Marist and Manhattan Win on Day One of 2018 MAAC Softball Championship
No. 6 Marist College – 7 | No. 3 Siena College - 2
MAAC Softball Championship | First Round
MU Softball Park | West Long Branch, NJ
The No. 6 Marist College Red Foxes (25-30) scored seven runs over the final three innings; including four in the top of the sixth to break a 2-2 tie. Brandi Coon and Ali Milam had RBI singles in the sixth and Claire Oberdorf added a two-RBI triple to move it to a 6-2 game. Marist added one more in the seventh. Siena’s two runs came off a single from Amanda Dodson in the second.
Marist Notes
• Advances to face No. 2 Fairfield tomorrow at 9 a.m. It is the second straight season that the two sides will meet in the postseason
• Milam’s RBI was her 54th of the season, which ties the single-season record at Marist. The sophomore was also 2-for-3 with two runs scored.
• It was the first multi-RBI game for Oberdorf since April 14 against Quinnipiac.
• Megan Beiermeister tossed a complete game and needed only 77 pitches.
Siena Notes
• Dodson’s two RBI brings her total to 11 on the season.
• Lauren Butts went 2.1 innings and allowed only one run but took the loss for the Saints.
• Jess Vollmer went 2-for-3 and scored a run.
• Siena will play the loser of #1 Monmouth and #5 Manhattan on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. on MAAC.TV
No. 5 Manhattan College – 6 | No. 4 Iona College – 2
MAAC Softball Championship | First Round
MU Softball Park | West Long Branch, NJ
Number five seed Manhattan College (27-23) used a four-run fourth inning to advance past No. 4 Iona College (19-26) 6-2 on Wednesday afternoon. Daniela Chiorazzi, Adriana Gambino, and Shannon Puthe all had RBI singles in the fourth. Puthe’s base hit brought in both Gambino and Chiorazzi to make it 6-1 Jaspers. Iona took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first on a fielder’s choice off the bat from Kimmie Chiapparelli. The Gaels got one back in the fifth on an RBI groundout.
Manhattan Notes
• The Jaspers have now won 10 games in a row and face No. 1 seed and host Monmouth at 11:30 a.m.
• Briana Matazinsky (11-9) picked up the win after going 5.1 innings and allowed two earned runs.
• The top six hitters in the Jaspers’ lineup all had at least one hit. Lauren Pitney and Kat Prevo had two.
• Pitney and Puthe added two RBI apiece.
Iona Notes
• Iona will face the loser of #2 Fairfield and #6 Marist at 2 p.m. tomorrow.
• Marnie Skinner (8-8) took the loss after allowing six earned runs over 3.2 innings.
• Rebecca Gabert and Marisa Gurgel scored the two runs for the Gaels.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.