(10 inn.)
Game One
Fairfield Stags (7-19, 1-4 MAAC) – 1
Monmouth Hawks (6-30, 1-6 MAAC) – 0
 
Game Two
Fairfield Stags (8-19, 2-4 MAAC) – 6
Monmouth Hawks (6-31, 1-7 MAAC) – 2
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University softball team (6-31, 1-7 MAAC) lost a pair of close games on Friday afternoon to close out its conference homestand. The Hawks lost in ten innings in game one by a score of 1-0 before falling in game two, 6-2.
 
Kylie Gletow and Billie Kerwood crafted sensational performances in the circle in the game one defeat. Gletow started the game and tossed five innings, allowing just one hit and zero walks while striking out four. Kerwood entered in the sixth inning and allowed one run over her five frames, scattering two hits and tallying five punchouts and a walk. Stavi Augur led the way offensively, going 2-5 with a double.
 
Fairfield took a 4-0 lead after two innings in the back half of the doubleheader. The Hawks plated their two runs in the bottom of the third to cut the deficit in half when Augur sent an RBI single through the left side, plating Riley Riendeau and Lexi Castaneda. Gletow got the start again and allowed three earned runs over three innings. Kerwood pitched four innings of relief, notching seven strikeouts while allowing one run on two hits and two walks.
 
NOTES
-Lindsey Baron's on-base streak came to an end at 24 games
-The senior went 0-3 with two walks in game one but failed to reach base in game two
-Francesca Torraca's ten-game hitting streak came to an end in game one
-Gletow finished with four strikeouts in both games, tying a season-high
-Hawks pitchers combined for 11 strikeouts in game two which is a new season-best
-Augur's multi-hit performance in game one was her tenth of the year
-It was also her sixth multi-RBI game of the campaign
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Through eight MAAC games, Augur is slashing .375/.483/.542 with four doubles and five RBIs
-Danielle Dominik also has a conference OPS north of .800, hitting .333/.412/.400
-MU batters drew five walks in game one
-Castaneda and Kiley O'Rourke each had one stolen base in the second game
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will play their first road conference games of the season in a doubleheader against Marist tomorrow, April 16. First pitch in game one is scheduled for 11 a.m.