PRINCETON, N.J. – Three hitless innings from Jake Danyluk helped the Monmouth University baseball team close out a 10-8 win at Princeton University on Wednesday afternoon.
 
The Hawks wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard in this one. Sam Saucke singled on the first pitch he saw. Saucke then stole second and moved to third on an error. He crossed the plate on a wild pitch.
 
Monmouth added to its lead in the third as Simmi Whitehill's bases loaded single scored two and made it a 3-0 game.
 
Princeton sent eight men to the plate and scored four times to take a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the third.
 
The Hawks answered in the top of the fourth. A sac fly from Wyatt Hunt tied the game at 4-4. Chris Walsh then lifted his sixth home run of the year to left which scored Saucke and gave the Hawks a 6-4 lead. 
 
Monmouth put three runs on the board in the top of the sixth and pushed its lead to 9-4. Walsh and Nick Lovarco had RBI singles in the frame while Walsh also scored on an error in the inning.
 
Princeton scored four times in the bottom half of the sixth and made it a 9-8 game.
 
The Hawks tacked on a run in the bottom of the seventh as Saucke's sac fly scored Kevin Fedoruk.
 
Danyluk allowed just two runners (one in the seventh and one in the ninth) via the walk over the final three innings to close out the win.
 
Notes

• The Hawks picked up their third straight win over the Tigers. 
• Monmouth moved to 2-2 against in-state opponents (wins-FDU, Princeton; losses-Rutgers, St. Peter's).
• Monmouth moves to 7-1 on the year when the Hawks scored 10 or more runs in a game.
• Simmi Whitehill extended his reached base safely streak to 29 straight games with a single in the third inning.
• Chris Walsh pushed his reached base safely streak to 23 straight games when he was hit by a pitch in the third inning.
• The Hawks stole six bases in the game and moved to 4-1 when they record six or more steals in a game. Sam Saucke led the effort with two swipes in the contest. 
• Walsh leads the team with six home runs on the year after his two-run shot.
• The Hawks were hit by a pitch four times in the game. The Hawks have now been hit by a pitch 60 times this season. 
• Sam Saucke scored three runs in the game. It was the fourth time this season he has scored three times in a game. 
• Monmouth moves to 5-1 on the year when Walsh has multiple RBIs in a game. 
• Austin Beard picked up the win in relief for the Hawks. He went 1.2 innings and allowed just one run on two hits.
• Jake Danyluk threw three hitless innings to close out the game and earned the save. Danyluk is the fifth different Hawk to record a save this season.  

Up Next

• After four straight on the road, the Hawks return home on Friday, Apr. 10 to open up a three-game set with Towson at 3 p.m.