WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Baseball opened its home slate on Friday dropping a CAA contest to Elon University, 12-5.
Austin Denlinger had four hits for Monmouth, including an opposite field two-run home run.
After Elon took a 7-0 lead, Monmouth chipped away. A
Phil Stahl sac fly got MU on the board in the sixth, and Denlinger's home run helped spark a rally in the eighth. His opposite field shot made it 7-3, and the Hawks put two more on ahead of
Harry Padden, who ripped a ball to left that forced Elon to make a great defensive play to end the inning. The Phoenix added five in the ninth before
Skyler Saunders drove in his first career runs for MU to make it 12-5.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Dug ourselves a hole; battled to get back into it. A few pitches made the difference today. We need to keep playing and be better at controlling what we can do." – Head Coach
Dean Ehehalt
-Denlinger's four hits is his second four-hit outing this season. He is only Hawk to record four hits in a game.
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Phil Stahl extended his hit streak to 14 games.
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Skyler Saunders drove in his first two career runs at MU with a ninth-inning hit.
-The game marked Monmouth's first home game of the season as well as the program's first ever home contest against a CAA opponent.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth outhit Elon, 12-11.
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Alex Barker started and worked two innings, taking the loss.
-Shea Sprague earned the win with 7.2 strong innings for Elon.
UP NEXT
-The teams meet again tomorrow at 1:00 pm.
