WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Baseball (15-14) improved to 8-0 at home, holding off a late Seton Hall University (8-23) charge to beat the Pirates 7-6 Tuesday.
Reed Interdonato picked up his first career win while five different Hawks drove in runs in the victory.
Monmouth grabbed a 1-0 lead on
Alex Barker's single to the right field corner in the first, and Interdonato pitched through some trouble to keep the Pirates off the board through three.
Cory Hiltz and
Michael Dimino also pitched in with scoreless outings, allowing MU to add runs in the sixth.
Jay Bant drew a bases loaded walk before
Mason Wolf snuck a two-run single to right to make it 4-1.
Seton Hall got on the board on a ground out in the seventh, but Monmouth responded with three.
Dixon Black lined a double down the line to score one, and
James Harmstead followed with a double to the wall in left to bring in another. Bant singled the other way and made it 7-1 Monmouth through seven.
SHU got back in the game in the eighth, with Moss hitting a three-run homer to left center to make it 7-4. Hernandez brought in another run with a base hit before
Mason Miller came on to strike out Murray and end the inning. Seton Hall got within one in the ninth, but a 6-4-3 double play ended the game and earned
Dixon Black his first career save.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Our guys battled for all nine today and did what we needed to do. We played good defense and created a few three-run innings. Reed battled to hold the game in check at 1-0 and
Mason Miller came in to get that big out late in the game. The lineup was able to manufacture some runs- some big hits late in the game. It was nice to see some guys contribute that have been working hard and waiting for their opportunity." – Head Coach
Dean Ehehalt
-Monmouth is now 8-0 at home.
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Reed Interdonato earned his first career win.
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Dixon Black picked up his first career save.
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Casey Caufield has now been on base in 26 straight games.
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Mason Wolf notched his first career multi-RBI game.
-Monmouth wins its second game over a New Jersey opponent this season.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Neither team made an error in the game.
-Interdonato threw three shutout innings with a K to earn the win.
-Seton Hall had 12 hits to Monmouth's 10.
UP NEXT
-Monmouth takes on Quinnipiac Thursday on the road at 3:00 p.m.