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Wyatt Hunt (Base vs. GCC 10.5.25)
Anya Kazmierczak
Wyatt Hunt homered and scored three times in the win at FDU.
15
Winner Monmouth University MONMOUTH 6-7
14
FDU FDU 5-7
Winner
Monmouth University MONMOUTH
6-7
15
Final
14
FDU FDU
5-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Monmouth University MONMOUTH 3 0 1 5 1 4 0 1 0 15 18 0
FDU FDU 3 0 0 5 3 0 1 0 2 14 17 0

W: Carlin, Caden (1-0) L: CADDELL, J. (0-2) S: Horvath, David (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hawks Hit Five Home Runs in Win at FDU

TEANECK, N.J. – The Monmouth University baseball team hit five home runs en route to a 15-14 victory at FDU on Wednesday afternoon. The Hawks ran their current win streak to five straight games. 
 
The Hawks wasted little time getting on the board in this one as the third batter of the game, RJ Mustaro cranked a three-run home run to right center.
 
FDU answered back with three in the bottom of the first to tie things up.
 
Home runs from Wyatt Hunt and Sam Saucke highlighted a six-run stretch for the Hawks that pushed the Monmouth lead to 9-3.
 
FDU scored five in the bottom of the fourth and cut the Monmouth lead to 9-8.
 
Kevin Fedoruk hit Monmouth's fourth home run of the day in the fifth and pushed the lead to 10-8. 
 
FDU scored three in its half of the fifth and went up 11-10.
 
Monmouth scored fourth in the sixth and took the lead back, 14-10. Simmi Whitehill homered while Colin Richter had a two-run double.
 
The two teams traded runs over the final three innings as the Hawks closed out a 15-14 win.
 
Notes
  • The Hawks hit five home runs, the most by a Hawks squad in a single-game in the last nine years.
  • Simmi Whitehill and Sam Saucke each hit their team leading third of the year. RJ Mustaro's was his second of the season while Wyatt Hunt and Kevin Fedoruk each hit their first of the year.
  • Monmouth's 18 hits and 15 runs scored are the most by the Hawks this season. 
  • Every member of the starting lineup had at least one hit and one RBI in the game.
  • Hunt and Will Fahey tied for the team lead with three runs scored. It's a season-high for both players. 
  • Whitehill has reached base safely in all 13 contests this season.
  • Jake Howlett, Saucke and Mustaro have all hit in six straight contests. 
  • Chris Walsh lashed his third triple of the season. Walsh has now recorded six career triples, which ranks 13th in career history. 
  • Caden Carlin picked up his first win of the season with 1.2 innings of relief work. 
  • David Horvath earned his second save of the season after getting the Hawks through the ninth.
  • Cory Pascarella earned the start for the Hawks and had a season-best five strikeouts. 
  • Jake Danyluk made his season debut and threw a scoreless inning for the Hawks. 
Up Next
  • After 13 straight on the road, the Hawks are set to make their home debut. Monmouth will host Hofstra for a three-game set starting Friday, Mar. 13 at 3 pm.
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