WILLIAMSBURG, VA – Monmouth University Baseball scored 10 times in the third inning in defeating William & Mary in CAA action Saturday, 14-12. Austin Denlinger and Ben Winstead drove in three runs apiece, while Phil Stahl added three hits for MU.
 
Trailing 6-1, Monmouth mounted its biggest inning of the season, scoring 10 times behind seven hits and an error. Denlinger drove in two with a double before Stahl singled to left to bring in another. An error plated a fourth run before Will Trochiano put the Hawks on top with a two-run double to left center. Denlinger and Stahl came up for a second time in the inning and drove in runs for the second time, with Denlinger notching a sac fly and Stahl going the other way for an RBI single. All told, MU led 11-6 after the big frame.
 
The teams traded pairs of runs to make it 13-8 Monmouth before the Tribe started to climb back. Three in the eighth cut it to 13-12, but Casey Caufield drove in a run with a ground out in the top of the ninth to give MU some insurance. In the ninth, William & Mary loaded the bases but Brady Mutz made a diving play to catch a popped-up bunt before Ryan Bearse got Nick Lottchea swinging to end the game and secure the MU victory.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"We stuck together and got the W. Bearse came in competed and was able to close it out.  The team has a lot of confidence in RB. Offensively we had the big third inning. The lineup had 10 productive AB's in row and we cashed in with some big hits to score 10. We were able to score three runs late in the game, which made the difference on the scoreboard." – Head Coach Dean Ehehalt
 
-Monmouth's 10-run inning is its largest of the season.
-Monmouth's 14 runs is the fourth time this year the Hawks have scored double digits.
-Phil Stahl extended his hitting streak to 19 games.
-Stahl posted his third career three-hit game and second this season.
-Denlinger drove in three runs for the second time this year.
-Winstead posted his second three-RBI contest this season.
-Bearse's save is his first since April 9, 2022 against Niagara.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-There were 29 combined hits in the game.
-Reed Interdonato started for MU, going three innings.
-Ryan Bearse earned the save with 1.2 shutout frames.
 
UP NEXT
-Monmouth completes the weekend set at William & Mary tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.