(6 inn.)
Wagner Seahawks (5-14) – 0
Monmouth Hawks (12-8) – 8
 
Wagner Seahawks (5-15) – 0
Monmouth Hawks (13-8) – 4
 
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – In its first home games of the season, the Monmouth University softball team swept Wagner with an 8-0 win in game one before a 4-0 victory in game two. Both Alyssa Irons and Lilly Robles tossed six scoreless innings, giving up just seven hits combined on the day. Junior Sam Tomasetti, junior Kayla Rosado, and sophomore Katie Harrington all notched two RBI in game one, while junior Amanda Hopeck, junior Deangie Jimenez, sophomore Erika Coreth, and sophomore Morgan Maziarz added an RBI in game two. Monmouth improves to 13-8 on the season, and the Hawks will remain home to face Kent State on Tuesday. The doubleheader will be aired on ESPN3.    
 
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"We talk a lot about playing well on our home field, and it was nice to set the tone early. Alyssa came out and threw a great game, and I thought our defense was fantastic in both games. From top to bottom, we found ways to push runs across. In game two, Lilly did a nice job of throwing her pitches and forcing them to adjust to her, not vice versa. We're excited to get back to it and welcome Kent State on Tuesday." - Monmouth head coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-In game one, Monmouth jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the second. Harrington singled with one out, and eventually got to third after two steals. Jimenez brought her home with an RBI groundout to first base.
-The Hawks piled on three runs in the bottom of the third, getting an RBI single from Rosado and a two-RBI single from Harrington.
-Neither team scored again until the bottom of the sixth, but the Hawks ended the game with four runs to induce the run-rule. Irons hit an infield single, and freshman Danielle Dominik walked to put runners on first and second with no outs. After two straight fly outs, Tomasetti sent a two-RBI double to left center to make it 7-0. Hopeck sealed it with a single up the middle to score Rosado.
 
-In game two, all of the runs in the game were scored in the bottom of the fourth. Hopeck brought Rosado home with a single, and Jimenez hit a bullet to left field that allowed Wozniak to tag from third.
-Coreth picked up an RBI single to score Hopeck to make it 3-0, and sophomore Morgan Maziarz hit an infield bloop single to score Harrington.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth has won its last 16 home games dating back to last season.
-The Hawks are 7-0 on Sunday games this year.
-Rosado leads the team with a .322 average this year, and went 3-for-6 with two RBI and two runs today.
-Wozniak upped her average to .302 on the season after going 4-for-7 on the day.
-Coreth went 3-for-5 with two doubles in the doubleheader.
-Irons improved to 11-5 on the season and lowered her ERA to 1.74. She also increased her strikeout total to 68 with seven more today.
-Robles earned her second win of the season and lowered her ERA to 3.23.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will host Kent State on Tuesday. The doubleheader is scheduled to begin at 2:00 PM on ESPN3.