MADEIRA BEACH, FL – In the first two games of the 2019 season, the Monmouth University softball team fell to Ball State, 3-0, before dropping a 4-2 result to Central Arkansas at the Madeira Beach Invitational. In game two against Central Arkansas, junior Sam Tomasetti hit an RBI double, and freshman Lindsey Baron picked up her first career RBI on a sacrifice fly. Sophomore Alyssa Irons pitched six full innings in game one against Ball State, giving up three runs while striking out four batters. Irons also hit a single in the bottom of the seventh in game two. Monmouth falls to 0-2 on the season, and will look to bounce back against Delaware and Belmont tomorrow.  
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"Today was obviously not the outcome we expected. We fought in game two, but came up a hit or two short. We look forward to getting back to it tomorrow." – Monmouth head coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-With two outs in the bottom of the first, Ball State hit a home run to left field to take a 1-0 lead.
-After a double steal gave Ball State a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the third, the Cardinals tacked on another with an RBI double to right center. A walk loaded the bases with one out, but Irons got out of the jam with a strikeout and a foul out.
-Sophomore Katie Harrington produced Monmouth's first hit in the sixth inning, but the Hawks could not score and eventually fell 3-0.
-In game two, sophomore Lilly Robles earned the start in the circle, pitching five full innings.
-Central Arkansas got on the board first with a two-RBI double to right center in the top of the second. Robles minimized the damage by striking out a batter with runners on second and third.
-In the bottom of the third, Harrington reached on an error. Tomasetti brought her home with an RBI double down the left field line to make it 2-1.
-Two Hawks were hit by a pitch in the bottom of the fifth, and two pinch runners came in. With senior Jasmine Higa on third and sophomore Morgan Maziarz on second, Baron hit a sacrifice fly to left field.
-Central Arkansas scored the game-winning runs in the top of the sixth on a wild pitch and a double steal. Junior Deangie Jimenez threw out a runner at home  on the play before.
 
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will play two more games tomorrow, including Delaware at 11:30 AM and Belmont at 2:00 PM.