POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - Marist baseball (27-24, 15-9 MAAC) split the doubleheader against Siena (18-33, 12-12 MAAC) to finish the regular season. They were high-scoring affairs, as both the Red Foxes and Saints reached double-digit runs in each game.
 

GAME ONE SUMMARY

• Siena took a 2-0 lead through the first two innings.
• Frankie Gregoire answered with a home run the third, driving in Randy Taveras.
• The Saints had a big fourth inning, scoring four runs on three hits and an error including two triples.
• The Red Foxes responded with an even stronger bottom of inning as they batted around for seven runs.
• Brain Hart led off with an RBI-single to drive in Reece Armitage. 
• Moments later, Randy Taveras was hit by a pitch with loaded bases, sending Gene Napolitano home.
• Gregoire followed him up with a 2-RBI single to score Anthony Lazar and Brian Hart.
• Tyler Kapuscinski smacked a big double to send Taveras home directly after.
• Napolitano got his second turn at the plate in the inning, and singled up the middle for two RBIs. Kapuscinski and Gregoire reached home.
• Gregoire stayed red-hot in the fifth with a massive three-run homer to left field. Marist led 12-6 at this point.
• Siena wasn't done however, as the Saints added four more runs in the top of the sixth on two runs and an error.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Lazar and Taveras each recorded RBI-singles for insurance to boost the lead to 14-10, and the Red Foxes held their advantage for the win.

KEY STATS

• Frankie Gregoire had one of his best days of the season, going 3-for-5 with seven RBIs, two home runs and two runs scored.
• Randy Taveras went 1-for-2 with two RBIs, three runs scored and a stolen base while drawing three hits-by-pitch.
• Gene Napolitano recorded two hits in four appearances with two RBIs, a run scored and two stolen bases.
• Conor McNamara earned his first start of the season and went 3.0 innings with two strikeouts. He allowed just three hits and one earned run.
• Alex Pansini closed the game for the save with 1.2 innings of relief. He struck out three while allowing no hits.

GAME TWO SUMMARY

• The Saints got out to a hot start once again, leading 3-0 after the top of the first.
• Taveras and Gregoire each recorded an RBI-single in the bottom of the inning to tally two runs.
• Siena scored once again in the second for a 4-2 advantage.
• Gregoire drove in Taveras in the third with another RBI-single.
• Robbie Armitage reached home on a fielding error in the fourth, and then Reece Armitage was driven home by a bunt-single from Patrick Lightner to give Marist a 5-4 lead.
• The Saints scored four runs on four hits and a wild pitch in the top of the fifth inning to move ahead 8-5.
• Hart smacked a big 2-RBI double to right center field to drive in Reece Armitage and Gregoire in the bottom of the inning.
• Robbie Armitage blasted a 3-RBI double in the sixth to put Marist in the lead once again. Kapuscinski, Gregoire and Lazar all were driven home.
• The Saints tied the game with two unearned runs in the eighth, and then went ahead with a four-run ninth inning. Brian Kelly came up big with a 2-RBI single to give Siena a 14-10 lead.
• Anthony Lazar hit a sacrifice-fly in the ninth to drive in Niko Amory, but Marist was unable to close the gap any more and Siena escaped with the win.

KEY STATS

• Gregoire was impressive once again with a 2-for-3 showing. He tallied two RBIs, two walks, a stolen base and two runs scored. 
• Robbie Armitage recorded three RBIs, a double, two walks and a run scored. 
• Taveras had another great game as he went 3-for-4 with an RBI, two runs and two stolen bases.

NOTES

• Marist closed the season with the MAAC's highest batting average (.289), on base percentage (.380) and slugging percentage (.421).
• Frankie Gregoire leads the MAAC in home runs (14) and RBIs (56). He's tied for third in runs scored (48) and is third in slugging percentage (.565).
• Anthony Lazar leads the MAAC in runs scored (51), is tied for second in stolen bases (19) and is ranked fifth in hits (67).
• Robbie Armitage is ranked third in RBIs (46), tied for third in triples (four) and fourth in total bases (106).
• Tyler Kapuscinski leads the MAAC in on base percentage (.455) and ranks second in batting average (.360).
• Tony Romanelli leads Marist and ranks seventh in the MAAC in ERA (3.79) for qualifying pitchers.

UP NEXT

Marist prepares for the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships next week. The Red Foxes earned the fourth seed and will play fifth-seeded Manhattan on Wednesday, May 22 at 3 p.m.