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Haberman
6
Winner Niagara NIA 7-18
2
Saint Peter's SPU 2-21
Winner
Niagara NIA
7-18
6
Final
2
Saint Peter's SPU
2-21
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 6 8 1
Saint Peter's SPU 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 1

W: Crum, Riley (6-7) L: S. Senerchia (0-8)

7
Winner Niagara NIA 8-18
1
Saint Peter's SPU 2-22
Winner
Niagara NIA
8-18
7
Final
1
Saint Peter's SPU
2-22
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 9 0
Saint Peter's SPU 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0

W: Thompson, Julia (2-5) L: S. Wilson (1-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Niagara Sweeps DH With Saint Peter's

GAME 1
SCORE Niagara 6 – Saint Peter's 2
RECORDS Niagara (7-18, 7-18 MAAC) – Saint Peter's (2-21, 2-21 MAAC)
LOCATION Jaroschak Field
 
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The Purple Eagles swept a doubleheader against the Saint Peter's Peacocks on Saturday.

Game Recap
  • An RBI single in the bottom of the first gave the Peacocks a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
  • In the top of the second, a solo homerun from Heather Haberman tied the score, 1-1.
  • Niagara took the lead, 2-1, in the fifth inning after a sacrifice fly from Maggie Vesneske.
  • A sacrifice fly from Riley Crum on the top of the sixth frame gave the Purple Eagles a two-run lead, 3-1.
  • In the seventh, Kelsey Harrigan had a solo homerun and Haberman had her second homer of the game, driving in two runs to extend Niagara's lead, 6-1.
  • The Peacocks scored one run in the bottom of the seventh, but Niagara maintained control, earning the 6-2 victory.

Eagle's Eye On
  • Haberman led the Purple Eagles with three hits.
  • Vesneske had one stolen base.
  • Crum (6-7) earned the win in the circle. She threw a complete game, striking out three while allowing just two earned runs on seven hits.
 
 
GAME 2
SCORE Niagara 7 – Saint Peter's 1
RECORDS Niagara (8-18, 8-18 MAAC) – Saint Peter's (2-22, 2-22 MAAC)
LOCATION Jaroschak Field
 
Game Recap
  • After a scoreless first inning, the Purple Eagles picked up momentum in the second. A two-RBI single from Vesneske put NU on the board. Madison Rastello and Vesneske both scored on bases-loaded walks and a sacrifice fly from Rachel Funk helped NU to a 5-0 lead over the Peacocks.
  • The teams remained scoreless for the next four innings, but a sacrifice fly from Avianna Peterson and an RBI double from Samantha Hare in the seventh extended the Purple Eagles' lead, 7-0.
  • The Peacocks scored one run in the bottom of the seventh to avoid the shutout, but Niagara won game two, 7-1, to sweep the day.

Eagle's Eye On
  • Haberman, Maggie Kellner and Kaity McInall led NU with two hits each.
  • Vesneske had a team-high two RBIs.
  • Julia Thompson (2-5) picked up the win. She tossed her first career complete game. Thompson struck out two, while giving up just one earned run on six hits.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles close out their series at Saint Peter's with a doubleheader starting at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 2.

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