Buch needed only seven innings to match his career-high single-game strikeout mark as Monmouth opened NEC play against Long Island. The 6-foot-3 right-hander fanned nine Blackbirds on the way to his first complete-game victory this season. Facing a LIU lineup that entered the series hitting over .300, the stingy Buch allowed only four hits and no earned runs in an 8-1 victory. Buch, who held the opposition to a measley .154 batting average, set the tone early by striking out seven of the first 11 batters he faced.