NEW HAVEN, Connecticut – The Marist University softball team did not allow a run in its doubleheader sweep of Fairfield on Sunday at Albertus Magnus College to open Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play.
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Ava Metzger tossed a shutout, and
Haley Ahr drove in both runs in the Red Foxes' 2-0 game one victory.
Stella Blanchard threw a shutout in game two, and
Isabella Manory hit a two-run homer.
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Haley Ahr had two hits in each game.
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- Marist opened the scoring in the top of the third. With one out, McKenna Manley drew a walk to cap a 15-pitch at bat. Manley was forced out on a fielder's choice by Peyton Pusey, who then advanced to second on a single by Annabelle Geiser. Haley Ahr's single then brought home Pusey.
- With two outs in the top of the fifth, Ahr homered on the first pitch of her at bat, which made the score 2-0.
- Ava Metzger went the distance, as she tossed a two-hitter with 12 strikeouts. Metzger retired eight straight batters between the first and fourth innings. She struck out the side in the third, and took a no-hitter into the fourth.
- Marist finished with eight hits, led by Ahr with two.
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- McKenna Manley led off the top of the third with a single, stole second, advanced to third on a single by Annabelle Geiser, and scored the game's first run on a single by Haley Ahr.
- Samantha Rogers walked to lead off the fourth. Two batters later, Isabella Manory's two-run homer staked Marist to a 3-0 advantage.
- Marist tacked on an insurance run in the seventh. Ahr singled with one out, and she scored the game's final run on a double by Rogers.
- Marist had nine hits, led by Ahr and Manley with two apiece.
- Stella Blanchard went the distance and pitched a one-hitter with five strikeouts. She did not allow a hit or walk over the final three innings, and needed just 88 pitches to complete her outing.
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- Marist is 8-12 overall and 2-0 in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play.
- Fairfield is 3-11 this season and 0-2 in the MAAC.
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- Marist is scheduled for a home three-game series against Niagara next weekend.
- The Red Foxes and Purple Eagles will play a doubleheader on Saturday, March 14 and a single game on Sunday, March 15.
- First pitch both days is scheduled for noon.