Game 49 Final Score
Delaware (34-14, 20-4 CAA) – 4
Monmouth (11-38, 7-17 CAA) – 0
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Monmouth softball celebrated its Senior Day on Sunday at MU Softball Park, honoring Lexi Castaneda and Isabella Slape pregame, but ultimately fell in a 4-0 setback against CAA leader Delaware.
 
Castaneda reached base twice on the afternoon, once on a single and again on a walk. Liv Smith, the team leader in batting average, went 1-for-3 with a walk, as well. Izzy Bonacci turned in a complete-game effort in the circle, scattering 10 hits and allowing just four unearned runs across 103 pitches while keeping the Hawks in the game. Bonacci closed out her final home start by tossing seven innings with one walk allowed and seven groundball outs.
 
Monmouth worked patient at-bats throughout the afternoon, drawing four walks and had runners on base in five of the seven innings. Gianna Stern delivered the biggest swing of the day, smacking a double to the right-center gap in the seventh inning. Clare Picone also reached twice via walks to continue her strong stretch at the plate.
 
After Delaware pushed across an unearned run in the second inning and three more in the fourth.
 
Notes & Numbers
- Bonacci has recorded four straight complete games in the circle.
- Smith leads the Hawks with a .311 batting average and is currently on a three-game hitting streak.
- Smith drew her 18^th walk of the season.
- Stern smacked her fifth double of the season.
- Castaneda tallied her 53^rd career hit – all in a Hawks uniform.
- Picone recorded her third game this season drawing multiple walks.
- Delaware outhit Monmouth, 10-4.
- MU committed all three errors in the contest.
- Delaware left five runners on base to Monmouth's four.
- Delaware leads the all-time series, 16-6.
 
Up Next
The Hawks make the short trip to play the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on Tuesday, April 29. The game will be broadcast live on Big Ten+ at 3 p.m.