(5 inn.)
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (1-9) – 1
Monmouth Hawks (6-5) – 9
 
Monmouth Hawks (6-6) – 4
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (10-3) - 5
 
CONWAY, SC – After using an offensive outburst to defeat Maryland Eastern Shore in five innings, 9-1, the Monmouth University softball team was edged by host Coastal Carolina, 5-4.
 
Junior Morgan Maziarz (Royersford, PA/Spring-Ford Area) hit a home run in each game, including a solo shot in game one and a two-run blast in game two.
 
Senior Kayla Rosado (Oradell, NJ/River Dell) went 4-for-6 on the day, including a grand slam in the game one win and three singles against Coastal Carolina.  
 
Freshman pitcher Kylie Gletow (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central Regional) earned the win against UMES, giving up just four hits and one run while striking out five.
 
Monmouth's record stands at 6-6 on the season, and the team will face Ohio and USC Upstate tomorrow.  
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"Today was a solid day of softball. It was nice to come out in game one and hit the way we did. Kylie did a good job of settling down and attacking, and our hitters had quality at bats up and down the lineup. Game two was a great game. It's unfortunate we came out on the losing side, as I thought we played well enough to win. The non-conference schedule is about being challenged in all aspects of the game, and I'm proud of the fight and energy our team played with today." – Monmouth head coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-In game one, UMES took an early 1-0 lead with an RBI single.
-Monmouth answered in the bottom of the first. Senior Sam Tomasetti led off with a hit by pitch, and sophomore Lindsey Baron followed with a single. Both moved up a base after a throwing error.
-Senior Amanda Hopeck doubled to right center to score both, putting Monmouth up 2-1.
-Senior Deangie Jimenez led off the bottom of the second with a double to right field, and Maziarz was hit by a pitch the next at bat. With two outs, Baron walked to load the bases.
-On an 0-1 count, Rosado crushed a grand slam to center field, giving Monmouth a 6-1 lead.
-With one out in the bottom of the third, Maziarz belted a solo home run to left center.
-Monmouth tacked on another run in the inning to extend its lead to 8-1. Junior Katie Harrington hit a double after the home run, advanced to third on a groundout, and scored on a wild pitch.
-The Hawks took an eight-run lead in the bottom of the fourth, as junior Erika Coreth hit an RBI single.
-Gletow forced three straight outs in the top of the fifth, ending the game on the run rule.
 
-In game two, Tomasetti led off with a home run to right center.
-The Chanticleers tied the game in the bottom of the first on a walk, wild pitch, and error.
-In the top of the second, freshman Riley Riendeau was hit by a pitch. Two batters later, Maziarz launched another home run, this time a two-run shot to left center.
-Coastal Carolina scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth, including an RBI double and a fielding error, to tie the game at 3-3.
-The Hawks pulled back ahead in the top of the fifth. With two outs, Rosado singled and Hopeck walked. Coreth then doubled down the left field line to make it 4-3.
-Coastal regained the lead in the bottom of the fifth, hitting a two-run home run.
-In the top of the seventh, Tomasetti led off with a single and Rosado sent her to third with a single down the right field line. The Chanticleers struck out the next two batters to seal the win.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Rosado's grand slam was the first of her career. In 12 games this season, Rosado is batting .488 (20-for-41) with 15 RBI.
-Maziarz now has three career home runs, all in the first 12 games of this season.
-Gletow improves to 2-2 on the season with a 4.01 ERA.
-Junior Alyssa Irons has 42 complete games in 44 starts over the last two seasons. She gave up three earned runs in 6.0 innings, striking out five batters.
-Monmouth racked up 19 total hits on the day.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks take on Ohio (9:30 AM) and USC Upstate (4:15 PM) tomorrow. Monmouth last met Ohio in the 2018 NCAA Tournament at Tennessee, falling 4-0.