POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The Marist softball team will return to action this weekend in Wilmington, North Carolina with five games in the Seahawk Softball Challenge. The Red Foxes will play five games over three days against Toledo, Robert Morris, and host UNC Wilmington.
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Friday, Feb. 28
- Game 1 - Marist vs. Toledo – 10 a.m.
- Game 2 - Marist vs. Robert Morris – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 29
- Game 3 – Marist vs. UNC Wilmington – 12:30 p.m.
- Game 4 – Marist vs. Robert Morris – 5:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 1
- Game 5 – Marist vs. Toledo – 10 a.m.
 Live stats will be available for each game.
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- Marist travels down to North Carolina with a 4-5 record. Â
- Marist junior shortstop Caroline Baratta has 14 hits in 34 at bats (.412) with three doubles and a triple for the Red Foxes this season.
- Sophomore catcher Kaley Coltrain leads the team with three home runs this season and red-shirt junior infielder Claire Oberdorf is just behind with two.
- Junior pitcher Nicole Teague leads Marist with a 2.33 ERA this season. Sophomore Calista Phippen has a team-best 16 strikeouts. All four Marist pitchers (Teague, Phippen, freshman Kiley Myers, and freshman Meghan Haff) have one win.
- Toledo is currently 5-3 on the season. Erin Hunt is 4-0 with 0.70 ERA, and 43 strikeouts in 30 innings. Bri Robeson (.474) and Dayna Denner (.440, 2 HR, 10 RBIs) are the team's leading hitters.
- Robert Morris is 4-5 on the season. Natalie Higgins leads Robert Morris with a .375 batting average and two home runs. Dana Vatakis has a 1.39 ERA through her first six appearances.
- UNC Wilmington sits at 2-11 so far this season. Gabriella Hessenthaler leads the Seahawks in batting average .419 on the season, while Janel Gamache is hitting .414 with team bests of four homers and 14 RBIs.
- Marist will play five games over three days in the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic in Lubbock, Texas from March 6 through March 8.
- The Red Foxes will face Delaware State twice, Fairleigh Dickinson twice, and host Texas Tech once.
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