FINAL SCORE
Delaware (15-15, 7-2 CAA) – 1
Monmouth (4-23, 4-8 CAA) – 0
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – The Monmouth University softball team found themselves in a pitching and defensive duel, but fell to the Delaware Blue Hens, 1-0, on Sunday Afternoon at MU Softball Park.
Both teams pitched well and made tough plays defensively in the low-scoring affair. In her 15
th start of the season,
Billie Kerwood struck out seven Blue Hens while going a full seven innings. After the Blue Hens escaped a bases loaded, no out jam in the bottom of the fourth, the Hawks started to threaten in the very next frame, but a sensational diving play by Delaware's Julz Garber in centerfield took away extra bases and an RBI from
Abby Warner. With the game still tied at zero, Delaware got its lone run on a two-out single to left in the sixth and eventually stranded the tying run on first in the final inning to win, 1-0.
NOTES & QUOTES
"Today was a solid day of softball for us. Though we didn't get the result we wanted, we improved in the areas we focused on in practice.
Billie threw the ball great and gave us a chance to win. I'm proud of the way we competed as a team today. We'll get back to work and get ready for Columbia on Wednesday." – Head Coach
Shannon Salsburg
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Devin Coia collected her third multi-hit game of the season and second in a row.
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Billie Kerwood is up to 90 strikeouts this season, the most by any Hawk.
- It was Kerwood's fifth complete game of 2023.
NUMBER CRUNCH
- Coia leads the team with a .455 batting average in conference play.
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Kiley O'Rourke has singled in each of her last two pinch hit opportunities.
- Since 2012, Delaware leads the series, 10-6.
- The Blue Hens left 10 runners on base, while the Hawks left seven.
UP NEXT
The Hawks welcome Columbia to West Long Branch for a 2:00 p.m. contest on Wednesday, April 5.
