STANDISH, ME-Saint Joseph's College of Maine put on an offensive show Friday afternoon, rolling past Curry College 17-7 in Standish. The win moves the Monks to 18-16 on the year, while Curry drops to 8-19.

Saint Joseph's came out swinging, scoring five runs in the first inning, capped by a three-run homer from Nick Villano (Peabody, MA). That early outburst set the tone for the rest of the game, with the Monks racking up 20 hits in total.

Curry managed to keep things interesting early, scoring in each of the first three innings, but the Monks kept piling on. A four-run fifth and another four-run inning in the eighth sealed the deal.

Villano led the way at the plate, going 4-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Jared Wilhelm (Tolland, CT) and Ryan Kastle (Concord, NH) also had big days, each homering and collecting three hits. Wilhelm drove in three, while Kastle added two RBIs.

Kyle MacKay (Dracut, MA) picked up the win for the Monks, improving to 2-0. Michael Hutchko took the loss for Curry, giving up seven runs in just over three innings to fall to 0-4.