HAWKS FINISH WEEKEND WITH TWO WINS AT WINTHROP EAGLE CLASSIC

Game Recap: Softball | February 18, 2024

HAWKS FINISH WEEKEND WITH TWO WINS AT WINTHROP EAGLE CLASSIC

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Game One (Sat.)
Monmouth (2-6) – 5
Binghamton (6-2) – 8

Game Two (Sat.)
Le Moyne (0-4) – 0
Monmouth (3-6) – 4

FINAL SCORE (Sun.)
Monmouth (3-7) – 3
Mount St. Mary's (1-2) – 7

ROCK HILL, S.C. – The Monmouth University Softball Team completed its weekend at the Winthrop Eagle Classic with a 2-3 overall record, going 1-2 over the final two days.

The Hawks lost a back-and-forth battle to Binghamton, 8-5, on Saturday morning, and followed up with a 10-3 victory over Le Moyne in the first all-time meeting between the two schools.

Monmouth used 16 hits and scored all 10 of its runs in the first three innings to down the Dolphins. Six Hawks recorded at least two hits in the contests, with Savannah Simons leading the Blue & White with three knocks.

On Sunday, Mount St. Mary's snapped a five-game losing streak to the Hawks with a 7-3 win. The Mountaineers jumped ahead with a four-run second inning and kept the Hawks at a distance the rest of the way. Monmouth would push two runs across in the top of the seventh, but the rally fell short to drop the Hawks to 3-7 overall on the 2024 season.

QUOTE
"This weekend we saw a lot of progress. We need to get home and get time outside to fix a few things that are costing us right now. This team has fight, and we believe in our process. We look forward to getting back on the field next weekend." – Head Coach Shannon Salsburg

NOTES & NUMBERS
- Savannah Simons recorded a team-high nine hits on the weekend.
- Mackenzie Bloss recorded back-to-back multi-hit games.
- Abby Warner had four RBI across the final two contests.
- Dani Dabroski and Simons are tied for the team lead with eight runs each.
- This was first time the Hawks and Dolphins ever played.
- Monmouth is now 37-4 all-time versus Mount St. Mary's.
- Monmouth left 26 runners on base over the three games, while their opponents left 17 combined.

UP NEXT
The Hawks travel back to South Carolina next weekend for the Wings Etc. Tournament. Monmouth will take on Akron twice, USC Upstate twice, and No. 18 Kentucky once.