POMONA, N.Y., April 3, 2019 – The Monroe Express JV baseball team fell to Saint Thomas Aquinas Club, 24-6, on Wednesday at Palisades Credit Union Park, dropping to 0-5 on the season.
 
Chris Dominguez got the start for the Express and pitched three scoreless innings to open the game.
 
Meanwhile, the Express notched a run in the top of the second to take the lead. Daniel Coradin walked to lead off the frame, stole second, advanced to third on Jasson Medina's groundout and scored on Brayan Lara's single to center, giving Monroe a 1-0 lead.
 
The Express added another run in the top of the third on Dominguez' sacrifice fly, scoring Rafael Hidalgo from third. Hidalgo led off the third with a triple and scored to give the Express a 2-0 lead.
 
But after the Express went scoreless in the top of the fourth, STAC Club got on the scoreboard and took the lead in the bottom of the fourth. The Spartans scored three runs on one hit, as Stephan Finkel's sacrifice fly scored Ray Amato from third to give STAC a 3-2 lead.
 
Monroe tied things up in the top of the fifth when Hidalgo scored on a wild pitch, and took a 4-3 lead on Yony De Leon's RBI single. But the Spartans again had an answer in the bottom of the fifth.
 
STAC Club scored 21 runs on 11 hits in the bottom of the fifth to take a 24-4 lead. And though the Express scratched out a pair of runs on De Leon's RBI single and a wild pitch in the top of the seventh, the deficit proved to be too much, as the Spartans took home the 24-6 victory.
 
Medina (0-1) took the loss for Monroe, while John Paul (1-0) earned the win for STAC Club.
 
On the mound, Dominguez pitched three scoreless frames for the Express, allowing one hit while walking one and striking out four.
 
At the plate, De Leon led the way for the Express, going 3-for-4 with a triple, run scored and two RBI, while Hidalgo went 2-for-2 with a double, triple and two runs scored.
 
The Express will next play their final game against STAC Club on Monday, April 8 at 3:30 p.m. at Palisades Credit Union Park in Pomona, N.Y.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 28 teams competing across nine sports. There are 19 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Monroe Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus as of the fall of 2017, has nine varsity and junior varsity teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.

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