(5 inn.)
Game One
Monmouth Hawks (6-32, 1-8 MAAC) – 0
Marist Red Foxes (16-21, 4-3 MAAC) – 16
 
Game Two
Monmouth Hawks (7-32, 2-8 MAAC) – 6
Marist Red Foxes (16-22, 4-4 MAAC) – 4
 
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY – Powered by home runs from Stavi Augur and Abby Warner, the Monmouth University softball team (7-32, 2-8 MAAC) split its doubleheader with Marist on Saturday afternoon, picking up a win in game two by a score of 6-4.
 
After the teams exchanged zeros for the first five innings, Augur sent a two-out, two-run home run to left center in the top of the sixth, giving Monmouth a 2-0 lead. The Red Foxes quickly countered in their half of the inning, plating four runs with two outs and taking a 4-2 lead into the seventh.
 
The Hawks battled back, though, as Emily Spencer got on base to lead off the final frame due to an error by the shortstop. Abby Warner capitalized on the defensive miscue, connecting on her team-leading fourth home run of the season to even the game up at 4-4. With runners on first and second, Lindsey Baron singled to centerfield to bring home pinch runner Lexi Castaneda and give the Hawks a 5-4 advantage. Kiley O'Rourke provided MU with an insurance run when she scored on a wild pitch. Billie Kerwood shut the door in the bottom of the seventh, securing her sixth complete game of the season.
 
Marist's offensive attack in game one was too much to overcome as the Red Foxes took the victory in five innings by a score of 16-0.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"I am proud of how the team rebounded. Billie was outstanding, we had clutch hitting and the team fought until the very last pitch together. That is Monmouth softball." – Head Coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-Augur notched her 11^th multi-hit game and seventh multi-RBI game of the season in game two, both of which are team bests
-Warner's multi-RBI performance in game two was her fourth of the season
-MU's two home runs in the second game tied a season high
-Kerwood picked up her third win of the season in game two
-Heather Lally took her second AB of the season in game one, flying out to centerfield
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Kerwood scattered three hits over her complete game effort, striking out eight while walking two
-Augur is now hitting .379/.486/.621 in league play to go along with seven RBIs
-In game one, the Hawks left two runners on base compared to four for the Red Foxes
-Monmouth left five on base in the second game while Marist left two
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will continue their conference road swing next Saturday, April 23 against Manhattan. First pitch in game one is scheduled for 12 p.m.