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Kaity McInall vs. SPU
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Winner Saint Peter's SPUSB 18-26, 4-7 MAAC
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Niagara University NIA 12-21, 6-7 MAAC
Winner
Saint Peter's SPUSB
18-26, 4-7 MAAC
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Final
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Niagara University NIA
12-21, 6-7 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Peter's SPUSB 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 8 0
Niagara University NIA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0

W: Nicole Antuna (4-2) L: Crum, Riley (5-8)

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Saint Peter's SPUSB 18-27, 4-8 MAAC
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Winner Niagara University NIA 13-21, 7-7 MAAC
Saint Peter's SPUSB
18-27, 4-8 MAAC
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Final
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Niagara University NIA
13-21, 7-7 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Saint Peter's SPUSB 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Niagara University NIA 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 9 0

W: Thompson, Julia (4-2) L: Christina Colon (2-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Purple Eagles Split DH with Saint Peter's

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, NY – The Purple Eagles split Saturday's doubleheader with Saint Peter's winning game two 3-2 in the bottom of the seventh. Niagara moves to 13-21 overall and 7-7 in league play and the Peacocks are now 18-27 overall and 4-8 in the MAAC.
 
Game 1 Recap
• Saint Peter's opened the scoring in the top of the first with an RBI single to take a early 1-0 lead.
• Niagara tied the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the third with an RBI double from Maggie Vesneske. Hannah Mingle scored on the play.
• The Peacocks would score one in the fourth and another in the fifth to earn the 3-1 win.
• Riley Crum got the start for Niagara, pitching allowing three runs on seven hits while striking out five in 5.0 innings of work.
• Cara Leone pitched two innings in relief of Crum, allowing just one hit and punching out three.
• Niagara recorded two hits in game one, a single by Hannah Mingle and the double by Vesneske.
 
Game 2 Recap
• Maggie Kellner put Niagara up 1-0 in the bottom of the first with an RBI double to left, scoring Kaity McInall from second on the play.
• Saint Peter's would put up a two spot in the third to take a 2-1 lead over NU.
• Niagara tied the game in the bottom of the sixth when Shayna Myshrall singled to right to score Samantha Hare from second.
• Bayleigh McCullough singled with one out in the seventh to put the game-winning run on first for NU. The freshman would move into scoring position after a ground out by Vesneske.
• With two outs, McInall singled to center field, allowing McCullough to advance to third, however a Saint Peter's error on the play, McCullough scored the game winner to salvage a split of the series with Saint Peter's.
• Niagara tallied nine hits in the win.
• Maddie Hickingbottom pitched 6.1 innings for the Purple Eagles, striking out eight while allowing two runs on six hits.
• Julia Thompson got the win in game two after coming in with one out in the top of the seventh and retiring the two batters she saw.  
 
Niagara Notes
• Thompson now has four wins out the pen for NU.
• Hare went 3-for-3 in game two and is now nine for her last 20 at the plate.
• Hickingbottom is one strikeout shy of the 100 K mark after fanning eight in her start today.
• Kellner hit her 13th double of the season and collected her 15th RBI of the season.
• Niagara is 15-1 in the last 16 meetings with SPU.
 
Up Next
• The Purple and White will play two games against Manhattan Sunday. The twin bill with the Jaspers is now scheduled for a 10 a.m. start as rain is in the forecast for the afternoon.
 
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