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11
Monmouth MON 9-12
23
Winner Columbia COL 10-10
Monmouth MON
9-12
11
Final
23
Columbia COL
10-10
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Monmouth MON 3 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 11 9 0
Columbia COL 3 3 6 0 4 1 6 0 X 23 26 0

W: Santana, Thomas (1-0) L: Miller, Mason (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Downs Monmouth In Record-Setting Day

Lions set program record for hits in a game

NEW YORK — Columbia baseball defeated Monmouth, 23-11, on Wednesday from Robertson Field at Satow Stadium.

The Lions set a new program record for hits in a game with 26, shattering the previous mark of 24 back on April 11, 2010 against Harvard. Columbia also tied its single-game record with six home runs, last done on April 22, 2015 against Fordham.
 
Columbia belted five home runs in the first five innings of Wednesday's game. All nine of Columbia's starters recorded a hit, RBI, and run. Columbia (10-10, 2-1) moves to .500 for the first time this season and Monmouth drops to 9-12.

Seth Dardar had a career-high five hits on the day and drove in three runs. Griffin Palfrey and Andy Blake each tallied four hits, while Hayden Schott and Cole Fellows had three hits each. Blake finished a single shy of the cycle. Weston Eberly had a team-high four RBIs and Jack Kail hit his first career home run. 

Thomas Santana tossed 3.1 innings and struck out four batters, earning his first career win. Camron Hubble, Sam Miller, Evan Kleinhans, and AJ Valle all posted scoreless outings.

Monmouth put three runs on the board before Columbia came to bat. Lions starter Jagger Edwards walked three, including two with the bases loaded for the Hawks' first two runs of the day. Aidan Bretschneider then grounded out to first base to bring in the inning's third run.

The Lions responded quickly in the bottom of the first and tied the game with three runs. Palfrey led off with a home run to deep center. Blake came in on a wild pitch then Fellows clocked a double to bring in Schott and tie the game. 

A four spot from Monmouth in the top of the second gave the Hawks a 7-3 lead. Phil Stahl hit a three-run home run off Santana to cap the inning. The Lions didn't trail for long. Columbia rattled off nine-straight runs in the second and third inning to take a 12-7 lead. Kail smacked a home run over the high wall in center and then later in the second inning Eberly went deep to drive in two runs.

In the third inning, Columbia exploded for six runs. After a walk, hit by pitch, and ground out to bring the first three runs of the inning in, Dardar and Lazits both doubled in runs to give the Lions that five-run advantage. 

The Hawks scored four runs in the fifth inning to bring Columbia's lead within one. Monmouth put together two extra-base hits that included an Andrew Schmid solo home run. The Lions erased the four runs in the bottom half by scoring four of their own to expand the lead to 16-11. 

Columbia scored the final seven runs in a row, with six coming in the home seventh. Blake had a 2-RBI triple then Schott singled him home. Pat Wade put the finishing touches on in his second at bat of the season, launching a pinch-hit, three-run home run. It was the first of his career. 

The Lions are back in action against Cornell on Saturday at home. First pitch of the doubleheader is set for 11:30 a.m.

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