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Hannah Mingle
0
Niagara University NIA 12-18, 6-5 MAAC
4
Winner Fairfield University FFD 15-20, 8-5 MAAC
Niagara University NIA
12-18, 6-5 MAAC
0
Final
4
Fairfield University FFD
15-20, 8-5 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Niagara University NIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Fairfield University FFD 2 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 3 1

W: Kudlacik, Katie (7-3) L: Crum, Riley (5-6)

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Niagara University NIA 12-19, 6-6 MAAC
4
Winner Fairfield University FFD 16-20, 9-5 MAAC
Niagara University NIA
12-19, 6-6 MAAC
3
Final
4
Fairfield University FFD
16-20, 9-5 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Niagara University NIA 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 9 1
Fairfield University FFD 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 4 4 2

W: Rhinehart, Lauryn (4-5) L: Hickingbottom, Maddie (2-7) S: Kudlacik, Katie (1)

Game Recap: Softball |

Purple Eagles Swept by Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, Conn – Niagara (12-19, 6-6 MAAC) softball dropped both games of its doubleheader to Fairfield (16-20, 9-5 MAAC) Sunday afternoon in MAAC softball action from Alumni Field in Fairfield, Conn.
 
Game 1 Recap
• Niagara was blanked in game one, 4-0.
• Riley Crum got the start for NU and pitched 3.0 innings, allowing three hits, four runs (one earned), and striking out four.
• Transfer Cara Leone pitched 3.0 innings out of the pen and only allowed one Stag base runner.
• Kaity McInall and Hannah Mingle picked up the two Purple Eagle hits, while Harrigan and Vesneske each drew a walk in the contest.
• Fairfield scored two runs in the first and two in the third en route to the 4-0 win.
 
Game 2 Recap
• The Purple Eagles struck for three runs in game two of the twin bill, but four runs in the fifth led to a 4-3 win for the Stags.
• Niagara scored its first run of the afternoon in the third when Samantha Hare singled up the middle to score Vesneske.
• The Purple and White took a 3-0 lead in the top of the fifth when Hare singled and two Fairfield errors led to two runs.
• Maddie Hickingbottom had a no-hit bid going into the fifth before surrendering a hit to the Stags in the home half of the inning.
• The Stags would score all four of their runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 4-3 lead over NU.
• Hickingbottom recorded 5.0 innings of work, allowing four hits and four runs, none of which were earned. The junior punched out five in the contest.
• Julia Thompson came in to pitch the sixth and struck out two of the three batters she saw.
• Niagara collected nine hits in game two of the twin bill.
 
Niagara Notes
• Hare went 3-for-4 in game two with an RBI. She now has 23 RBI on the season.
• Vesneske collected two hits in game two and reached base four times in the doubleheader.
• After allowing just one earned run in her start, Crum now has a 2.62 ERA on the season.
• Hickingbottom dropped her ERA to 5.22 after not allowing a single earned run in 12.0 innings of work this weekend. The junior also stuck out 13 over the weekend and now has 87 on the season.
 
Up Next
• The Purple and White will play a midweek doubleheader against Syracuse on Wednesday, April 27. First pitch between the Orange and Purple Eagles is set for 3 p.m. Both games of the twin bill will be streamed live on purpleeagles.com.
 
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