POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist softball team swept this week's Jersey Mike's Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference awards.
 
Haley Ahr repeated as MAAC Player of the Week. Kiley Myers won MAAC Pitcher of the Week for the fourth time this season. Sienna Kunze earned MAAC Rookie of the Week for the second time this season.
 
Marist went 4-1 this past weekend at the Coach Cooke Memorial Tournament, hosted by Winthrop. The Red Foxes earned victories against Southern Indiana, Youngstown State, Charlotte, and St. Bonaventure.
 
Ahr hit .563 (9-for-16) with a 1.986 OPS (1.375 slugging, .611 on-base) plus four home runs, eight RBIs, and six runs scored. She had multi-hit games in four of Marist's five contests. Against Southern Indiana this past Friday, Ahr tied a single-game program with three home runs in Marist's 11-0 triumph. The following day, she had two hits apiece as Marist defeated Youngstown State and Charlotte. She closed the weekend by belting a grand slam in a 9-0 triumph over St. Bonaventure, finishing the game by going 2-for-3 with five RBIs, two runs scored, and adding a double. Ahr also handled 30 fielding chances flawlessly while seeing action at first base and second base.
 
Kunze led Marist with a .571 (8-for-14) batting average and contributed a 1.718 OPS (1.071 slugging, .647 on-base) this past week. Kunze hit safely in every game, homered twice, scored three runs, drove in three, drew three walks, and stole two bases this past week. She had three multi-hit games, and was not retired in a 6-0 victory over Charlotte (2-for-2, two runs scored, home run, walk, stolen base). Kunze reached safely four times in an 11-0 win over Southern Indiana on Friday, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two walks. She handled 18 fielding chances successfully without committing an error, as she split time between second base and catcher.
 
Myers pitched 13 shutout innings as she went 2-0 this past week, earning victories against Southern Indiana and Charlotte. She recorded nine strikeouts and had a WHIP of just 0.69, and she permitted just eight hits and one walk. Against Southern Indiana last Friday, Myers tossed six shutout innings in Marist's 11-0 victory. She struck out three and gave up just three hits and one walk. The following day, Myers went all the way in a 6-0 triumph over Charlotte. She fanned six, walked no one, and permitted just five hits. For the week, she allowed the opposition to hit just .163 against her.
 
The Marist softball team has now earned 10 MAAC weekly awards this season through four weeks of play.
 
Feb. 11: Miah McDonald (Player of the Week), Kiley Myers (Pitcher of the Week)
Feb. 18: Isabella Manory (Player of the Week), Kiley Myers (Pitcher of the Week), Sienna Kunze (Rookie of the Week)
Feb. 25: Haley Ahr (Player of the Week), Kiley Myers (Pitcher of the Week)
March 4: Haley Ahr (Player of the Week), Kiley Myers (Pitcher of the Week), Sienna Kunze (Rookie of the Week)
 
Marist is 14-5 this season, and the Red Foxes were ranked #19 in last week's D1Softball Mid-Major Poll. This weekend, Marist will play five games in the Buccaneer Classic, hosted by East Tennessee State, from Friday through Sunday. The Red Foxes will face Mercyhurst twice, St. Bonaventure twice, and East Tennessee State once.