(8 inn.)
Dartmouth Big Green (2-1) – 3
Monmouth Hawks (1-8) – 1
 
CONWAY, SC – In its final game at Coastal Carolina's Chanticleer Showdown, the Monmouth University softball team fell in eight innings to Dartmouth, 3-1.
 
The Big Green struck first in the top of the second on a bases loaded sacrifice fly, but Kylie Gletow escaped the jam allowing just the lone run. Following a leadoff double by Lindsey Baron in the bottom of the third, the Hawks countered with a run of their own when Stavi Augur sent a double down the left field line to plate Baron.
 
The teams exchanged zeroes over the final four frames, setting up the first extra innings affair for Monmouth this season and the second in as many days for Dartmouth. The Big Green scored two quick runs in the top half of the inning, and while the Hawks were able to get two runners in scoring position with one out, they were unable to find the equalizer.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"I am proud of the fight in our team. We played hard and while this is a heartbreaker we got better today. The results will begin to come if we stay the course. I believe in this team. While this is not the start we wanted, we remain together and firmly believe we will fight to the other side together." – Head Coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-Monmouth is now 1-2 all-time against Dartmouth
-Baron extended her hitting streak to nine games, besting her previous career-best of eight games
-Kiley O'Rourke pushed her hitting streak to three games
-Emily Spencer made her third start of the season
-Francesca Torraca swiped her first base of the season
-Gletow tossed 5.2 scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one inherited runner to score
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-The Hawks were outhit, 7-4
-Dartmouth left ten runners on base compared to eight for Monmouth
-Baron hit .500 at the Chanticleer Showdown with a home run, an RBI, two doubles, and four runs scored
-O'Rourke went 4-10 over her first three starts of the season
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will travel down to Jacksonville, FL to compete in the JU/UNF Spring Break Challenge from Friday, March 4 to Sunday, March 6. Over the three-day event, the Hawks will battle Fairleigh Dickinson, Saint Francis, and North Florida. The team's first game against FDU is set for Friday at 11:00 AM.