Game One
(6 inn.)
Monmouth Hawks (4-1, 4-1 MAAC) - 16
Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-4, 1-4 MAAC) - 3
 
Game Two
Monmouth Hawks (5-1, 5-1 MAAC) – 6
Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-5, 1-5 MAAC) - 1
 
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Behind an offensive explosion and consistent pitching, the Monmouth University softball team swept Quinnipiac on Friday, 16-3 and 6-1. The Hawks totaled 22 runs and 20 hits on the afternoon.
 
Senior pitcher Alyssa Irons (Rock Creek, OH/Jefferson Area/Hofstra) improved to 4-0 on the season with a win in game one, tossing another complete game while giving up three runs.
 
Sophomore pitcher Kylie Gletow (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central Regional) had a strong showing in game two, tossing all seven innings and allowing just three hits for her first win of the season.
 
Senior Katie Harrington (Kasson, MN/Kasson-Mantorville) produced the best game of her career in the opener, going 4-for-4 with three RBI, four runs, and a triple. She scored six total runs on the day and is batting .600 on the season.
 
Junior Danielle Dominik (Woodwich, NJ/Kingsway Regional) launched her second career home run in the opener on a three-run shot, and followed it up with an RBI double in game two.
 
Junior Lindsey Baron (Matawan, NJ/St. John Vianney) and freshman Julia Thuer (Middletown, DE/Smyrna) each added three total RBI in the sweep.
 
Monmouth improves to 5-1 (5-1 MAAC) on the season, and will play Quinnipiac again tomorrow.  
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"Today we were the aggressors in all phases of the game. I was very pleased with how we came out, and we did a great job of handling all of the circumstances. From pitch one, we attacked. Both of our pitchers did a great job of mixing and working out of jams. The defense made the routine plays, which is what we ask for. It was an all-around great team day with tons of energy. Quinnipiac is going to fight back hard tomorrow, and we'll have to be prepared." – Monmouth head coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-Senior Erika Coreth put Monmouth on the board first in game one, as she hit an RBI double to score Harrington, who singled.
-Baron was hit by a pitch two batters later, and Dominik made it 4-0 with a three-run home run.
-Quinnipiac answered in the bottom of the third, cutting the deficit to 4-3 with a bases-clearing double with two outs.
-The Hawks scored four more runs in the top of the fourth. After Thuer walked and Harrington registered her third hit, senior Tommi Stowers hit an RBI double to left. Baron followed it up with another RBI double, scoring two after an error. Baron eventually made it 8-3, scoring on a passed ball.
-Monmouth hung eight runs on the Bobcats in the top of the sixth. Freshman Devin Coia started the scoring with a bases-loaded walk. Senior Deangie Jimenez reached on an error, sophomore Riley Riendeau was hit by a pitch, and Thuer forced another bases-loaded walk.
-With two outs, Harrington cleared the bases with a three-RBI triple, and scored on an error to make it 16-3.
 
-In game two, Monmouth picked up where it left off with a run in the top of the first. Baron hit an RBI single to score Harrington, who previously walked.
-The Bobcats tied the game in the bottom half with an RBI groundout.
-Harrington got things going once again in the top of the third, hitting a single to left field and advancing to second on a fielder's choice. Baron brought her home with an RBI single, and Dominik made it 3-1 with an RBI double.
-Monmouth extended its lead to 6-1 in the top of the fifth. With the bases loaded and two outs, Gletow drew a walk. Thuer followed it up with a two-RBI single to right field.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Irons improves her record at Monmouth to 41-17 with a 1.77 ERA. She has pitched 372.2 total innings with 47 complete games.
-Harrington leads the team with a .600 batting average (9-for-15) through the first six games. She is tied for the team lead with six runs.
-Baron went 3-for-6 combined on the day with three RBI and three runs.
-With another three today, Thuer increased her season RBI total to seven, which leads the team.
-Stowers went 3-for-5 today with a double and two runs.
-Dominik ended with a team-high four RBI on the day.
-Freshman Abby Warner collected her first career hit.
 
UP NEXT
The teams will play a doubleheader tomorrow beginning at noon.