday afternoon.
 
Brady Mutz lifted a sac fly in the fifth to give Monmouth a 1-0 lead, but George Mason got two back in the bottom half on a Knapp double to take their first lead. In the eighth, Dixon Black's ground out got things even at two, but the home team put together a nine-run eighth to take an 11-2 lead. Nick Campana lifted his first home run of the year, a three-run shot in the ninth, to make it 11-5, the final score.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES

"Tough one today. The final score was not indicative of how competitive the game was.  We played hard, hit some balls hard and had very little to show for it.  We will bounce back." – Head Coach Dean Ehehalt
 
-Nick Campana lifted his first home run of the season.
-Trey Dombroski threw seven innings, his longest outing of the year.
-Chris Andrews notched his third multi-hit game this season.
-Dombroski has now allowed just three runs in 19 innings this year.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth was outhit 9-6.
-George Mason's Lyons picked up the win, throwing eight innings.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth and George Mason are back at it tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. on ESPN+.