Game One
Mercer (3-4) - 10
Monmouth (0-5) – 4
 
Game Two (5 Innings)
Monmouth (0-6) – 1
Fairfield (3-0) – 9
 
DELAND, FL – The junior catcher combination of Devin Coia and Abby Warner blasted the Hawks' first two home runs of the season, but the Monmouth University softball team fell to Mercer and Fairfield in both of its games on day two of the Stetson Hatter Classic in DeLand, FL.
 
Coia and Warner highlighted a Hawk offense that totaled five runs and eight hits on the day. In the first game against Mercer, Warner drove in Monmouth's second run of the game – an RBI single scoring Francesca Torraca (1-for-3, RBI) in the bottom of the third putting the Hawks up 2-1 at the time. Mercer was able to respond with two in their half of the fourth, and they eventually added insurance to take a 10-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh.

Off the bench as a pinch hitter, Coia smoked the first pitch she saw beyond the right center wall, cutting the lead to 10-4. Bri Lawson immediately followed with her first career extra-base hit, a double, but the Bears would then secure the final couple outs to win by that very score.

Warner followed up with a 2-for-2 game against Fairfield where she sent a 3-1 pitch over the center field wall for her first home run of the young season. Fairfield had an early 4-1 lead prior to Warner's homer and tacked on to win the game 9-1 in five innings.

NOTES & QUOTES
"Today, I like our fight for the first six innings. We have to work to fight harder when things get tough. When we do that, I truly believe we will turn the corner." – Head Coach Shannon Salsburg
 
- Devin Coia hit the first home run for the Hawks this season.
- Francesca Torraca drove in her seventh career RBI for MU.
- Abby Warner leads the team with seven hits through the first six games of the season.
- Billie Kerwood struck out five batters versus Mercer.
- Bri Lawson went 2-for-4 on the day and collected her first career XBH
- The Hawks left 7 runners on base on the day, and their opponents left 14.
- Fairfield has won the last four meetings with Monmouth.
- Mercer has beaten the Hawks in all three of their all-time meetings.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will conclude the Hatter Classic against host Stetson at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow.