FAIRFIELD, Connecticut – The Marist softball team (34-16 overall, 15-5 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) is set to finish the regular season against Fairfield (13-31, 9-12) with a three-game series in Connecticut. The Red Foxes and Stags will play a doubleheader on Friday, and a single game on Saturday. First pitch on both days is set for noon.  
 

Seeds

• Marist will wrap up the #1 seed in the MAAC Championship with two wins at Fairfield OR …
• One win combined with one loss by Niagara at Mount St. Mary's, OR …
• Two Niagara losses at Mount St. Mary's AND one loss by Rider to Quinnipiac.

 

Follow Us

• All three games will be carried live on the Stags Sports Network.
• For in-game updates, follow @MaristSoftball on X.

 

Last Time Out

• Marist split a doubleheader against Lafayette on Wednesday.
• The Red Foxes were dominant in game one winning 9-3 and fell short in game two, 6-5.
• Peyton Pusey had four hits and a home run on the day.
• Miah McDonald hit her 20th home run of the season, becoming the first player in the MAAC to reach this milestone in 23 years, and just the second in the conference's history.
• Anna Sidlowski pitched four scoreless innings of relief to earn the victory in game one.

 

Marist Facts

• The Red Foxes have all five of the MAAC's top five in hits: Miah McDonald (68, first), Peyton Pusey (65, tied for second), Haley Ahr (65, tied for second), Maddie Pleasants (59, fourth), and Alyssa Grupp (55, fifth).
• McDonald leads the MAAC in home runs (20), RBIs (67), and triples (7).
• Ahr leads the MAAC in batting average (.436).
• Kiley Myers and Anna Sidlowski are tied for third in the conference with 14 wins apiece.
• McDonald leads the MAAC in slugging percentage (.844) and OPS (1.249).

 

Fairfield Facts

• Morgan Sylvestre is eighth in the MAAC in batting average (.378).
• Charli Warren is third in the conference in triples (5).
• Allie Bridgman is tenth in the MAAC in RBIs (28).
• Charli Warren is fourth in the conference in runs scored (33).
• The Stags dropped a single game against Sacred Heart on Wednesday but had won two straight prior to that.

 

Up Next

• Marist gears up for the MAAC Championships, set to begin on Wednesday, May 8.
• The top seed earns the right to host.