Game One
Quinnipiac Bobcats (12-28, 5-14 MAAC) – 1
Monmouth Hawks (10-38, 5-14 MAAC) – 3
 
Game Two
Quinnipiac Bobcats (12-29, 5-15 MAAC) – 3
Monmouth Hawks (11-38, 6-14 MAAC) – 5
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Closing out both its regular season and its time in the MAAC, the Monmouth University softball team (11-38, 6-14 MAAC) sent its seniors off with a sweep of Quinnipiac on Monday afternoon. The Hawks won the opening game, 3-1, before coming from behind and scoring three sixth inning runs in a 5-3 game two victory.
 
Quinnipiac's lone run in game one came on an RBI single to right field in the second inning. The Hawks scored their first run in the bottom of the third when Riley Riendeau came home after a failed pickoff attempt by the catcher resulted in an error. Monmouth added two insurance runs in the sixth frame on a pair of sacrifice flies by Abby Warner and Eve Serrato. Billie Kerwood picked up her ninth complete game of the campaign, allowing four hits and three walks while striking out ten, which tied a season high. Lindsey Baron picked up the 50^th double of her career in the bottom of the fifth which tied a program record.
 
MU got on the board first in game two when Riendeau sent an RBI double to left field, plating Serrato and Julia Thuer. After a scoreless third, the Bobcats scored their first run in the fourth on a solo home run by Kayla Thomas. The catcher would strike again in the top of the sixth when she went yard for a second time, giving Quinnipiac a 3-2 lead. Monmouth battled back in the home half of the sixth, though, utilizing a pair of RBI singles by Thuer and Riendeau and a sacrifice fly by Serrato to retake the lead. Gletow struck out the side on 12 pitches, claiming her eighth complete game and closing out the season for the Hawks.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"I'm very proud of the team today. The pitchers threw well, we had timely hitting, and we made all the plays in the field. It's a nice way to send our seniors out. Heather, Stavi, Lindsey, and Danielle have been great building blocks for our program. They're all quality people who we're proud to say were Hawks." – Head Coach Shannon Salsburg
 
-Baron picked up her 10^th multi-hit game of the season in game one
-Riendeau's multi-RBI effort in game two was her second of the season
-Thuer and Riendeau notched their fifth and fourth multi-hit efforts of the year in game two, respectively
-Monmouth's three stolen bases in game one tied a season high
-Gletow's eight strikeouts in game two represented a new career high
-Baron, Stavi Augur, Danielle Dominik, and Heather Lally completed their Hawks careers
-Baron ends tied for first in program history in career doubles (50), tied for sixth in career home runs (20), and tied for sixth in runs scored (124)
-Her final career slash line is .315/.400/.560
-Baron's 15 doubles this season are tied for third-most in a single season in Monmouth history
-Augur ended her career on a seven-game hitting streak
-Kerwood ended her freshman season with 135 strikeouts which is third-most in the MAAC
-That number also slots Kerwood at seventh on the Monmouth single-season strikeouts list
-Gletow pitched in 40 games this season which is fifth-most in MU single-season history
-Kerwood's 35 appearances this year put her in a tie for 11^th on the same list
-With 24 walks this season, which are tied for fourth-most in program single-season history, Thuer matched her output from last year
-Baron, Augur, and Thuer were the only Hawks to appear in all 49 games this season
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-The Hawks stole five bases on the day
-Monmouth left five on base in game one compared to seven for Quinnipiac
-In game, the Bobcats left two on base while the Hawks left four
-Baron led the team in overall OPS with a mark of .904
-Augur's .837 OPS led the team in conference play
-MU pitchers combined for 18 strikeouts against just three walks
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will compete as a member of the CAA next season.