POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Lehigh on Saturday. The Mountain Hawks prevailed 5-0 in game one and 12-5 in game two.
 

Game One

• Lehigh scored all of the game's runs in fifth inning. Holly Lovett and Julia Mrochko delivered back-to-back two-run hits.
• Four of Lehigh's runs in the sixth were unearned.
• Maddie Pleasants started and went the first six innings. She struck out four and did not walk anyone. Pleasants also had two of Marist's three hits.
• Katelyn Young went the distance for Lehigh and struck out four.

 

Game Two

• Lehigh scored twice in the top of the first, but Kaitlyn Husic cut the Red Foxes' deficit in half with a homer in the bottom half of the inning.
• The Mountain Hawks then scored six in the top of the fourth, as 11 Lehigh hitters came to the plate.
• Lehigh ran its lead to 9-1 in the top of the fifth, but the Red Foxes avoided the mercy rule when Pleasants' RBI single brought home Maddie Gore.
• Lehigh tacked on three more in the top of the sixth, but the Red Foxes avoided the mercy rule again when Lauren Morrell belted a three-run homer.
• Morrell finished 3-for-3 with thee RBIs.
• Rowan Drew went 2-for-3, and Maddie Gore scored two runs.
• Gracie Smith went 2-for-3 with three RBIs for Lehigh.

 

Records

• Lehigh is now 22-14.
• Marist stands at 26-13.

 

Up Next

• Marist returns to action next weekend with a three-game home series against Iona.
• The Red Foxes and Gaels will play a doubleheader on Saturday, April 20, followed by a single game on Sunday, April 21.
• First pitch both days is set for noon.