Game One
Monmouth (7-26, 6-10 CAA) – 11
College of Charleston (13-24, 7-6 CAA) – 3

Game Two
College of Charleston (14-24, 8-6 CAA) – 3
Monmouth (7-27, 6-11 CAA) – 0
 
CHARLESTON, SC – The Monmouth University softball team put together its strongest offensive outing of the 2023 season, which led to an 11-3 game one win before falling 3-0 in game two at the College of Charleston on Saturday afternoon.

The Hawks scored 11 runs, recorded 12 hits, 10 RBIs, and drew 13 walks in the game one victory, all season highs for the club.
 
Junior Abby Warner (1-for-2, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, 3 BB) gave the Hawks an early 2-0 lead on her fifth home run of the season – a two-run shot to left in the top of the first inning. The Cougars would take the lead in the third, but Monmouth responded with a four-run fourth to regain the advantage, 6-3. The Hawks displayed solid patience in the frame by working five walks. Francesca Torraca (2-for-5, 2B, RBI, SB) drove in the only run via a hit in the inning with an RBI double to left center.

Bri Lawson (2-for-5, 2 RBI) has a pair of RBI singles and Julia Thuer (2-for-4, RBI, BB) added one of her own up the middle to extend the Monmouth lead. Sophomore Billie Kerwood continued her strong 2023 with a complete game win striking out nine Cougar hitters on 130 pitches.

The Cougars kept the Monmouth bats quiet in game two, limiting the Hawks to just four hits and zero runs. Kelly Toomey started her first game of the season and gave MU six innings while striking out eight but was credited with the loss. Monmouth left seven runners ln base in the 3-0 loss.

NOTES & QUOTES
"We got excellent starts in both games by Billie and Kelly. Offensively, we really were able to push runs. I feel like everyone focused on having quality at-bats.

In game two, we had some runners on, but just tried to do too much. We are going to try to focus on having a better process in those moments and take game three against a good Charleston team tomorrow." - Head Coach Shannon Salsburg

- Abby Warner has homered in back-to-back games.
- Warner and Eve Serrato each reached base four times in game one.
- Kelly Toomey started her first career game in the circle for Monmouth.
 
NUMBER CRUNCH
- Devin Coia leads the Hawks with a .556 on-base percentage in conference games this season.
- Julia Thuer collected her second consecutive multi-hit game in the first contest.
- Billie Kerwood leads the CAA in strikeouts this season with 114.
- Game one set a season high in in hits for Monmouth with 12.
- MU left 20 runners on base on the day, while Charleston left 16.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will finish the series versus the Cougars at 12 pm on Saturday, April 16. The game is set to be broadcasted on FloSports.