April 13, 2008

Game One Box Score
Game Two Box Score

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y.- The Marist softball team dropped a doubleheader to Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference rival Siena on Sunday afternoon in Loudonville. Marist out-hit Siena in both contests, and junior shortstop Melissa Giordano (Stamford, Conn.) homered twice in the opener, but it wasn't enough as the Saints prevailed 4-2 in game one and 6-3 in game two.

Giordano's first solo shot came in the top of the third inning, and it put the Red Foxes (12-21, 0-3 MAAC) up 1-0.

That lead was short lived as Siena was able to answer with four of their own in the bottom half. The big blow was a three-run homer off the bat of Jennifer Granato.

Giordano's second homer came in the fifth to pull Marist within two, but the Red Foxes couldn't get any closer.

Megan Rigos (Pittsburgh, Pa.) went the distance and took the loss. She had eight strikeouts and is now 8-10 on the year.

Marist had a total of seven hits. Freshman Kate Malloy had two singles and senior Pamela de la Llave (West Orange, N.J.) had a single and two successful sacrifice bunts. Alanna Woody (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) and Mary Beth Pomes (Milford, Pa.) each singled.

Jamie Piela earned the game one win for Siena. She went all seven and had four strikeouts.

In game two, Granato and Lauren Weingart drove in all six Siena runs. Weingart hit a two-run single in the third to put Siena up 2-0. Marist answered in the 4th when Giordano doubled and then scored on an Alison Catenacci (Medfield, Mass.) RBI single.

Granato hit her second three-run homer of the day to extend Siena's lead to 5-1 in the fifth, and Weingart followed with a solo homer of her own. The Red Foxes rallied in the seventh to cut the lead to 6-3 and had the tying run at the plate but couldn't get any closer.

Freshman McCallion Campbell (Port Jervis, N.Y.) started the inning with a single and fellow rookie Heather Young (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) followed with a double. Pomes then hit a soft ground ball that the Siena first baseman threw away and both Campbell and Young scored. De la Llave then singled to get the tying run to the plate, but Giordano hit a laser right at the shortstop and Malloy grounded to second.

In the nightcap, Giordano went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored, and Catenacci had an RBI single. Young, Campbell, and de la Llave had the three other Marist hits.

Caitlin Carpentier (Andover, Mass.) started game two and took the loss. She went five innings and was charged with all six runs. Five of them were earned. Freshman Heather Viola (East Meadow, N.Y.) pitched an inning of scoreless relief.

Siena (9-23, 2-6 MAAC) starter Lauren Sheehan pitched well in the second game. She earned the win and went all seven innings.

The Red Foxes will look to get back in the win column when they visit St. John's on Wednesday.