POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University softball team (17-18 overall, 11-2 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) returns home to Gartland Field on Tuesday, when the Red Foxes host Sacred Heart (15-19, 10-4) for a doubleheader.
 
First pitch of game one is set for 1 p.m. Both games will air on the Red Fox Network.
 

Last Time Out

• Marist took two out of three in a MAAC series at Iona last weekend.
• After dropping the first game 8-3 on Friday, the Red Foxes bounced back for a 2-1 win in the second game. Marist closed out the series with a seventh-inning comeback on Saturday to defeat Iona 3-2.

 

Recent History

• Sacred Heart joined the MAAC for the 2025 season.
• The Red Foxes swept a three-game series at Sacred Heart last season, winning by scores of 5-0, 12-0, and 4-3.

 

Marist Facts

• Ava Metzger and Stella Blanchard have combined for a 9-1 record in MAAC play. Both have two shutouts against MAAC opponents.
  • Metzger is 4-1 with a 2.53 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 29 strikeouts in 27.2 innings against MAAC play.
  • Blanchard is 5-0 with a 1.53 ERA, and a 1.16 WHIP in her five starts against MAAC opponents, with 29 strikeouts in 32 innings. She has allowed zero or one earned run in four of her five conference starts.
• Anna Sidlowski tied her career high with seven strikeouts in the series finale against Iona. Sidlowski has a 2.53 ERA in 19.1 innings with 15 strikeouts against MAAC teams this season.
• Isabella Manory leads Marist in slugging percentage (.605) and OPS (1.058), with 12 of her 24 hits going for extra bases.
• Maia Salvo is hitting .348 with three home runs in her last 10 games.
• Marist is 6-3 in one-run games this season, with five straight wins.  

 

About Sacred Heart

• The Pioneers have won every MAAC series they have played in this season.
  • Sacred Heart won two out of three against Siena, Canisius, Manhattan, and Merrimack.
  • The Pioneers also swept a two-game series at Niagara.
• Last weekend, Sacred Heart won two of three against Merrimack. The Pioneers took both ends of the Friday doubleheader by scores of 6-0 and 6-2. The Warriors then took the final game, 1-0 in nine innings.
• Sam Kowalski has shined as the Pioneers' top pitcher and hitter.
  • In the circle, Kowalski is 11-8 with a 2.01 ERA. She has struck out 122 in 128.2 innings, and the opposition has hit just .200 against her.
  • At the plate, Kowalski is hitting .394 with six homers and 18 RBIs. She has a 1.055 OPS, and she has struck out just five times in 94 at bats.
• Elle Leckrone has scored a team-best 22 runs, and Cierra Bender has a team-best 19 runs. Leckrone and Bender are tied for the team high with 10 doubles.
• Pam London is in her seventh season as head coach, and her 38^th on Sacred Heart's staff.

 

Up Next

• Marist hosts a three-game game series against Rider this weekend.
• The Red Foxes and Broncs will play a doubleheader on Saturday, followed by one game on Sunday.
• First pitch both days is set for noon.