Monmouth Hawks (6-29, 1-5 MAAC) – 0
Columbia Lions (9-20, 5-7 Ivy) – 3
 
NEW YORK CITY, NY – In its final scheduled non-conference game of the season, the Monmouth University softball team (6-29, 1-5 MAAC) fell in a low-scoring battle against Columbia (9-20, 5-7 Ivy) by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon.
 
In a game that saw just six combined hits, all of the damage for the Lions came in the bottom of the fourth inning as they pushed across three runs on three hits and two errors.
 
Lindsey Baron, Julia Thuer, and Devin Coia each had one hit for the Hawks. Kylie Gletow started in the circle for Monmouth and went 3.2 frames, allowing three hits and just one earned run. Billie Kerwood tossed 2.1 scoreless innings of relief, notching one strikeout.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"I thought the pitchers did a good job. They had no walks, attacked their hitters and created weak contact. If we field cleanly in the fourth, that game is completely different. We are going to continue to work to improve." – Head Coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-Baron extended her on-base streak to 23 games
-She also picked up her third stolen base of the year
-Abby Warner threw out her 19^th runner of the season, a mark that leads the MAAC
-Gletow earned the starting nod for the 15^th time this season
-Briana Hoskins started her sixth game of the year, playing left field
-Baron's double was her team-leading 13^th of 2022
-Coia's single was her fourth hit of the campaign
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-MU left four runners on base while Columbia left two
-Each team had three hits
-Both teams notched one stolen base
-The Hawks and Lions each tallied one extra base hit
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will host a doubleheader against MAAC foe Fairfield this Friday, April 15 in a makeup of the series originally scheduled for April 3. First pitch in game one is scheduled for 1 p.m.