POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist softball team (25-10 overall, 7-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) is set to take on Siena (18-10, 4-2) in a three-game series in Loudonville.
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The Red Foxes and Saints will play a doubleheader on Tuesday, and a single game on Wednesday. First pitch on both days is set for 2 p.m.
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- All three games will be carried live on ESPN+.
- For in-game updates, follow @MaristSoftball on X.
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- Marist took two out of three against Mount St. Mary's this weekend.
- After falling 3-2 in eight innings in game one, the Red Foxes prevailed 6-3 in game two on Saturday, and 10-3 in Sunday's third game.
- Miah McDonald drove in seven runs in the series, which included a two-homer, five-RBI performance in Saturday's second game.
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- The Red Foxes have five of the MAAC's top eight in batting average: Haley Ahr (.422, second), Alyssa Grupp (.394, third), Peyton Pusey (.379, fifth), Miah McDonald (.373, sixth), and Maddie Pleasants (.372, eighth).
- McDonald leads the MAAC in home runs (10), RBIs (45), and triples (five).
- Ahr leads the MAAC in OPS (1.179).
- Kiley Myers and Anna Sidlowski are tied for the conference lead with 11 wins apiece.
- Myers recorded her 300th career strikeout on Sunday, becoming the ninth pitcher in program history to reach this milestone. Her strikeout to end Sunday's game against Mount St. Mary's gave her 99 for the season, which set a career high.
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- Siena leads the MAAC with a 2.67 team ERA, followed by Marist (2.72).
- Alissa Eimont leads the MAAC in ERA (1.64), with teammate Nicole Patille in third (2.07). Myers ranks second (1.97), and Sidlowski is fourth (2.14).
- McKenzie Swinson leads the MAAC with 16 stolen bases, with Pusey in second (14).
- These are the first three games Siena will play on its home field this season.
- Siena was swept in a doubleheader against Fairfield on Sunday, but had won five straight prior to that.
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- Marist returns to Gartland Field for a non-conference doubleheader against Lehigh on Saturday.
- First pitch of game one is set for 1 p.m.