POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University softball team (15-17 overall, 9-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) will travel to Iona (11-16, 6-6) for a three-game series this weekend.
 
The Red Foxes and Gaels will play a doubleheader on Saturday, followed by a single game on Sunday. First pitch both days is set for noon.
 

How to Follow

• All three games will be shown on ESPN+.
• Follow on X for in-game updates: @MaristSoftball.

 

Marist Facts

• Marist dropped four games in last weekend's Mizuno Showdown, with two apiece against host North Carolina and nationally-ranked Arizona State. The Red Foxes' last MAAC contests came at Mount St. Mary's on March 24, which was a doubleheader sweep for the Red Foxes.
• Maia Salvo is the reigning MAAC Rookie of the Week. Salvo was a catalyst in the Red Foxes' sweep at Mount St. Mary's, and she had a two-homer game against Arizona State on March 28.
• Eight different Red Foxes have won MAAC weekly awards this season, and Marist has won a total of nine awards.
• Salvo has three homers, five RBIs, and six runs scored in her last seven games. She is hitting .353 in that span.
• Haley Ahr hit .364 in last weekend's tournament action against Arizona State and North Carolina.
• Peyton Pusey hit .354 with a .625 slugging percentage in March.
• Sienna Kunze has four homers, 12 RBIs, 10 runs scored, and seven walks in her last seven games.
• In Samantha Rogers' last nine games, she is hitting .333 with two homers and nine RBIs.
• Ava Metzger and Stella Blanchard have a combined 8-0 record in MAAC games this season.
• In her last six starts, Metzger is 5-1 with a 1.26 ERA, with 39 strikeouts in 39 innings.

 

About Iona

• Iona earned a 5-2 win at LIU on Wednesday. Rachael Morales drove in all five of the Gaels' runs, and she hit homers in her first two at-bats.
• The Gaels' most recent MAAC series was this past weekend, when Iona took two out of three at Merrimack.
• Morales leads Iona in batting average (.353) and RBIs (22).
• Brianna Fischer has a team-leading five home runs, six stolen bases, and 1.027 OPS.
• Three Iona pitchers have tossed at least 40 innings. Melissa Gordon leads the team in wins (six) and ERA (1.85).

 

Up Next

• Marist will return home for a MAAC doubleheader against Sacred Heart on Tuesday, April 7.
• First pitch of game one is set for noon.