Login
Login

Monmouth Hawks softball

{{Short description|College softball team}}

{{Infobox college softball team

|name = Monmouth Hawks softball

|CurrentSeason =

|logo = Monmouth Athletics M.png

|logo_size = 150

|university = Monmouth University

|conference = Coastal Athletic Association

|conference_short = CAA

|division =

|city = West Long Branch

|stateabb = NJ

|state = New Jersey

|coach = Shannon Salsburg

|tenure = 9th

|stadium = Monmouth University Softball Park

|capacity =

|nickname = Hawks

|national_champion =

|wcws =

|ncaa_tourneys = 2018, 2019

|conference_tournament = 2018, 2019

|conference_champion = NEC: 1999{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/ncaahistory/schools/schools-by-division/ncaa-division-i-schools/monmouth-hawks-1|title=Monmouth Hawks - NCAA History|website=sites.google.com}}
MAAC: 2018, 2019, 2021{{Cite web|url=https://maacsports.com/sports/2017/6/29/SB_0629170649.aspx?id=2443&=|title=Softball Standings 1986-2022|website=maacsports.com}}

}}

: For information on all Monmouth University sports, see Monmouth Hawks

The Monmouth Hawks softball team represents Monmouth University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). From 1984 until 2013, the team was a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC).{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/college-basketball/2012/12/monmouth_university_accepts_invite_to_join_maac_in_2013_leaving_northeast_conference.html|title=Monmouth University accepts invite to join MAAC in 2013, leaving Northeast Conference|first=Brendan Prunty/The|last=Star-Ledger|date=December 15, 2012|website=nj}} From 2014 until 2022, the team was a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/33144929/colonial-athletic-association-adding-hampton-monmouth-stony-brook-conference|title=CAA adding three new schools to conference|date=January 25, 2022|website=ESPN.com}} The Hawks are currently led by head coach Shannon Salsburg. The team plays its home games at Monmouth University Softball Park which is located on the college's campus.{{Cite web|url=https://monmouthhawks.com/facilities/mu-softball-park/7|title=Facilities|website=Monmouth University Athletics}}

History

Despite finishing in the top three of the Northeast Conference standings 10 times, the Hawks only managed to win the NEC regular season title once and failed win the conference tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://northeastconference.org/sports/2011/9/22/softball_501.aspx?path=softball|title=NEC Softball History|website=northeastconference.org}} After moving to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in 2014, Monmouth found significantly more success by winning the MAAC regular season title three times, doing so in 2018, 2019, and 2021, and winning the conference tournament twice in 2018 and 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://maacsports.com/news/2018/5/12/monmouth-wins-2018-maac-softball-title.aspx|title=Monmouth Wins 2018 MAAC Softball Title|website=maacsports.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://monmouthhawks.com/news/2019/5/11/softball-wins-second-straight-maac-championship.aspx|title=SOFTBALL WINS SECOND STRAIGHT MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP|website=Monmouth University Athletics|date=11 May 2019 }}

The Hawks qualified for the 2018 NCAA Division I softball tournament, the Hawks first ever appearance in the tournament. In their first game of the tournament, they were defeated by Tennessee by a score of 9–0, losing via mercy rule in five innings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/game/2928437|title=Monmouth vs Tennessee DI Softball Game Summary - May 18th, 2018 | NCAA.com|website=www.ncaa.com}} They were eliminated from the tournament by Ohio by a score of 4–0, failing to score a run in either game of their first NCAA tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2018/5/19/5_19_2018_10043.aspx|title=Freshmen Lead Ohio Softball to First Ever NCAA Regional Victory|website=Ohio University|date=19 May 2018 }} Monmouth qualified for their second consecutive NCAA tournament in 2019. They again failed to score a single run in the tournament, losing initially to LSU 2–0 and were eliminated from the tournament by Louisiana Tech by a score of 1–0.{{Cite web|url=https://wafb.com/2019/05/18/lsu-softball-shuts-out-monmouth-baton-rouge-regional/|title=LSU softball shuts out Monmouth in Baton Rouge Regional|first=Josh|last=Auzenne|date=May 18, 2019|website=www.wafb.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncaa.com/game/3518121|title=Monmouth vs Louisiana Tech DI Softball Game Summary - May 18th, 2019 | NCAA.com|website=www.ncaa.com}} The Hawks won their final regular season title in the MAAC in the 2021 season.{{Cite web|url=https://maacsports.com/news/2021/5/5/2021-maac-softball-championship-field-set.aspx|title=2021 MAAC Softball Championship Field Is Set|website=maacsports.com}}

