POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist softball team has traveled to Texas as it continues its 13-game, 10-day trip over Spring Break. The Red Foxes will play three mid-week games on Tuesday and Wednesday, followed by five tournament games from Friday through Sunday.
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Marist is 6-9 so far this season. The Red Foxes have played in three weekend tournaments, and have gone 2-3 in each one. This past weekend, Marist went 2-1 against Santa Clara and 0-2 against Cal Poly. Red-shirt sophomore
Claire Oberdorf hit a team-best .500, while junior
Megan Beiermeister pitched two complete games with a 0.50 ERA.
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Here is a closer look at this week's games:
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Tuesday
Marist plays a doubleheader at Sam Houston State. First pitch of game one is set 4 p.m. Eastern, with the second game following shortly afterward.
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The Bearkats are 9-13 overall, and are coming off a three-game sweep of Incarnate Word this past weekend.
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Live stats for game one are available
here, and live stats for game two are available
here.
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Wednesday
The Red Foxes have added a game against Houston Baptist to their schedule. Houston Baptist is 2-11 this season, and was most recently swept in a three-game series against Nicholls this past weekend.
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Houston Baptist has faced one Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opponent this season, and split a pair of games against Niagara at the GCU Purple Classic in late February.
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A video stream of the game will be available through YouTube. Click
here to watch.
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Weekend
The Red Foxes will play five games in three days in the Reveille Classic, hosted by Texas A&M. Here is the tournament schedule:
- Friday, March 16: UConn, 1:15 p.m.
- Friday, March 16: Texas A&M, 4Â p.m.
- Saturday, March 17: UConn, 11Â a.m.
- Saturday, March 17: Michigan State, 4 p.m.
- Sunday, March 18: Texas A&M, 1:15 p.m.