Emmitsburg, Md. (May 14, 2011)--Mount St. Mary's lost to Monmouth,12-3, to close out the 2011 season in a game played at E.T. Straw Family Stadium on campus.  Mark Quaranta went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in to pace the Mountaineers in the game.

Monmouth (34-17, 25-7 NEC) scored four times in the top of the third inning to take the lead.  The Hawks loaded the bases with no outs and scored the first run of the game on a Mount error.  After starter Max Brittenham got a pair of outs, Monmouth's Josh Boyd cleared the bases with a double for the 4-0 lead.

The Mount answered with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth.  Andrew Caron walked, stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch.  With two outs, Quaranta laced a ball back up the middle to score the first run.  Zach Helman followed with a double to score Quaranta to cut the deficit to 4-2.

Mount St. Mary's (15-35, 7-25 NEC) cut the Monmouth lead to 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth.  Caron singled to open the inning and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt.  A Monmouth error put runners on first and third for Quaranta, who delivered a single to left to make the score 4-3.  Monmouth pitcher Pat Light was able to get the last two outs to escape further damage.

The Hawks then scored six runs in the top of the seventh to seal the win.  Monmouth again loaded the bases and a Mount error allowed the first run of the inning to score.  Cal Costanzo followed with a two-run double and Jake Gronsky's safety squeeze plated another run.  Boyd and Jamie Rosenkranz added RBI hits to end the frame.

Monmouth scored a pair of runs in the ninth to round out the scoring.

Quaranta led the Mount with a 2-for-4 day with two RBI and a run scored.  Caron added a pair of runs and a hit with Eyler and Helman each going 1-for-4 in the game.

Brittenham allowed 10 runs (four earned) in 6.1 innings while striking out eight batters.  The senior finishes his career fourth all-time at the Mount with 185 strikeouts.

Eyler finished second all-time at the Mount with 216 hits and 193 career games played while fellow senior Kyle Kane finished third with 186 career games played.

Prior to the game, the Mount honored its senior class of 12 players that included Alex Andrews, Brittenham, Caron, Eyler, Tommy Flynn, Helman, Kane, Chris McDermott, Brett Moore, Tony Quaranta, Colin Stuver and Marshall Thomason.

Flynn finished the season as the Mount's leader in batting average (.324), hits (57), runs scored (35), doubles (17), triples (2) and home runs (5).