WILLIAMSBURG, VA – Monmouth University Baseball got two run-scoring hits from Phil Stahl, but the Hawks were defeated in the CAA weekend opener at William & Mary Friday, 8-3. Stahl ran his hitting streak to a season-long 18 games.
 
A big second inning saw the Tribe score five times to jump to a 5-0 lead. MU responded by getting on the board in the third via a Stahl two-out RBI knock, and after William & Mary scored in the home third, an error plated another Hawk two-out run in the fifth to make it 6-2. Stahl drove in another run in the ninth as the Hawks had two aboard and threatened, but the Tribe locked down the 8-3 victory.
 
NOTES
 
-Phil Stahl extended his hitting streak to 18 games.
-Stahl's two hits signified his 10^th multi-hit game this year.
-Dante Ciaramella struck out eight, second most in a game in his career.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Alex Barker took the loss, allowing six runs in three innings.
-Mason Miller got the final out of the night to post a scoreless outing.
-William & Mary made all three errors in the game.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth and William & Mary continue the series tomorrow at 3:00 p.m.