WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Baseball dropped a midweek contest to in-state foe Princeton Wednesday, 17-11. Will Trochiano had three hits for MU, while four different Hawks drove in multiple runs.
 
After the Tigers took an early 11-1 lead, Monmouth fought back with three in the third. Phil Stahl notched a sac fly before consecutive RBI hits from Jay Bant and Trochiano made it 11-4. MU's best offensive surge came in the seventh, when trailing 15-5, the Blue and White racked up six consecutive hits and had the tying run on deck. Skyler Saunders delivered the biggest blow with a two-run single, and James Harmstead's long drive to center came up just shy of the fence. Two runs for the visitors in the eighth was added insurance in the 17-11 victory.
 
NOTES
 
-Will Trochiano posted his first three-hit game as a Hawk.
-Every Hawk in the starting lineup had a hit.
-Monmouth scored 10+ runs for the eighth time this season.
-Jay Bant notched his fourth multi-hit game of the year.
-Skyler Saunders and Joey DeMucci made their second starts of the season.
-In his second career outing, Chris Killian posted his first scoreless outing.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Princeton outhit MU 16-14.
-The Hawks used eight pitchers and Princeton used five in the game.
-The teams combined for five errors on the afternoon.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth opens a home CAA set Friday at 3:00 p.m. against College of Charleston.