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Junior outfielder Samantha Rogers lead the Red Foxes in RBIs (25)

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Softball Opens Three-Game Series at Quinnipiac Friday

Schedule Changed Due to Impending Inclement Weather on Sunday

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University softball team will open a three-game series at Quinnipiac on Friday.
 
Schedule
  • With inclement weather in the forecast for Sunday, the schedule has been changed for the series.
  • The Red Foxes and Bobcats will play a doubleheader on Friday starting at 2 p.m., followed by a single game on Saturday at noon.
 
Standings
  • Marist is in first place in the MAAC at 15-3. The Red Foxes have a two-game lead over second-place Siena.
  • At 13-6 in the MAAC, Quinnipiac currently sits in fourth place. The Bobcats are just two-and-a-half games out of first.
 
Last Time Out
  • Marist took two out of three at home against Rider last weekend.
  • The Red Foxes won the first game 6-2, followed by a 3-0 Rider victory in game two. Marist prevailed 7-6 on Sunday, as the Red Foxes overcame three two-run deficits.
 
Last Meeting
  • Marist swept a non-conference doubleheader at Quinnipiac last year.
  • The Red Foxes won by scores of 13-9 and 9-0 (six innings).
  • Samantha Rogers drove in eight runs in the doubleheader, including a career-high six in game one.
 
Marist - 10 Facts
  • Livia Wiltsie was named MAAC Rookie of the Week for the second time this year on Tuesday after hitting .400 with two homers and five RBIs over the past week.
  • Sienna Kunze hit three homers in the Rider series.
  • Kunze has a conference-best seven home runs in MAAC play this year, and has struck out just once in 51 at bats in conference games.
  • Haley Ahr has struck out just once in 61 at bats in MAAC play this season.
  • In conference games, Peyton Pusey is hitting a team-best .413.
  • Three Red Foxes are tied for the team lead with 14 RBIs in MAAC play: Ahr, Kunze, and Wiltsie.
  • As a team, Marist has hit a MAAC-best 21 home runs in conference games.
  • Anna Sidlowski has won her last four decisions, and she has a team-best 1.89 ERA in MAAC games.
  • Both Ava Metzger and Stella Blanchard have 5-1 records in conference play.
  • Marist is 9-3 in one-run games this season, and the Red Foxes have won eight straight games decided by one run.
 
Quinnipiac - 10 Facts
  • Quinnipiac last played at Fordham on Saturday, April 11, and prevailed 6-5 in a single game.
  • The last time the Bobcats faced a MAAC foe was on Tuesday, April 7, when Fairfield took both ends of a doubleheader by scores of 5-2 and 6-4.
  • Quinnipiac won its first four conference games this season, and open the MAAC season with a 10-1 record.
  • In MAAC games this year, the Bobcats are second in the conference in batting average (.322).
  • Sofia Vega is hitting a MAAC-best .475 in conference play.
  • Kennedy DeMott leads the conference with 23 RBIs in MAAC games, and she has a team-leading four homers.
  • In MAAC games, DeMott leads the MAAC by throwing out nine potential base-stealers.
  • Five Bobcats are hitting at least .300 in MAAC games: Vega (.475), Riley Potter (.351), Mary Fogg (.349), DeMott (.339), and Noelle Reid (.300).
  • In conference games, Shannon Kendall is tied for the MAAC lead with nine wins.
  • Kendall is also second in the MAAC in innings pitched (74.1).
 
Up Next
  • Marist returns to action on Wednesday, April 22 with a non-conference home doubleheader against Monmouth.
  • First pitch of game one is set for 1 p.m.
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Players Mentioned

Haley Ahr

#10 Haley Ahr

IF
5' 8"
Graduate Student
R/R
Stella Blanchard

#22 Stella Blanchard

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

#4 Sienna Kunze

IF/C
5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
Peyton Pusey

#3 Peyton Pusey

OF
5' 6"
Senior
L/L
Samantha Rogers

#8 Samantha Rogers

OF
5' 7"
Junior
R/R
Anna Sidlowski

#2 Anna Sidlowski

P/OF
5' 6"
Junior
R/R
Livia Wiltsie

#66 Livia Wiltsie

UTIL
5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
Ava Metzger

#9 Ava Metzger

P
5' 5"
Graduate Student
R/R

Players Mentioned

Haley Ahr

#10 Haley Ahr

5' 8"
Graduate Student
R/R
IF
Stella Blanchard

#22 Stella Blanchard

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

#4 Sienna Kunze

5' 6"
Sophomore
R/R
IF/C
Peyton Pusey

#3 Peyton Pusey

5' 6"
Senior
L/L
OF
Samantha Rogers

#8 Samantha Rogers

5' 7"
Junior
R/R
OF
Anna Sidlowski

#2 Anna Sidlowski

5' 6"
Junior
R/R
P/OF
Livia Wiltsie

#66 Livia Wiltsie

5' 6"
Freshman
R/R
UTIL
Ava Metzger

#9 Ava Metzger

5' 5"
Graduate Student
R/R
P

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