Monmouth officially joined the Coastal Athletic Association on July 1, 2022, after spending the last nine seasons in the MAAC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/setonhall/2022/01/monmouth-is-leaving-maac-big-south-for-colonial-athletic-association.html|title=Monmouth is leaving MAAC, Big South for Colonial Athletic Association|first=Adam Zagoria | For NJ Advance|last=Media|date=January 18, 2022|website=nj}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejournalnj.com/articles/monmouth-university-moving-into-colonial-athletic-association/|title=Monmouth University Moving into Colonial Athletic Association|website=The Journal Magazines}}

=Coaching history=

class="wikitable"
style="text-align:center;"

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Monmouth Hawks|Years|Coach|Record|%}}

1984Rich DeFonce8–11–1{{winpct|8|11|1}}
1985–1987Virginia Sulovski32–46{{winpct|32|46|0}}
1988Lisa Leopold13–16{{winpct|13|16|0}}
1989–1994Patti Adorna86–150–2{{winpct|86|150|2}}
1995–2001Chris Wajda205–133–3{{winpct|205|133|3}}
2002–2009Carol Sullivan179–176–2{{winpct|179|176|2}}
2010–2015Louie Berndt147–121{{winpct|147|121|0}}
2016–presentShannon Salsburg179–176{{winpct|179|176|0}}{{Cite web|url=https://monmouthhawks.com/documents/2022/5/24/2023_MUSB_ALMANAC.pdf|title=2023 MUSB ALMANAC (PDF)|website=Monmouth University Athletics}}

Roster

class="toccolours" style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
colspan=9 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Monmouth Hawks}}"| 2024 Monmouth Hawks roster
width="03"| 

|valign="top"|

Pitchers

  • 31 – Billie Kerwood – Junior
  • 74 – Olivia Lewis – Freshman
  • 22 – Kait Mulcahey – Senior
  • 21 – Ana Rodriguez – Senior

Catchers

  • 27 – Devin Coia – Senior
  • 10 – Savannah Simons – Sophomore
  • 35 – Abby Warner – Senior

|width="15"| 

|valign="top"|

Outfielders

  • 20 – Lexi Castaneda – Junior
  • 13 – Dani Dabroski – Graduate Student
  • 30 – Kiley O'Rourke – Senior
  • 33 – Tessa Thompson – Sophomore

Infielders

  • 28 – Mackenzie Bloss – Sophomore
  • 12 – Emily Churchill – Senior
  • 15 – Bri Lawson – Sophomore
  • 8 – Giana Scotti – Freshman
  • 4 – Isabella Slape – Junior

Utility

  • 14 – Kaitlynn Place – Sophomore

|width="25"| 

colspan="4" style="font-size:8pt; text-align:center;"|Reference:{{Cite web|url=https://monmouthhawks.com/sports/softball/roster?sort=position|title=2024 Softball Roster|website=Monmouth University Athletics}}

