WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (Interstat) — Chris Walsh homered twice and drove in three runs to power the Monmouth Hawks to a 12-2 victory over the Rider Broncs on Sunday evening at Monmouth Baseball Field.

Walsh, who went 2 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs, set the tone with a solo shot in the third inning and added a two-run homer in the seventh. Wyatt Hunt contributed three hits and two RBIs, including a two-run triple in the fourth. Alec Couture earned the win, allowing one earned run on five hits with six strikeouts over five innings.

Monmouth jumped ahead early, scoring two runs in the first inning on a groundout by Simmi Whitehill and a single by Brendan Buecker. The Hawks added three in the third, three in the fourth and one in the sixth before Walsh’s second homer and a fielder’s choice in the eighth capped the scoring.

Rider scored its only runs in the fifth on a single by C. Magoulic and in the sixth on a pair of errors. Connor Flynn, Dylan Kane and Christian Aiello each pitched for the Broncs, who dropped to 22-14. Monmouth improved to 24-17.