FINAL SCORE
College of Charleston 9 (22-10, 7-3 CAA)
Monmouth 1 (9-18, 4-6 CAA)
 
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Kevin Madden hit a pair of home runs to lead the College of Charleston to a 9-1 win over the Monmouth University baseball team in Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) play on Friday afternoon. 
 
The Cougars grabbed the early advantage with a pair of runs in the top of the first. 
 
Madden extended the home team's advantage to 4-0 with the first of his two home runs in the fourth. 
 
College of Charleston scored three more runs in the sixth and led 7-0 in the contest. 
 
The Hawks broke through on the scoreboard in the seventh. Joey Ventresca drove a single back up the middle with two outs and Phil Stahl scored on the play. 
 
The Cougars added two more runs in the eighth, which made the final score 9-1. 

NOTES
- College of Charleston moves to 4-0 all-time against the Hawks.  
- Harry Padden reached base in all four of his plate appearances for Monmouth. Padden was 3-for-3 with a walk.
- Joey Ventresca had his first multi-hit game of the season. The senior finished 2-for-3 with an RBI.
- Chris Andrews extended his hit streak to five straight games with a single.
- Phil Stahl extended his on-base streak to 11 straight games after reaching on a walk.
- Casey Caufield pushed his hit streak to four straight games. 
- Dante Ciaramella had a pair of strikeouts in relief work for the Hawks. He needs four more strikeouts to reach 100 for his career.   

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- College of Charleston out hit the Hawks, 12-7 in the game.  
- The Cougars had eight extra base hits in the game.   
- Jake Brink earned the win on the mound for College of Charleston. He tossed seven innings and surrendered just one unearned run on four hits while striking out six. 
- Drew Helmstetter suffered the loss for the Hawks. He went 5.2 innings in the start and gave up five runs on six hits while striking out four. 
 
NEXT UP
Monmouth and the Cougars resume their three-game set on Saturday, Apr. 13 at 2 p.m.