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Peyton Pusey is hitting .457 with 13 runs scored in Marist's 13 April games

Softball Mike Ferraro

Softball Heads to Buffalo for Three-Game Series with Canisius

Red Foxes, Golden Griffins Will Play Doubleheader Friday, Single Game Saturday

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University softball team (26-19 overall, 18-3 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) is heading to Buffalo to play a three-game series at Canisius (13-23, 8-12).
 
Schedule
  • Marist and Canisius will play a doubleheader on Friday starting at 3 p.m.
  • Game three of the series is set for noon on Saturday.
 
How To Follow
  • Friday's games will be streamed through the Golden Griffin Broadcast Network.
  • Follow @MaristSoftball on X for in-game updates.
 
Overview
  • The Red Foxes have won six straight and 11 out of 12.
  • The Red Foxes have clinched a berth in this year's MAAC Championship.
  • The Red Foxes have a two-and-a-half game lead on second-place Fairfield with six games remaining for both teams. Marist has a magic number of four (wins plus Fairfield losses) to clinch the #1 seed and host the championship.
  • Marist has won all eight MAAC series so far this season. The Red Foxes have won 13 straight MAAC series dating back to last season.
  • Marist is 11-3 this season in one-run games, with 10 straight victories in these contests.
 
Last Time Out
  • Marist swept a non-conference doubleheader from Monmouth on Wednesday at home, prevailing by scores of 11-3 (five innings) and 6-3.
  • In game one, Peyton Pusey, Isabella Manory, and Livia Wiltsie all homered. Manory and Wiltsie also belted homers in game two.
  • Between game three of last weekend's series at Quinnipiac and her first at bat in game two against Monmouth, Peyton Pusey reached safely in nine straight plate appearances.
  • All five Marist pitchers (Emma Bayor, Stella Blanchard, Kaylie DeChicchis, Ava Metzger, and Anna Sidlowski) saw 2-3 innings of work on Wednesday.
    • Bayor earned her first collegiate victory in game one.
    • Blanchard earned her 10th win of the season in game two.
 
Marist Facts
  • In Marist's 13 games in April, Peyton Pusey is hitting .457 with 13 runs scored.
  • In her last six games, Haley Ahr is 11-for-19 (.579) with 11 runs batted in.
  • Livia Wiltsie is hitting .435 with three home runs in her seven-game hitting streak.
  • In MAAC games this season, Anna Sidlowski has a 6-0 record, Stella Blanchard is 6-1, and Ava Metzger is 5-1. All three have pitched at least 42 innings, but none have pitched more than 50.
  • Marist now has three winning streaks of at least five games this season. The Red Foxes' longest streak this year is seven.
 
Vs. Canisius
  • This is Marist's first trip to Canisius in regular-season play since 2022, as the Golden Griffins had regular-season series at Marist each of the past three years.
  • Marist played at Canisius in the 2021, 2022, and 2023 MAAC Championships.
  • Since 2021, Marist and Canisius have met 15 times, with the Red Foxes winning 10.
    • Marist is 5-3 at home, and 5-2 on the road.
    • Marist is 7-2 in regular-season games, and 3-3 in games in the MAAC Championship.
 
About Canisius
  • Canisius last played on Tuesday, when the Golden Griffins split a home doubleheader with Edinboro. In its last MAAC action, Canisius dropped two out of three at Rider last weekend.
  • Ella Johel leads Canisius in batting average (.345), runs scored (28), doubles (seven), triples (3), on-base percentage (.417), slugging percentage (.593), and OPS (.990).
  • Johel is tied for the team lead in home runs (four) with Bailey Alatorre, who has driven in a team-best 22 runs.
  • Six Canisius pitchers have seen action in the circle this season, and all have appeared in at least 11 games. Olivia Manchester leads the team in wins (four), innings pitched (68.1), and strikeouts (56).
  • Head coach Joe Gierlak is in his first season leading the program, and his second on the Golden Griffins' staff.
 
Up Next
  • Marist will play a doubleheader at Manhattan on Wednesday, April 29 that will not count toward the MAAC standings.
  • First pitch of game one is set for noon.
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Players Mentioned

Haley Ahr

#10 Haley Ahr

IF
5' 8"
Graduate Student
R/R
Emma Bayor

#17 Emma Bayor

P
5' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
Stella Blanchard

#22 Stella Blanchard

P
6' 0"
Redshirt 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
Anna Sidlowski

#2 Anna Sidlowski

P/OF
5' 6"
Junior
R/R
Kaylie DeChicchis

#44 Kaylie DeChicchis

P
5' 5"
Freshman
L/L
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
Emma Bayor

#17 Emma Bayor

5' 10"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Stella Blanchard

#22 Stella Blanchard

6' 0"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
P
Isabella Manory

#33 Isabella Manory

5' 5"
Senior
R/R
C
Peyton Pusey

#3 Peyton Pusey

5' 6"
Senior
L/L
OF
Anna Sidlowski

#2 Anna Sidlowski

5' 6"
Junior
R/R
P/OF
Kaylie DeChicchis

#44 Kaylie DeChicchis

5' 5"
Freshman
L/L
P
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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