HAMDEN, CT – Phil Stahl hit his first career home run and the bullpen did not allow an earned run, but the Monmouth University Baseball team (17-15, 7-1 MAAC) had it's 7-0 start in league play snapped Friday by Quinnipiac University (8-20, 2-6 MAAC) 13-5.
After QU scratched across two in the first, Monmouth answered with four in the second.
Jake Catalano drove in the first with a base hit, and MU got the second on an error before
Dixon Black drove in a pair with a lined single to left. The Bobcats responded with five in the bottom of the inning on three home runs and didn't look back, adding six unearned runs the rest of the way to win it 13-5. Stahl homered off the bench in the ninth, his first career long ball.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Tough one today. Couldn't get much going. I was happy for
Phil Stahl; he is an important part of the team so it was nice to see him hit that homer. I am confident we will show up tomorrow and compete." – Head Coach
Dean Ehehalt
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Phil Stahl hit his first career home run.
-Five Monmouth relievers did not allow an earned run.
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Casey Caufield extended his reached base streak to 28 games.
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Dixon Black posted his team-leading 10
th multi-RBI game of the season.
-Stahl became the eighth different Hawk to hit a home run this season.
-MU had a seven-game conference winning streak snapped.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Seven different Hawks had a hit in the game.
-MU struck out eight Bobcats on the day.
-Kevin Seitter got the win for QU with six innings, allowing four runs, none earned, on seven hits.
UP NEXT
-The teams conclude the series tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. in Hamden.
