Game One
Monmouth Hawks (3-18) – 1
North Dakota State Bison (18-12) – 6
 
Game Two
Binghamton Bearcats (10-10) – 6
Monmouth Hawks (3-19) – 3
 
COLLEGE PARK, MD – On the second day of Maryland's Capital City Classic, the Monmouth University softball team (3-19) dropped a pair of contests to North Dakota State and Binghamton.
 
Two home runs in the fourth inning of game one helped the Bison build a 6-0 advantage over the Hawks. With one out in the sixth inning, Stavi Augur scored on a groundout by Abby Warner, getting Monmouth on the board. Kylie Gletow started the game for MU in the circle and was relieved by Billie Kerwood with one out in the fourth frame.
 
Binghamton did majority of its damage in the third inning, putting up five runs to take a 5-1 lead over the Hawks in game two. Monmouth cut the deficit to two in the bottom half of the fourth when, with two away and the bases loaded, Riley Riendeau sent a single to center field, bringing home Julia Thuer and Eve Serrato.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"If we can eliminate the big inning, we will find the results we are fighting hard for as a team. The goal tomorrow is seven innings.  We are capable and will continue to grind." – Head Coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-Lindsey Baron's seven-game hitting streak came to an end against the Bison
-Lexi Castaneda made the first start of her career in game two, playing right field
-Serrato has notched a hit in three of four contests this weekend
-Riendeau picked up her third and fourth RBIs of the season in game two
-Gletow's four strikeouts in game two were a new season-high
-Stavi Augur picked up her fourth multi-hit game of the season against NDSU
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Gletow tossed 4.1 innings of relief against Binghamton, allowing one run
-MU hit .429 with runners in scoring position in game two
-Monmouth pitchers combined to strand 10 runners in game one and eight in game two
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will have one final game at the Capital City Classic tomorrow, facing off against Army at 3:00 PM.