Game One
(6 inn.)
Saint Peter's Peacocks (2-17, 2-17 MAAC) – 2
Monmouth Hawks (20-6, 20-6 MAAC) – 12
 
Game Two
Saint Peter's Peacocks (2-18, 2-18 MAAC) – 0
Monmouth Hawks (20-6, 20-6 MAAC) – 4
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Led by the offense in the opener and pitching in game two, the Monmouth University softball team earned its fourth straight sweep on Tuesday, defeating Saint Peter's 12-2 and 4-0.
 
The Hawks won in six innings in game one, led by a three-run home run from senior Deangie Jimenez (Haverstraw, NY/North Rockland) and two RBI each from senior Tommi Stowers (Columbus, IN/Columbus North/Western Kentucky), freshman Julia Thuer (Middletown, DE/Smyrna), freshman Devin Coia (Vineland, NJ/Cumberland County Tech).
 
Senior pitcher Alyssa Irons (Rock Creek, OH/Jefferson Area/Hofstra) tossed another complete game, allowing just three hits and one earned run while striking out three batters.
 
Sophomore Kylie Gletow (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central Regional) was one out away from a no-hitter in game two. She ended with a complete game, one-hit shutout with four strikeouts.
 
Stowers, Thuer, and senior Katie Harrington (Kasson, MN/Kasson-Mantorville) each added RBI singles in game two, while senior Erika Coreth (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) registered a bases-loaded walk.
 
Monmouth improves to 20-6 (20-6 MAAC) on the season, and has won ten of its last 11 games. The Hawks will face Rider in West Long Branch tomorrow.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"Today was another great day of softball. I was really happy with how we performed. I thought both pitchers did an excellent job of keeping them off balance, and the defense consistently made plays. It was great to see Kylie throw a one-hitter, as she forced pop ups and ground balls.  Offensively, we continue to work on hitting line drives and hard ground balls, and I think that's what allowed us to score. A lot of balls didn't leave the infield, and we were still able to get runs across by playing team softball. We'll come back strong tomorrow against Rider." – Monmouth head coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-In game one, Monmouth scored three runs in the top of the first. Stowers started off the outburst with a sacrifice fly, and another run scored on a passed ball.
-Thuer hit an RBI single to score Coreth to make it 3-0.
-In the bottom of the third, Thuer hit a solo home run to center field.
-Monmouth tacked on three runs in the bottom of the fourth, including RBI singles from Coreth and Stowers and an RBI groundout from Coia.
-Saint Peter's extended the game in the top of the fifth, scoring on an error and an RBI groundout.
-Coia registered another RBI in the bottom of the sixth with a sacrifice fly, and Jimenez ended the game with a three-run blast to left field.
 
-In game two, neither team scored until the bottom of the fifth. With one out, Monmouth hit four straight singles, including RBIs from Stowers and Thuer.
-In the bottom of the sixth, Harrington hit an RBI infield single to score Maziarz, who previously singled up the middle.
-Coreth forced a bases-loaded walk to extend Monmouth's lead to 4-0.
-Gletow pitched 6.2 innings without allowing a hit. Saint Peter's singled to left field before Gletow sealed the win with a strikeout.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Irons is now 49-21 in her Monmouth career with a 1.69 ERA. She has 55 complete games and 377 strikeouts.
-Gletow pitched her second career shutout. She improved her record to 8-2 and lowered her season ERA to 3.19.
-Coreth went 4-for-5 on the day with four runs and two RBI.
-Harrington improved her team-leading batting average to .438 after going 5-for-7 today with three runs.
-Stowers improved her batting average to .391 on the season, and is third on the team with 22 RBI.
-The Hawks lead the MAAC with 20 total wins and a .750 win percentage.  
-Thuer leads the team with 25 RBI through 26 games.
-Jimenez hit her ninth career home run, including four this season.  
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will host Rider on Wednesday for a doubleheader. Game one is scheduled for 1:00 PM on ESPN+.