Season by season results

{{CBB Yearly Record Start

|type=team

|conference=

|postseason=

|poll=no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead

|name=Monmouth Hawks

|startyear=1984

|conference=Northeast Conference

|endyear=2013

|}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1984

| name = Rich DeFonce

| overall = 8–11–1

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1985

| name = Virginia Sulovski

| overall = 14–7

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1986

| name = Virginia Sulovski

| overall = 7–16

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1987

| name = Virginia Sulovski

| overall = 11–23

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1988

| name = Lisa Leopold

| overall = 13–16

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1989

| name = Patti Adorna

| overall = 16–23

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1990

| name = Patti Adorna

| overall = 11–27–1

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1991

| name = Patti Adorna

| overall = 14–29

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1992

| name = Patti Adorna

| overall = 11–24–1

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1993

| name = Patti Adorna

| overall = 12–25

| conference =

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1994

| name = Patti Adorna

| overall = 22–22

| conference = 10–8

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1995

| name = Chris Wajda

| overall = 37–19–1

| conference = 11–5

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1996

| name = Chris Wajda

| overall = 23–25

| conference = 12–4

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1997

| name = Chris Wajda

| overall = 24–27

| conference = 8–8

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 1998

| name = Chris Wajda

| overall = 26–15–1

| conference = 8–4

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 1999

| name = Chris Wajda

| overall = 35–13

| conference = 14–4

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2000

| name = Chris Wajda

| overall = 32–13–1

| conference = 16–4

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2001

| name = Chris Wajda

| overall = 28–21

| conference = 18–4

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2002

| name = Carol Sullivan

| overall = 18–23

| conference = 12–10

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2003

| name = Carol Sullivan

| overall = 17–27

| conference = 13–9

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2004

| name = Carol Sullivan

| overall = 19–23

| conference = 12–6

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2005

| name = Carol Sullivan

| overall = 29–20

| conference = 10–10

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2006

| name = Carol Sullivan

| overall = 20–25

| conference = 8–10

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2007

| name = Carol Sullivan

| overall = 31–18

| conference = 13–5

| confstanding = T–2nd

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2008

| name = Carol Sullivan

| overall = 19–22–1

| conference = 9–8

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2009

| name = Carol Sullivan

| overall = 26–18–1

| conference = 11–7

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2010

| name = Louie Berndt

| overall = 30–18

| conference = 15–4

| confstanding = 2nd

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2011

| name = Louie Berndt

| overall = 21–21

| conference = 10–10

| confstanding = 6th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2012

| name = Louie Berndt

| overall = 24–20

| conference = 12–8

| confstanding = 4th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2013

| name = Louie Berndt

| overall = 31–16

| conference = 15–5

| confstanding = 3rd

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|

|name=Monmouth Hawks

|startyear=2014

|conference=Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

|endyear=2022

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2014

| name = Louie Berndt

| overall = 22–21

| conference = 12–8

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2015

| name = Louie Berndt

| overall = 19–25

| conference = 12–8

| confstanding = T–5th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2016

| name = Shannon Salsburg

| overall = 29–21

| conference = 13–7

| confstanding = T–3rd

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2017

| name = Shannon Salsburg

| overall = 25–31

| conference = 11–9

| confstanding = 5th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2018

| name = Shannon Salsburg

| overall = 32–16

| conference = 19–1

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason = NCAA Regionals

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = confboth

| season = 2019

| name = Shannon Salsburg

| overall = 36–18

| conference = 16–4

| confstanding = T–1st

| postseason = NCAA Regionals

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2020

| name = Shannon Salsburg

| overall = 11–9

| conference = 0–0

| confstanding = N/A

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}} Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship = conference

| season = 2021

| name = Shannon Salsburg

| overall = 25–9

| conference = 25–7

| confstanding = 1st

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2022

| name = Shannon Salsburg

| overall = 11–38

| conference = 6–14

| confstanding = 10th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|

|name=Monmouth Hawks

|startyear=2023

|conference=Coastal Athletic Association

|endyear=

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2023

| name = Shannon Salsburg

| overall = 10–34

| conference = 8–16

| confstanding = 9th

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record Entry

| championship =

| season = 2024

| name = Shannon Salsburg

| overall = 0–0

| conference = 0–0

| confstanding =

| postseason =

| ranking = no

| ranking2 = no

}}

{{CBB Yearly Record End

| overall = 849–829–8 ({{Winning percentage|849|829|8}})

| confrecord = 351–191–0

| poll = no

| polltype =

}}{{Cite web|url=https://caasports.com/standings.aspx?path=softball|title=2023 Softball Standings|website=caasports.com}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website}}

{{Monmouth University}}

{{Coastal Athletic Association softball navbox}}

Category:Coastal Athletic Association softball

Category:Monmouth Hawks

Category:NCAA Division I softball teams

Category:Softball teams in New Jersey