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Alec Couture pulls his arm back to throw a pitch
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Alec Couture struck out six in a complete game performance against College of Charleston.
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Charleston COFC 28-28
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Winner Monmouth MON 30-22
Charleston COFC
28-28
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Final
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Monmouth MON
30-22
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charleston COFC 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Monmouth MON 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 X 7 7 0

W: Couture, Alec (6-3) L: Rogers, Kurt (5-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Couture's Complete Game Effort Powers Hawks Past Charleston

WILMINGTON, N.C. – Alec Couture tossed a complete game to lead the No. 3 Monmouth University baseball team to a 7-2 win over No. 4 College of Charleston in an elimination game of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Championship Thursday morning. 
 
The Hawks picked up their first ever postseason win as members of the CAA and reached the 30-win plateau for the 12th time under head coach Dean Ehehalt.
 
Couture surrendered a single run in the first and one in the second before settling in and taking care of business. The senior allowed just one runner to reach second base after the second inning.
 
Trailing 2-0, the Hawks got things going in the bottom of the third. With runners on second and third with one out, Simmi Whitehill dropped a sac bunt. An error on the play allowed both runners to come home and tie the game.
 
Monmouth broke things open in the fifth as the Hawks sent seven men to the plate and scored five times for a 7-2 advantage. Nick Lovarco drove in a pair with a double while Brendan Buecker and Jimmy Bruno plated runs with RBI singles in the frame.
 
Couture was in control from there as he handled the Cougar lineup and secured the 7-2 win.
 
Notes
  • The win was Monmouth's first ever CAA postseason victory and the first postseason victory for the Hawks since the 2021 season.
  • The win gave Monmouth it's 30th victory of the season. It was the first time since 2018 that the Hawks have won 30 games and the 12th time they have won at least 30 games under Head Coach Dean Ehehalt.
  • Alec Couture allowed just two runs and struck out six en route to his first complete game as a Hawk. It's the first complete game by a Monmouth pitcher since Ryan Mealy went nine against North Carolina A&T last year.
  • Wyatt Hunt scored two runs in the game; the Hawks move to 9-1 when Hunt scores multiple runs in a game.
  • Colin Richter scored a pair of runs in the game. The Hawks move to 9-2 on the year when Richter scores multiple runs in a game.
  • Brendan Buecker ran his reached base safely streak to 12 straight games.
  • Simmi Whitehill has reached base safely in nine straight games.
  • The Hawks had three doubles in the game, Monmouth moves to 12-2 in games where it records three or more doubles.
  • Alec Couture had six strikeouts in the game. It was the seventh time in 15 appearances that he has recorded five or more strikeouts.
  • Couture's win was his sixth of the season. It's the most pitching victories by a Hawk since Trey Dombroski had six in 2022.
Up Next
  • The Hawks are back in action for another elimination game on Friday, May 22 at 11 am. Monmouth will get a second chance to face No. 6 UNCW.
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