Game One
Maryland Terrapins (5-6) – 14
Monmouth Hawks (1-6) – 4
 
Game Two
Monmouth Hawks (1-7) – 4
Dartmouth Big Green (1-1) – 6
 
CONWAY, SC – The Monmouth University softball team lost both of its matchups during the second day of the Chanticleer Showdown, hosted by Coastal Carolina. The Hawks lost to Big Ten opponent Maryland 14-4 in game one while dropping a contest to Ivy League squad Dartmouth 6-2 in game two.
 
Monmouth battled early with the Terrapins, tying the game up at two in the bottom of the first following back-to-back RBI singles by Julia Thuer and Danielle Dominik. Thuer picked up two more RBIs in the bottom half of the seventh when she plated Lindsey Baron and Francesca Torraca on a double to center field.
 
MU fought hard against the Big Green, breaking open a 1-1 tie in the top of the fifth when Stavi Augur sent out her first home run of the season to left center. Dartmouth tacked on four runs in the bottom half of the frame and added an additional run in the sixth. Monmouth loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh, and Abby Warner singled to center field to bring home Augur and Thuer to cut the four-run lead in half.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"I'm proud of the way we fought against Dartmouth, we never gave up. We'll continue to improve and are excited to get back on the field tomorrow." – Head Coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-Baron was moved to the leadoff spot and extended her hitting streak this season to eight games
-Kiley O'Rourke made her first two starts of the season and went 3-6 with one RBI
-Billie Kerwood made her team-leading fourth start of the season in the circle, going all six innings and allowing three earned runs while striking out six
-Emily Spencer made her second start of the season in game one
-Heather Lally made her first appearance of the season against Maryland, pinch hitting for Eve Serrato in the bottom of the seventh
-Serrato picked up her second hit of the season against Dartmouth and has gone 2-4 at the Chanticleer Showdown
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-The Hawks set a new season-high with 11 hits against Dartmouth
-Nine players combined for those 11 hits
-Kerwood's six strikeouts were tied for the most the Hawks' pitching staff has accumulated in a game this season
-MU left four runners on base compared to eight for Maryland in game one
-In game two, Monmouth stranded nine runners while Dartmouth stranded five
-Thuer now leads the team in RBIs with five after picking up three against the Terrapins
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will have a rematch against Dartmouth tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 PM in their final game of the Chanticleer Showdown.