(6 inn.)
Monmouth (22-14, 12-1 MAAC) – 17
Canisius (9-29, 5-6 MAAC) –  6
 
(5 inn.)
Monmouth (23-14, 13-1 MAAC) –  9
Canisius (9-30, 5-7 MAAC) – 1
 
 
BUFFALO, NY  – Using 26 total runs and contributions from all nine starters, the Monmouth University softball team swept Canisius today, 17-6 in six innings and 9-1 in five innings. Six different players hit a home run on the day, eight different players picked up at least two runs batted in, and all nine starters scored at least two runs. Senior Katie Baron went 4-for-7 on the day with six RBI. She is now batting .422 on the season with 33 RBI, which both lead the team. Sophomore pitcher Megan Stauffer pitched seven total innings on the afternoon, taking the game two win after giving up just one run. The Hawks have now won 15 of their last 16 games, and move to 13-1 in conference play. Freshman Katie Harrington hit a grand slam in game one for her first career home run. Sophomore Deangie Jimenez also hit her first career home run on a three-run blast in game one. Senior Amanda Riley earned the game one win, and now has a 7-0 record in MAAC play with a 0.87 ERA. With a 23-14 (13-1 MAAC) record on the season, the team will travel to Niagara tomorrow.
 
NOTES
"Today was a very rainy and cold day, but I thought we handled the adversity of the weather quite well. We were really aggressive in everything that we did, and knew Canisius was going to continue to fight back. Tomasetti's lead-off home run really set the tone for the day, and we were getting hits from one through nine. [Stauffer] was excellent in game two and also in game one relief. Overall, those were some quality wins and we are looking forward to getting back on the field tomorrow." – Monmouth head coach Shannon Salsburg
-In game one, sophomore Sam Tomasetti hit her second lead-off home run of the season. Three batters later, sophomore Kayla Rosado hit a solo home run of her own, putting Monmouth up 2-0.
-In the top of the third, Baron hit an RBI single and Rosado tripled down the left field line, as Monmouth went ahead 4-0.
-Canisius scored four runs in the bottom of the third to tie the game, but the Hawks quickly regained the lead in the next half inning with three more runs, including senior Chloe Howerth's two-RBI double.
-In the top of the fifth, sophomore Deangie Jimenez hit a three-run homer for the first of her career. Baron added a two-RBI double to make it 13-5.
-Canisius registered a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the fifth to extend the game, but Harrington put it out of reach with her grand slam that scored Jimenez, Holzman, and Wozniak.
-In game two, the Hawks exploded for seven runs in the top of the third. Those runs included a two-RBI single from Baron, an RBI single from Rosado, an RBI triple from sophomore Amber Wozniak, and a home run from senior Alex Holzman.
-In the top of the fourth, Baron homered to make it 8-0.
-The Golden Griffins tacked on a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth, but Jimenez hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the fifth to make it an eight-run game.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth's 17 runs in game one were a season high. The Hawks batted .439 as a team in both games.
-Baron leads the team in batting average (.422), hits (49), doubles (11), home runs (8), and RBI (33).
-Holzman went 4-for-5 on the day with a home run, a double, two RBI, and three runs.
-Stauffer improved to 5-4 on the season and lowered her ERA to 3.78.
-Riley increased her program record to 603 career strikeouts (the previous record was 497).
-Tomasetti and Holzman are now tied for second on the team with five home runs each.
-Rosado is batting .328 on the season, and is third on the team with 24 RBI.
-Wozniak is second on the team with 27 RBI.
-Howerth picked up three more runs on the day, and leads the team with 34 this season.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will take on Niagara tomorrow for a doubleheader, with first pitch scheduled for 11:00 AM. The teams split last season, with Monmouth taking the 6-2 game one win.