Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Marist University Athletics

Official Site of Marist University Athletics
6
Marist MARIST 30-7-1, 7-2-1 MAAC
7
Winner Rider RID 14-26, 8-7 MAAC
Marist MARIST
30-7-1, 7-2-1 MAAC
6
Final
7
Rider RID
14-26, 8-7 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Marist MARIST 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 6 8 2
Rider RID 0 0 0 1 6 0 X 7 10 1

W: Groskritz, Anna-Mari (7-8) L: Sidlowski, Anna (6-3)

4
Winner Marist MARIST 31-7-1, 8-2-1 MAAC
0
Rider RID 14-27, 8-8 MAAC
Winner
Marist MARIST
31-7-1, 8-2-1 MAAC
4
Final
0
Rider RID
14-27, 8-8 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Marist MARIST 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Rider RID 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

W: Pleasants, Maddie (10-3) L: Schmierer, Kathryn (3-12)

Maddie Pleasants - softball
Stockton Photo
Maddie Pleasants homered in game one, and struck out 12 in her game two shutout

Game Recap: Softball | | Mike Ferraro

Softball Splits Doubleheader at Rider

Pleasants Homers in Each Game, Strikes Out 12 in Game Two Shutout

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey – The Marist University softball team split a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference doubleheader at Rider on Tuesday.
 
After dropping the first game by a score of 7-6, Marist bounced back for a 4-0 victory in game two.
 
Game One
  • Miah McDonald's solo homer to right-center field got Marist on the scoreboard in the top of the first.
  • The Red Foxes added three in the top of the third. Ronni Howard came home following a muffed throw on a Peyton Pusey bunt. Haley Ahr followed with a two-run single, which brought home Kaitlyn Husic and Pusey.
  • Rider scored one in the bottom of the fourth, which cut Marist's lead to 4-1.
  • Marist countered in the top of the fifth. Ahr led off the inning with a double, and she came home on Sienna Kunze's sacrifice fly.
  • Rider scored six in the bottom of the fifth. The Broncs had six hits, capitalized on two Marist errors, and sent 12 to the plate.
  • Maddie Pleasants homered to lead off the top of the seventh, which cut Marist's deficit to 7-6, but the Red Foxes were unable to generate any baserunners after that.
  • Pleasants led Marist by going 3-for-4.
  • Ahr went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a double.
  • Rider outhit Marist, 10-8.
 
Game Two
  • Marist accounted for all of the game's runs by scoring four in the top of the third. Pusey led off with a bunt single, and McDonald followed with a two-run homer. After a single by Ahr, Sienna Kunze delivered a two-run homer.
  • Pleasants went the distance in the circle on a four-hitter. She struck out 12.
  • McDonald finished 2-for-4. The Red Foxes finished with six hits.
 
Notes
  • Pleasants has recorded at least 10 strikeouts in three straight outings. In that span, she has struck out 41 in 22 innings.
  • Pleasants has also reached base in 21 straight games, and she has 13 home runs in her last 19 games.
  • McDonald has now reached base in 37 straight games.
 
Records
  • Marist is 31-7-1 overall and 8-2-1 in the MAAC.
  • Rider is 14-27 overall and 8-8 in conference play.
 
Up Next
  • Marist returns to action with a three-game series at Sacred Heart this weekend.
  • The Red Foxes and Pioneers will play a doubleheader on Friday, followed by a single game on Saturday.
  • First pitch on both days is set for noon.
Print Friendly Version

Related Headlines

dfp

Skip Ad

sponsors slider