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Livia Wiltsie - softball
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Livia Wiltsie belted a grand slam in Marist's seven-run first
6
Niagara NIAGARA 0-8
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Winner Marist MARIST 11-12
Niagara NIAGARA
0-8
6
Final
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Marist MARIST
11-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Niagara NIAGARA 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 6 10 2
Marist MARIST 7 1 1 0 2 1 X 12 14 2

W: DeChicchis, Kaylie (2-3) L: Ryan Hatty (0-3)

Game Recap: Softball | | Mike Ferraro

Softball Completes Series Sweep of Niagara

Wiltsie’s Grand Slam Keys Seven-Run First; Pusey Goes 4-for-5

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University softball team completed a three-game series sweep of Niagara with a 12-6 victory at Gartland Field on Sunday.
 
Summary
  • Marist erupted for seven runs in the first, as the Red Foxes sent 13 hitters to the plate and the first six reached safely.
  • Niagara answered with four in the top of the second.
  • Pusey's RBI single in the bottom of the second brought home Isabella Manory to give Marist an 8-4 lead.
  • Sophia Chemotti's homer in the top of the third brought Niagara back to within three.
  • Manory's RBI single brought home Ahr in the bottom of the third.
  • Kelli Plumaker's pinch-hit homer cut Marist's lead to 9-6 in the fifth.
  • Marist scored twice in the fifth. Annabelle Geiser came home following an error after a bunt single by Samantha Rogers. Ahr scored on Kunze's sacrifice fly.
  • Marist closed out the scoring in the sixth. Pusey reached on a one-out triple and came home on Ava Hampton's single.
 
Stats
  • Marist outhit Niagara, 14-10.
  • Pusey went 4-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored, and an RBI.
  • Ahr, Manory, and Roumelis each had two hits. Ahr reached safely four times, going 2-for-3 with three runs scored, an RBI, and a walk.
  • Geiser drew three walks, scored two runs, and had an RBI.
  • Wiltsie led the team with four RBIs thanks to her grand slam.
  • Kaylie DeChicchis earned the win by allowing just two runs over the final 5.2 innings. She struck out three and walked zero.
 
Notes
  • Marist has won 19 straight MAAC regular-season games.
  • Marist has won its last 13 games at Gartland Field.
  • Pusey had the fourth four-hit game of her career. She went 8-for-11 in the series, with three multi-hit performances.
  • Wiltsie's grand slam was the first by a Red Fox this season.
  • DeChicchis' 5.2 innings were a career high.
 
Records
  • Marist is now 11-12 this season with a 5-0 MAAC record.
  • Niagara is 0-8 overall and 0-4 in MAAC play.
 
Up Next
  • Marist hosts Saint Peter's for a three-game series at Gartland Field next weekend.
  • The teams are scheduled for a doubleheader on Saturday and a single game on Sunday.
  • First pitch is set for noon on both days.
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