(5 inn.)
Monmouth Hawks (1-5) – 2
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (6-5) – 12
 
CONWAY, SC – The Monmouth University softball team opened Coastal Carolina's Chanticleer Showdown against the host Chanticleers on Thursday night at St. John Stadium, dropping the five-inning affair 12-2.
 
Aided by four home runs, Coastal Carolina built an 8-0 lead after their half of the second inning. The Hawks got on the board in the top of the fifth when Lindsey Baron went deep to center field for the team's first home run of the season. They added another run on an RBI single up the middle by Stavi Augur, bringing around Kiley O'Rourke.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Tough start to the weekend. We missed early and they made us pay. We made solid plays defensively and fought for a few runs late. I believe in this team. I know what we can be. We just need to put all the pieces together. We will come back tomorrow with fight." – Head Coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-Augur competed against her former team
-Baron's home run was the 18^th of her career
-Baron has now picked up a hit in all six games this season
-Eve Serrato notched the first hit of her collegiate career
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth committed zero errors in the field
-The Hawks were out-hit, 9-4
-Kylie Gletow pitched 1.2 scoreless innings of relief before allowing her first run
-The third inning was the only frame where neither team found the scoreboard
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will play a pair of games tomorrow at the Chanticleer Showdown, facing off against Maryland at 2:00 PM before playing Dartmouth at 7:00 PM.