BUFFALO, NY – Jake Catalano homered and doubled in a run, but Monmouth University Baseball (24-25, 12-10 MAAC) dropped the regular season finale Friday at Canisius College (25-23, 15-9 MAAC) 5-3.
 
Monmouth got two in the third, with Brady Mutz leading off with a triple before scoring on Catalano's double. Casey Caufield would later plate Catalano with a ground out, but Canisius took the lead in the bottom half on a three-run homer from Vinny Chiarenza.
 
The Griffs extended the lead to 5-3 in the fourth, but Catalano's homer made it 5-3 in the top of the fifth. Reed Interdonato came on and threw two perfect innings, fanning four, and Ryan Bearse added two scoreless out of the pen as well. MU put the first two on in the ninth and ultimately loaded the bases, but Dixon Black flew out on a 3-2 offering to end the game.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"The guys battled right down to the last pitch. We threatened in the ninth and created some chances. The bullpen did a great job putting up zeros; Reed and Ryan threw well and gave us a chance. Brady and Cat had solid days at the plate. We played the last three weekends on the road and are looking forward to the Conference Tournament." – Head Coach Dean Ehehalt
 
-Jake Catalano homered for the second time this weekend and fourth time this season.
-Brady Mutz posted his sixth multi-hit game of the year.
-Reed Interdonato's scoreless outing was his eighth this season.
-Monmouth concludes the regular season with a 12-10 MAAC record.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Trey Dombroski took his first loss of the year, allowing five runs in four innings.
-Interdonato and Bearse combined for four shutout innings.
-Pouliot got the win for the Griffs, throwing five innings and allowing three runs.
 
UP NEXT
-Seedings are yet to be finalized for the 2022 MAAC Tournament, which Monmouth will play in on Wednesday, May 25 at a time yet to be determined.