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Harrigan & Vesneske
0
Niagara NIA 9-13, 5-2 MAAC
5
Winner Rider RID 19-12, 5-2 MAAC
Niagara NIA
9-13, 5-2 MAAC
0
Final
5
Rider RID
19-12, 5-2 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Rider RID 0 0 1 0 4 0 X 5 9 1

W: Groskritz, Anna-Mari (7-6) L: Crum, Riley (4-3)

1
Niagara NIA 9-14, 5-3 MAAC
3
Winner Rider RID 20-12, 6-2 MAAC
Niagara NIA
9-14, 5-3 MAAC
1
Final
3
Rider RID
20-12, 6-2 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Niagara NIA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Rider RID 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 3 6 2

W: Trujillo-Quintana, B (6-3) L: Hickingbottom, Maddie (1-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Rider Pitching Too Much for Niagara

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ – The Niagara softball team was held to just three hits and one run over two games Sunday afternoon, resulting in a sweep for the Rider Broncs in MAAC softball action from Lawrenceville, N.J.

Game 1 Recap: L, 0-5
• Niagara was hitless through three before Maggie Vesneske led off the fourth with a double, but that is where she would stay as NU was unable to push across the game-tying run. 
• The Purple and White would put two runners on in the top of the fifth, but the Rider starter, Anna-Mari Groskritz, once again worked out of trouble to keep the Broncs on top, 1-0. 
• Rider added four runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 5-0 lead. 
• Niagara's starter Riley Crum went 4.0 innings, allowing one run on six hits. The junior struck out one batter. 
• Cara Leone came in to relieve Crum in the fifth, lasting just one-third of an inning, allowing four runs on one hit and three walks. 
• Julia Thompson pitched 1.2 innings after coming into the circle with one out in the fifth.
• Niagara collected one hit in game one, the double off the bat of Vesneske in the top of the fourth. 
• Niagara left five runners on base.  

Game 2 Recap: 
• Rider scored in the bottom of the first to take a 1-0 lead, but Niagara would respond with a run in the top of the second, tying the game at 1-1. 
• The Broncs would manufacture a run in the home portion of the second to retake the lead. 
• Despite scoring a run in the second, the Purple and White were held hitless until a Kaity McInall single up the middle in the sixth.
• Rider would score in the sixth to take a 3-1 lead over NU. 
• In the top of the seventh, Niagara got the game-tying run to the plate but failed to score in the inning. 
• Maddie Hickcingbottom pitched a complete game, allowing three runs on four hits while walking three and striking out four. 

Niagara Notes
• The Purple Eagles fall to 9-14 overall and 5-3 in MAAC play. 
• The Purple and White collected three hits over two games, including two in game two. 
• Hickingbottom pitched her second complete game of the season. The other came back on March 15 against Lafayette. 
• After allowing just one run in her start, Crum now has a 1.77 ERA. 

Up Next
• Niagara will play seven straight non-conference games, beginning with a doubleheader with Youngstown State on Tuesday, April 12, on Monteagle Ridge. The first pitch between the Purple Eagles and Penguins is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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