FINAL SCORE
Monmouth (3-16) – 0
Lehigh (19-6) – 2
 
BETHLEHEM, PA – Lehigh defeated the Monmouth University softball team by a final score of 2-0 Wednesday at Leadership Park in Bethlehem, PA.

Sophomore Billie Kerwood threw a complete game striking out seven Lehigh hitters and allowing as many hits, all while throwing her second-highest number of pitches with 105. Both Mountain Hawks runs came via singles, with the first coming in the fourth inning and the insurance run added in the sixth.

Emily Churchill was the lone Hawk to reach base on the afternoon when she was hit by a pitch in the third inning. Monmouth falls to 3-16 on the season, while Lehigh improves to an impressive 19-6.

NOTES & QUOTES
"Credit to Lehigh's pitcher. We had some hard contact, but they made plays behind her.

As I told the team, we continue to improve. Results are coming if we continue to stay the course. We are looking forward to getting back to CAA play this weekend." – Head Coach Shannon Salsburg

- Billie Kerwood leads the MU pitching staff with 62 strikeouts this season.
- Lexi Castaneda started her first game of 2023.
- Lehigh leads the all-time series 13-10.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will play a CAA weekend series at Hofstra. The first two games will be played on Friday, March 24, at 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monmouth will close the series versus the Pride on Sunday, March 26, at 1:00 p.m.