LAKEWOOD, N.J. – The Towson University baseball team (4-19, 0-3 CAA) faced Monmouth (7-12, 3-0 CAA) in the final game of its first Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) series of 2024, falling 7-2 Sunday afternoon at ShoreTown Ballpark in Lakewood, N.J.
 
Through the first five innings, it remained a tightly contested game tied 1-1, with each team scoring on a ground ball. The Hawks added five runs on six hits in the bottom of the sixth, picking up five-consecutive hits in the frame. In the eighth, Josh Janove cut into the deficit with an RBI double to center field, making it a 6-2 game. Caufield's single down the first base line in the home half pushed the Monmouth lead to five. Towson went down in order in the ninth for a 7-2 final in favor of the home team.
 
Key Stats:

• Towson reliever Justin Rebok (0-2) took the loss, allowing five earned runs on eight hits in 2.0 innings of work.
• Monmouth starter Kevin Opanel (1-1) recorded the win, allowing two runs, one earned, on one hit in his 7.0 inning outing.

 
How it Happened:

• Following two-and-a-half scoreless frames, DeMucci's grounder to third base knocked in the runner from third, giving Monmouth a 1-0 advantage.
• In the fifth, Jordan Peyton's ground-out to second scored Brian Heckelman from third to tie the game at one.
• The Hawks added five runs on six hits in the bottom of the sixth, highlighted by DeMucci's two-run single up the middle.
• In the eighth, Josh Janove hit a pinch-hit RBI double over the center fielder's head to score Jordan Peyton from first, making it a 6-2 game.
• Caufield's single down the first base line in the home half extended the Hawks' lead back to five.
• The Tigers went down in order in the top of the ninth, sending the game to a 7-2 final.

 
On Deck:
The Tigers face George Washington Wednesday, March 27, at 3 p.m. in Arlington, Va.