Game One (5 Innings)
Monmouth (1-4) – 2
Appalachian State (1-3) – 11

Game Two
USC Upstate (2-4) – 0
Monmouth (2-4) – 4
 
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Junior pitcher Billie Kerwood struck out nine hitters during a complete game shutout as the Monmouth University Softball Team defeated USC Upstate, 4-0, in the second game of its Friday doubleheader at the Winthrop Eagle Classic.
 
It marks the second shutout of Kerwood's career and first of 2024.

Monmouth used a four-run fourth inning to give Kerwood plenty of run support for the win. Mackenzie Bloss started the scoring by driving in Savannah Simons with an RBI single up the middle. Devin Coia then brought Dani Dabroski home on a fielder's choice, and Bri Lawson made it 3-0 when she squeezed home Bloss on a bunt. Running for Coia, Giana Scotti scored the fourth and final run for the Hawks on a wild pitch.

Monmouth's second win of the season came after an 11-2 loss in five innings to Appalachian State in the morning. Abby Warner hit a solo home run and Bri Lawson hit an RBI single, but the Mountaineers used a three-run first and a six-run fourth to win their first game of the season.

NOTES & NUMBERS
- Warner hit her 12^th career home run.
- Simons leads the team with eight hits.
- Bloss and Dabroski are tied for the team lead with four runs each.
- This was first time the Hawks and Mountaineers ever played.
- Monmouth leads the all-time series versus USC Upstate, 2-1.
- Monmouth left eight runners on base on the day, while their opponents left 11 combined.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks take on Binghamton and Le Moyne on day two of the Winthrop Eagle Classic on Saturday.