HAMPTON, VA – Monmouth University Baseball racked up 13 hits and 10 runs to take a second straight game from Merrimack College, topping the Warriors on Saturday 10-7. Phil Stahl and Mason Wolf drove in three runs apiece, while James Harmstead hit his first home run of the season.
 
After Merrimack jumped to a 3-0 lead, Stahl drove in two with a base hit to right, sparking a five-run third inning for the Hawks. Ben Winstead knocked in a run with a sac fly before Wolf drove a two-run double to right center, making it 5-3.
 
Merrimack scored twice in the fifth to get even at five only to see Harmstead's solo home run put MU back on top. Later in the same inning, Wolf would triple home a run and Casey Caufield would add an RBU single to make it 8-5. Merrimack got within 8-7 before run-scoring hits from Stahl and Winstead in the eighth made it 10-7, the eventual final.
 
NOTES
 
-James Harmstead hit his first home run of the season.
-Eric Sabato posted his third straight multi-hit game in a row.
-Phil Stahl extended his hitting streak to eight games to open the season.
-Mason Wolf drove in a career best three runs in the game.
-Joey Ventresca earned his first career win on the mound.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth outhit Merrimack 13-11.
-Ventresca allowed two earned in 3.2 innings to collect the victory.
-Mason Miller, Ryan Bearse and Stephen Aldrich combined to not allow a run in relief.

UP NEXT
-The teams wrap up the three-game set tomorrow at 1:00 p.m.