The Canisius baseball team scored two runs in the ninth but the rally came up short as the Griffs fell to Monmouth, 10-9 to complete the three-game series. The Hawks recorded four runs in the bottom of the eighth to take lead and managed to hold it, despite the final frame comeback. With the loss the Griffs fell to 20-24 and 9-6 in the MAAC, while the Hawks improved to 14-19 overall and 8-7 in conference play.

Brett Siddall did the damage in the ninth as Jake Lumley singled to left field and Siddall smacked his 10th homerun of the season to bring in two. Ryan Stekl recorded the final out of the inning as he flied out to centerfield to end the game.

J.P. Stevenson got the start for the Griffs and pitched just 1.2 innings and allowed five hits and five runs, three earned, in the outing. Tyler Smith came on in relief and pitched effectively, allowing just two hits in 3.1 innings of work. Eric Stolzenburg came on following Smith and pitched an inning and allowed a run. Iannick Remillard was roughed up for the final two innings as he allowed five hits, and four runs and took the loss in the game.

Anthony Ciavarella started the game for Monmouth and worked 4.1 innings and allowed five hits and five runs, three earned. Justin Andrews and Frank Trimarco came on to combine for 4.2 innings and eight hits and four runs.

Connor Panas led the offense with three RBI in the game and went 3-for-3 in the game. Alex O'Donnell, Siddall, Stekl and Jesse Puscheck all had a pair of hits for Canisius.

Kyle Perry and Dan Shea led Monmouth with three RBI each. Five players rapped out two hits apiece as Grant Lamberton, Chris Gaetano, Perry, Shea and Christian Holland all recorded a pair.

Monmouth got out to an early 5-0 lead in the first two innings. Perry knocked in two RBI in the first inning along with an RBI single by Shea and the Hawks added in the second as Lamberton and Gaetano both singled to drive in runs to make it 5-1 after two innings.

The Griffs fought back in the top of the fifth as Jack Massa got the rally started, as he was hit with a pitch with the bases loaded. Following a pitching change, Panas singled to left to drive in another run. Anthony Massicci reached the way of the walk as another run scored and Zach Garick drove in the final run of the inning as he flied out to centerfield and Massa crossed the plate.

With the score tied 5-5, the Griffs didn't relent in the sixth as Panas struck again with a single to right field as he drove in a pair to give the Griffs their first lead of the game, 7-5.

Monmouth went on to score a run in the seventh and exploded for four runs in the eighth to take the lead and hold it the rest of the way.

Canisius now comes home to get ready for a mid-week matchup against Cornell before hosting another MAAC matchup against Marist this coming weekend.