The Mount St. Mary's baseball team lost both ends of a doubleheader at Monmouth on Saturday afternoon. The Mount lost a heartbreaker in the opener, 8-7, in 15 innings before dropping the nightcap, 4-0.

In the opening game, the Mount saw a pair of extra-inning leads disappear in the loss. With the score tied at 4-4 in the top of the 14^th inning, the Mount scored twice to take two-run lead. Michael Foster doubled to open the frame and Mike Matta and Kyle Kane were each hit by a pitch to load the bases with two outs. Shane Eyler followed and two runs scored on an error by the shortstop that gave the Mount a 6-4 lead.

Monmouth (9-13, 5-5 NEC) finally got to Mount close Mike Matta in the bottom of the inning. Matta entered the game in the bottom of the eighth inning and tossed six innings of scoreless relief to keep the game tied.

In the 14^th, though, Nick Pulsonetti, Cal Costanzo and Danny Avella each singled to load the bases with no outs. Bobby Dombrowski fouled out to first and Pulsonetti scored on the play to make the score 6-5. The two runners moved up a base on an error, and an intentional walk loaded the bases. The Mount got the second out on a force play at home, but Ryan Terry was walked with the bases loaded to force home the tying run.

The Mount regained the lead with a run in the top of the 15^th inning. Zach Helman walked and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt. Foster added an infield single and Tommy Flynn walked to load the bases. Andrew Caron was up next and his grounder to first was botched for an error, allowing Helman to score. Monmouth got out of the jam with a double-play ball.

In the bottom of the frame, Monmouth scored twice to earn the win. Jamie Rosenkranz walked to open the inning and moved to second on a Pulsonetti base hit. Costanzo knocked home Rosenkranz with an RBI single to tie the game. After an intentional walk to load the bases, Dombrowski was hit by a pitch to force home the winning run.

Shane Eyler and Matta each went 3-for-6 at the plate for the Mountaineers in the loss while Foster was 3-for-7 at the plate. Kyle Kane and Josh Winter added two hits each.

Starter Vincent Molesky allowed four runs (three earned) in seven innings for the Mount with five strikeouts. Matta allowed two runs with five strikeouts in seven innings of relief. Costa Kapothanasis took the loss.

In the second game, Kyle Breese tossed six shutout innings to lead Monmouth to the 4-0 victory. Brady Feigl struck out six in six innings for the Mount, allowing four earned runs.

Sam Nott went 2-for-3 at the plate to pace the Mount offense. Monmouth scored single runs in the first and second and a pair in the third to earn the win. Avella hit a solo home run while Costanzo added a two-run single for the Hawks.

The teams complete the four-game series with a noon doubleheader tomorrow with a seven-inning game followed by a nine-inning affair.