GAME 1
SCORE	Marist 6 –Niagara 3
RECORDS	Marist (6-1, 6-1 MAAC) - Niagara (13-8, 13-8 MAAC)
LOCATION	McCann Field

 
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Niagara split a pair of games with the Marist Red Foxes on Friday. 

Game Recap

• In the top of the first inning, Dawson Bailey scored on a wild pitch to give the Purple Eagles an early 1-0 lead.
• With two runners on base, Cole O'Connor singled through the right side, driving in two runs to extend Niagara's lead, 3-0.
• A solo homerun from the Red Foxes in the bottom of the fourth inning cut Niagara's lead to two runs, 3-1.
• A sacrifice fly and an RBI single from Marist in the bottom of the fifth tied the score, 3-3.
• The Red Foxes added three runs in the sixth and held the Purple Eagles off in the seventh to earn the 6-3 win.

Eagle's Eye On

• O'Connor, Michael Gabriele, Joe Tevlin and Mike Brisson each had one hit for the Purple Eagles.
• O'Connor led the team in RBIs with two.
• Brisson had one stolen base.
• Kyle Smyth tossed 4.2 innings in a no-decision. He fanned four and allowed four hits and three earned runs.
• Matt Grace (0-1) took the loss on the mound.

 

GAME 2
SCORE	Niagara 8 – Marist 5
RECORDS	Niagara (14-8, 14-8 MAAC) – Marist (6-2, 6-2 MAAC)
LOCATION	McCann Field

 
Game Recap

• Marist got on the board first in game two, scoring one run in the bottom of the first inning.
• In the top of the second, an RBI single from Gabriele tied the score, 1-1. Brisson then blasted a three-run homerun out of the park to put the Purple Eagles in the lead, 4-1.
• A sacrifice fly from Max Giordano in the top of the third extended Niagara's lead, 5-1.
• In the top of the fourth, Brisson went yard for the second time, sending two runs across the plate to put NU up by six, 7-1.
• A solo homerun from the Red Foxes in the fifth added another run, but the Purple Eagles remained in the lead, 7-2.
• A two-run homer from Marist in the bottom of the sixth cut Niagara's lead to three runs, 7-4.
• In the top of the seventh inning, a sacrifice fly from Giordano scored O'Connor to extend the Purple Eagles' lead, 8-4.
• Marist once again cut Niagara's lead to three, 8-5, after an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh.
• The Purple Eagles held the Red Foxes scoreless in the eighth and ninth innings to earn the game two win.

Eagle's Eye On

• Brisson's homeruns were the first homers of his career. He also recorded a career-high five RBIs.
• Brisson and Matt Zaremba led the Purple Eagles in hits with two each.
• Jacob Bruning (2-2) earned the win. He fanned four and allowed seven hits and four earned runs in 6.2 innings pitched.
• Steven Hospital earned his first save of the season. He struck out one and gave up just one hit in 2.1 innings pitched.

 
Up Next

• The Purple Eagles return to Bobo Field to host Iona for a four-game series May 1-2.

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