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Claire Oberdorf had a game one grand slam, and scored three runs in game two
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Winner Marist College MAR 16-21, 3-2 MAAC
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Fairfield University FFD 12-21, 4-3 MAAC
Winner
Marist College MAR
16-21, 3-2 MAAC
16
Final
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Fairfield University FFD
12-21, 4-3 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Marist College MAR 0 4 0 6 1 0 5 16 12 0
Fairfield University FFD 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 7 1

W: Beiermeister, Megan (9-5) L: Pallotto, Destinee (9-8)

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Winner Marist College MAR 17-21, 4-2 MAAC
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Fairfield University FFD 12-22, 4-4 MAAC
Winner
Marist College MAR
17-21, 4-2 MAAC
6
Final
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Fairfield University FFD
12-22, 4-4 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Marist College MAR 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 6 9 0
Fairfield University FFD 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 1

W: Leeseberg, Kallen (4-7) L: Rhinehart, Lauryn (3-5) S: Teague, Nicole (0)

Game Recap: Softball | | Mike Ferraro

Marist Softball Sweeps Fairfield

Red Foxes Sweep Stags For First Time Since 2013

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut – The Marist softball team earned a sweep at Fairfield in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference doubleheader on Friday. The Red Foxes erupted for a 16-4 victory in game one, and earned a 6-2 triumph in the second game.
 
Game One: Marist 16, Fairfield 4
Summary
  • Marist scored four runs in the top of the second. An infield force out off the bat of junior Casey Page scored senior Kourtney Paul. Freshman Caroline Baratta followed with a two-run triple, and then came home on a wild pitch.
  • Fairfield tied the game with a four-run third, which came on four hits. Alisha Marshall delivered a two-run single in the rally.
  • The Red Foxes loaded the bases with none out in the fourth. Two batters later, red-shirt sophomore Claire Oberdorf belted a grand slam over the wall in left-center field. Sophomore Ali Milam then went back-to-back with a home run over the wall in right-center field. Marist added another run in the fourth on an RBI single by senior Brittany Colombo, and led 10-4 after three-and-a-half.
  • Leading off the fifth, Baratta's homer to left field gave Marist an 11-4 advantage.
  • The Red Foxes added five runs in the seventh. Freshman Olivia Knopf, junior Madison Lee, and sophomore Jade Sinskul had RBIs, and Colombo closed out the scoring with a two-run homer.
 
Stats
  • Junior Megan Beiermeister (9-5) tossed a complete game, scattering seven hits.
  • The Red Foxes had 12 hits. Colombo led the way with three, followed by Baratta, Milam, and Paul with two apiece.
  • Colombo was 3-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBIs.
  • Baratta was 2-for-3 with three RBIs, three runs scored, two walks, a triple, and a home run.
  • Fairfield starter Destinee Pallotto (9-8), who went the first 3.1 innings, took the loss.
 
Game Two: Marist 6, Fairfield 2
Summary
  • Marist scored twice in the top of the first. Junior Brandi Coon drew a bases-loaded walk, which forced home senior Miranda Perez. Paul followed with a sacrifice fly, which plated Oberdorf.
  • In the fourth, an error on a sacrifice bunt by Coon brought home Oberdorf. Paul followed with an RBI single, as she drove in Coon from second.
  • Junior Kallen Leeseberg retired the first 10 Stags she faced. In the fourth, Amanda Ulzheimer reached on a one-out infield single, and Courtney Hankins followed with a two-run homer to cut Marist's lead to 4-2.
  • In the fifth, Paul's RBI single scored Oberdorf. Sophomore Jade Sinskul followed with a squeeze bunt, which brought home Coon.
  • Fairfield had two on with two out in the sixth, but freshman Nicole Teague induced a comebacker to squelch the Stags' rally.
 
Key Stats
  • Paul went 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a stolen base.
  • Oberdorf went 2-for-3 with three runs scored.
  • Leeseberg (4-7) allowed just two hits in 5.2 innings and struck out four. Teague got the final four outs and did not allow a run as she earned her second save.
  • Lauryn Rhinehart (3-5), who went the first 4.1 innings, took the loss for Fairfield.
 
Notes
  • The grand slam was the first of Oberdorf's career.
  • Marist's 16 runs scored in game one were its most since having 22 in the second game of a doubleheader against Saint Peter's on April 16, 2016.
  • Marist swept Fairfield in the regular season for the first time since 2013.
  • Beiermeister won her fifth straight decision and fourth consecutive start.
 
Records
Marist is 17-21 overall and 4-2 in the MAAC. Fairfield is 12-22 overall and 4-4 in conference play.
 
Quote of the Day
"I'm just really pleased with the effort," head coach Joe Ausanio said. "Fairfield was picked number one in the conference, and the ladies rose to the challenge today."
 
Up Next
Marist hosts Quinnipiac for a MAAC doubleheader on Saturday at Gartland Field. First pitch of game one is scheduled for noon.
 
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