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Brash
3
Niagara NIA 7-22, 2-5 MAAC
9
Winner Monmouth MON 13-18-1, 3-4 MAAC
Niagara NIA
7-22, 2-5 MAAC
3
Final
9
Monmouth MON
13-18-1, 3-4 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 8 4
Monmouth MON 1 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 X 9 11 0

W: Klepchick, Dan (4-2) L: Bednarski, Tommy (1-2)

5
Winner Niagara NIA 8-22, 3-5 MAAC
0
Monmouth MON 13-19-1, 3-5 MAAC
Winner
Niagara NIA
8-22, 3-5 MAAC
5
Final
0
Monmouth MON
13-19-1, 3-5 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 5 11 0
Monmouth MON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

W: Brash, Matthew (2-5) L: Hensey, Rob (2-4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Brash Throws Second Complete Game Shutout As NU Splits DH With Monmouth

GAME 29
SCORE Monmouth 9 – Niagara 3
RECORDS Monmouth (13-18-1, 3-4 MAAC) – Niagara (7-22, 2-5 MAAC)
LOCATION MU Baseball Field
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Matthew Brash's second complete game shutout of the season highlighted Niagara's doubleheader split with the Monmouth Hawks on Saturday.

Game Recap
  • The Hawks took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and added four runs over the next two innings to extend their lead over the Purple Eagles, 5-0.
  • In the top of the fourth inning, an RBI single from Josh Marchese left Niagara trailing by just four runs, 5-1. A three-run homerun from Monmouth in the bottom of the inning, however, gave the Hawks an 8-1 lead.
  • A sacrifice fly from Benny Serrano in the top of the fifth frame scored Marty Cole, putting the Purple Eagles down by six, 8-2.
  • Peter Battaglia hit a homerun to left field in the sixth inning to cut Monmouth's lead to five runs, 8-3.
  • The Hawks added on one more run in the sixth, scoring on a Niagara throwing error.

Eagle's Eye On…
  • Battaglia and Dawson Bailey led Niagara with two hits each.
  • Bailey and Michael Gabriele each had one double.
  • Battaglia, Serrano and Marchese each recorded one RBI.
  • Tommy Bednarski (1-3) took the loss on the mound. He struck out two in 3.2 innings pitched.
 
GAME 30
SCORE Niagara 5 – Monmouth 0
RECORDS Niagara (8-22, 3-5 MAAC) – Monmouth (13-19-1, 3-5 MAAC)
LOCATION MU Baseball Field
 
Game Recap
  • In the top of the second, Battaglia went yard, giving the Purple Eagles a 1-0 lead over the Hawks.
  • An RBI single from Bailey in the fourth inning put NU up, 2-0.
  • In the top of the fifth, Joseph Tevlin singled to left field, scoring Battaglia to extend Niagara's lead, 3-0. Darian Blanks then tripled to left center, driving in NU's final two runs.

Eagle's Eye On…
  • Brash (2-5) fanned eight, walked one and allowed just four hits in 7.0 innings pitched. He needed just 91 pitches to get through his second career complete game shutout.
  • Battaglia, Serrano, Tevlin and Blanks each had two hits and Battaglia had a team-high two runs scored.
  • Battaglia went 2-for-3 at the plate with one homerun and one double.
  • Blanks recorded a team-high two RBI.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles close out their series with the Hawks with a single game at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 14.

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