POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – Winners of six straight games, the Marist softball team will close out the regular season this weekend with a trip to western New York. The Red Foxes (30-19 overall, 13-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) will face Canisius (14-29, 8-10) for a doubleheader on Saturday at 10 a.m., followed by two at Niagara (13-28, 9-7) on Sunday at 11 a.m.
 

Race To The Playoffs

• Marist controls its own destiny for the #1 seed in next week's MAAC Championship.
• With three wins in its four games this weekend, Marist will clinch the top seed. The Red Foxes will guarantee a top-two seed, and subsequent first-round bye, with two wins.
• The team which earns the #1 seed will host the MAAC Championship, which will run from Wednesday, May 8 through Saturday, May 11, with Sunday, May 12 available as a rain date.

 

Race To The Playoffs

• Marist's six-game winning streak is a season best. The Red Foxes are 19-5 since March 27.
• Casey Page is hitting a team-best .379. Ali Milam has team highs in home runs (eight) and RBIs (44).
• Claire Oberdorf leads four Red Foxes who have double-digit stolen base totals with 15.
• Calista Phippen paces the Marist pitching staff with 17-3 record and 1.25 earned run average. Phippen has six shutouts and 157 strikeouts in 134 innings of work.

 

About Canisius

• The Golden Griffins have won six of their last eight. Canisius swept Quinnipiac in a doubleheader on Friday, prevailing by scores of 4-2 and 4-1.
• Erin Hufford has a team-high batting average of .373 with 14 stolen bases. Kara Paradowski is hitting .354 with a team-best 37 stolen bases. Lauren Castro paces Canisius with seven homers, and Hannah Catallo-Stokes leads the Golden Griffins with 25 RBIs.
• Castro and Emily Nicosia lead the pitching staff with five wins apiece.

 

About Niagara

• The Purple Eagles have won four straight games against MAAC foes, and five out of six overall.
• Reigning MAAC Player of the Week Jerri Ann Orfano leads Niagara in batting average (.309) and RBIs (20). Kendall Watkins has a team-best five home runs.
• Sierra Bertrand leads Niagara in wins (five), innings pitched (96.2) and strikeouts (95).