FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 26, 2001

MONMOUTH FALLS TO SETON HALL IN MARATHON

West Long Branch, N.J. – The Monmouth Hawks and Seton Hall Pirates combined for 29 runs, 32 hits, and 10 errors in a 3:45 minute game, which saw the Pirates come out on top, 17-12.  Isaac Pavlik, who pitched the final 4 2/3 innings for Seton Hall got the win, while Monmouth starter, Jim Carone falls to 2-3.  Carone allowed 10 runs on nine hits in the loss despite five Monmouth home runs.

The Pirates scored four runs in the first inning on two hits and one Monmouth error.  The Hawks came back in the bottom half with three of their own, including back to back home runs from Lance Koenig (3-6) and Jay Law (4-6).

After Seton Hall generated another run in the second, Monmouth posted three runs to take a 6-5 lead.  The three runs came from back to back to back home runs this time as Koenig, Law (his 13th, which is one away from tying a school record for home runs in a season), and Jeff Toth (2-5).

The Pirates posted five more runs in the third off of starter, Carone before he was lifted in favor of Mike Hoffman.  Hoffman went 4.1 innings, allowing six runs on five hits.

Monmouth closed the gap to 10-9 in the fifth inning as they strung together three hits and three runs, with help of three Seton Hall errors.  But Seton Hall put the game out of reach in the seventh inning as they scored seven runs on three hits and two errors.

The Hawks made an effort to close the game as they scored three in the eighth inning, but were unable to get any closer.  Pinch hitter, Chuck Gookins, doubled in the first run of the inning and later scored on a Seton Hall error.

Chris Heycock came in to pitch the ninth inning for Monmouth, allowing no runs or hits, while striking out two Pirate batters.  The loss puts Monmouth’s record at 21-19 on the season as they return to conference play on Saturday with a double header against Sacred Heart University.  First pitch is 12:00 pm.