FINAL SCORE
Stony Brook 9 (22-17, 10-6 CAA)
Monmouth 1 (11-24, 5-11 CAA)
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Phil Stahl had a home run to give the Monmouth University baseball team an early advantage, but Stony Brook scored the final nine runs in the game to secure a 9-1 victory in Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) play on Friday.
 
Stahl put the Hawks on the board in the bottom of the second. After a Stony Brook pitching change, the graduate student drove the first pitch he saw over the fence in center field for the 1-0 advantage. 
 
Stony Brook took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fifth on a sac fly from Cam Santerre and an RBI double from Matty Wright. 
 
The Seawolves extended their lead to 6-1 in the top of the seventh. Stony Brook scored four runs on five hits, including a home run from Evan Fox.
 
Stony Brook tacked on three runs in the top of the ninth, which made the final score 9-1.

NOTES
- Stony Brook moves to 6-1 all-time against the Hawks with the win.  
- Phil Stahl's home run was his third of the season and 13th of his career.
- Casey Caufield extended his hit streak to three straight games.
- Harry Padden pushed his hit streak to five straight games. 
- Eric Sabato has reached base safely in four straight games.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Stony Brook out hit the Hawks, 14-5 in the game. 
- Colin Rhein earned the win in relief for Stony Brook. He went 6.2 innings and gave up one run on five hits while striking out eight. 
- Drew Helmstetter took the loss for the Hawks as he surrendered five runs in 6.1 innings of action. 
 
NEXT UP
Monmouth resumes its series with Stony Brook when it hosts the Seawolves at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 27.