West Long Branch, NJ – Frank Trimarco went eight innings and Monmouth scored four times in the sixth to snap a 1-1 tie as Monmouth defeated Hofstra, 5-1, Tuesday afternoon at the MU Baseball Field.

The Hawks improved to 17-11 with the win, while the Pride fell to 14-19 with their third straight loss.

Trimarco (2-0), who was making his first career start, allowed just one run on nine hits and a walk over eight innings.

The Pride manufactured a run in the third to take the early 1-0 lead. Kevin Brantley led off with a single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from TJ Ehrsam. Austin Nyman reached on an infield single to put runners on the corners and then on a double steal attempt, Nyman was intentionally caught in a rundown and tagged out which allowed Brantley to score on the play.

Monmouth came back to tie the score in the fifth as Joe Bamford led off with a single and moved to third on a wild pitch and then a passed ball. Craig Sweeney followed with a single to knock in the run. Pride starter Jared Rogers (1-4) got out of the inning by getting a double play grounder from Jon Guida and then striking out Dan Shea.

But the Hawks pulled ahead in the sixth inning, scoring four times. Rogers gave up a two-out single to Jake Gronsky and moved to third on a ground rule double from Chris Perret. After an intentional walk to Owen Stewart loaded the bases, Bamford singled through the right side to score both runs and give Monmouth a 3-1 lead. Bamford and Stewart pulled a page from Hofstra's playbook and scored on a double steal to make it a 4-1 game. Bamford went to third on a wild pitch and scored on Sweeney's infield single to score the final run.

Rogers was charged with five runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out three. Dave Jesch went the final 2 1/3 innings and allowed no runs and two hits.

Brent Hall and Brantley each had two hits to lead the Pride offense.

The Pride is back in action tomorrow afternoon at St. John's. Game time in Queens is set for 3 p.m.