Softball Drops Both Ends of Doubleheader with Monmouth
Central Connecticut falls to 16-26 on the season and 6-8 in the Northeast Conference after dropping both ends of the doubleheader to Monmouth. Monmouth advances to 22-14 and 11-4 in the NEC with the two victories. Central Connecticut was led at the plate by freshman Kelsey Barlow who went 3-5 with a home run for the Blue Devils.
Central Connecticut falls to 16-26 on the season and 6-8 in the Northeast Conference after dropping both ends of the doubleheader to Monmouth. Monmouth advances to 22-14 and 11-4 in the NEC with the two victories. Central Connecticut was led at the plate by freshman Kelsey Barlow who went 3-5 with a home run for the Blue Devils.
Monmouth opened the scoring in game one in the top of the first inning when Emily DeLong drew a one out walk and then stole second base on the next play. DeLong then advanced to third on a wild pitch and was awarded home plate when the ball rolled into the dugout on the play.
Monmouth added to their lead in the top of the fourth inning scoring four runs capped by a three RBI home run by senior Christine Scherr making the Hawks lead 6-0 at the end of the fourth inning.
Monmouth added a run in the top of the fifth inning on a home run by senior Jessica Nicola to make the Monmouth lead 7-0.
Central Connecticut would answer for two runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on a two RBI home run down the left field line by Barlow to make the Monmouth lead 7-2.
Monmouth would score two more runs on a home run by junior Emily DeLong's in the top of the sixth inning. Monmouth scored two more runs in the top of the seventh inning on a pair of RBI doubles to finish the game with 11 runs on 13 hits and no errors to defeat the Blue Devils in game one who finished the game with two runs on 10 hits and no errors.
In game two Monmouth got out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning scoring on an RBI single by sophomore Chelsea Poprocki. The Hawks would add two more runs in the top of the third inning on a one out two RBI double by senior Alexa Ferrara to make the Monmouth lead 3-0.
Monmouth continued the offence to finish the game with 11 runs on 10 hits and one error to defeat Central Connecticut who finished with no runs on two hits and two errors.
Central Connecticut softball's doubleheader with the Blackbirds of Long Island origionally scheduled for Sunday, April 24 has been postponed to a time and date to be determined due to the impending rain.