HAMDEN, CT – Three Hawks homered, but Monmouth University Baseball (17-16, 7-2 MAAC) dropped the final game of a weekend series Saturday at Quinnipiac University (9-20, 3-6 MAAC), 13-7.
 
QU plated single runs in the first and second before opening it up with a four-run third to lead 6-0. MU got back in it with back-to-back homers from James Harmstead and Joey Ventresca, but a five-run Bobcat fifth made it 11-2. MU fought back with three in the sixth, sparked by a two-run single from Casey Caufield, and two in the seventh on Phil Stahl's second home run in as many games, but it wasn't enough, falling 13-7.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"Today we fell behind early and were unable to dig out. In order to win conference games on the road, we need to play better baseball. Phil Stahl had a good day for us." – Head Coach Dean Ehehalt
 
-Phil Stahl homered for the second game in a row.
-Stahl posted the first multi-hit game of his career.
-James Harmstead extended his league lead with his 11^th home run.
-Ventresca's homer was his third this season.
-Casey Caufield extended his reached base streak to 28 games.'

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Rob Hensey took the loss for MU, throwing two innings.
-Four Hawks took the mound today.
-Romano earned his first win for QU, going six innings and allowing five runs.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth hosts NJIT on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.