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Freshman Annabelle Geiser leads the Red Foxes with a .375 batting average

Softball Mike Ferraro

Softball Set for Nationally-Ranked Arizona State & North Carolina

Red Foxes Will Play Four Games in Mizuno Showdown Friday-Saturday

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University softball team will play four games on Friday and Saturday at the Mizuno Showdown, hosted by the University of North Carolina.
 
Schedule
  • Friday, March 27
    • Vs. Arizona State, noon
    • At North Carolina, 2:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, March 28
    • Vs. Arizona State, 10 a.m.
    • At North Carolina, 3 p.m.
 
How To Follow
  • Marist's games against North Carolina will be carried by ACC Network Extra and shown on ESPN+.
  • Live stats will be available for all games.
  • In-game updates will be available on X - @MaristSoftball.
 
Last Time Out
  • Marist earned a doubleheader sweep of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference foe Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday.
  • The Red Foxes totaled 19 runs and 25 hits on the day as they prevailed by scores of 10-5 and 9-6.
  • Annabelle Geiser, Isabella Manory, Peyton Pusey, and Samantha Rogers each had four hits on the day.
  • Manory went 4-for-7 with four RBIs, four runs scored, and a home run.
 
Marist Facts
  • Marist has won eight of nine, and is 15-13 overall. The Red Foxes are 9-1 against MAAC opponents.
  • Geiser leads the Red Foxes with a .375 average.
  • Sienna Kunze has a team-best five home runs. Kunze has homered four times in her last seven games.
  • Rogers leads the Red Foxes with 22 runs driven in. She has eight in her last six games.
  • Ava Metzger leads the Red Foxes with a 1.96 ERA and .225 batting average against, and she has won five straight starts.
  • Stella Blanchard leads Marist with seven wins, 60.1 innings pitched, and 51 strikeouts. Blanchard has won her last four starts.
 
About Arizona State
  • The Sun Devils are ranked #23 in this week's D1Softball Top 25 Poll, and they are #25 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Poll.
  • Arizona State is 24-9 overall and 3-6 in Big 12 play this season.
  • In their last outing on Wednesday, the Sun Devils defeated North Carolina State by a score of 7-3.
  • Arizona State ranks 13th in the NCAA in home runs, and 19th in runs scored. Katie Chester leads the team in batting average (.374), home runs (11), and runs batted in (34).
  • Kenzie Brown (6-3, 3.20 ERA) has 116 strikeouts in 64.1 innings. She ranks second in the NCAA in strikeouts per seven innings (12.6).
 
About North Carolina
  • The Tar Heels are 22-7 overall and 5-7 in the ACC.
  • In its last game on Wednesday, North Carolina earned a 10-7 home victory over Wofford.
  • The Tar Heels rank fourth in the country in home runs, seventh in batting average, and ninth in runs scored.
  • Emily LeGette leads the team with a .518 batting average, 17 home runs, and 55 runs batted in.
  • Kendall Frost leads the pitching staff in wins (seven), strikeouts (49), and innings pitched (48.2).
 
Up Next
  • Marist resumes MAAC play with a three-game series at Iona.
  • The Red Foxes and Gaels are scheduled for a doubleheader on Friday, April 3 and a single game on Saturday, April 4.
  • First pitch on both days is set for noon.
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Players Mentioned

Stella Blanchard

#22 Stella Blanchard

P
6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Sienna Kunze

#4 Sienna Kunze

IF/C
5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
Isabella Manory

#33 Isabella Manory

C
5' 5"
Senior
R/R
Peyton Pusey

#3 Peyton Pusey

OF
5' 6"
Senior
L/L
Samantha Rogers

#8 Samantha Rogers

OF
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Annabelle Geiser

#6 Annabelle Geiser

OF/1B
5' 9"
Freshman
L/L
Ava Metzger

#9 Ava Metzger

P
5' 5"
Graduate Student
R/R

Players Mentioned

Stella Blanchard

#22 Stella Blanchard

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
P
Sienna Kunze

#4 Sienna Kunze

5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
IF/C
Isabella Manory

#33 Isabella Manory

5' 5"
Senior
R/R
C
Peyton Pusey

#3 Peyton Pusey

5' 6"
Senior
L/L
OF
Samantha Rogers

#8 Samantha Rogers

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
OF
Annabelle Geiser

#6 Annabelle Geiser

5' 9"
Freshman
L/L
OF/1B
Ava Metzger

#9 Ava Metzger

5' 5"
Graduate Student
R/R
P

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