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Megan Giese April 3, 2022 versus Marist
Ken Morey
3
Winner Canisius CAN 17-15
1
Siena SIE 18-15
Winner
Canisius CAN
17-15
3
Final
1
Siena SIE
18-15
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
Canisius CAN 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 2
Siena SIE 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X 1 4 1

W: Giese, Megan (7-7) L: Romano, Adriana (3-3)

2
Winner Canisius CAN 18-15
0
Siena SIE 18-16
Winner
Canisius CAN
18-15
2
Final
0
Siena SIE
18-16
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Canisius CAN 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0
Siena SIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0

W: Churchill, Alexis (3-5) L: Patille, Nicole (5-5) S: Giese, Megan (4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Pitching Propels Softball to Sweep Over Siena Saturday Morning

Canisius improved to 7-3 in conference play after defeating Siena, 3-1 and 2-0, Saturday morning in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play at Siena Softball Field in Loudonville, N.Y.

Sophomore Megan Giese fanned 10 Siena batters in game one before earning her fourth save of the season in the second game of the twin bill.

Senior Alexis Churchill struck out a season-high seven batters in game two, tossing 5.1 scoreless innings before handing the ball off to Giese.

With the sweep, Canisius improves to 18-15 on the season while Siena sits at 18-16 and 7-3 in MAAC play.

Game 1 Recap
Backed by Giese's strong performance in the circle, the Griffs took a 2-0 advantage in the third inning.

With the bases loaded, sophomore Destiny Falquez served a 3-2 pitch from Siena starter Adriana Romano to left field, plating graduate student Erin Hufford and sophomore Sydney Costan.

Following a one-out walk, the Saints looked to respond in the home half of the inning. Siena had back-to-back singles to load the bases. Giese worked through the trouble, striking out Antonia Alba before getting Ava Fitzmaurice to ground out.

The teams traded runs in the fifth inning, with sophomore Christie McGee-Ross driving in Hufford on an RBI double before Siena got on the board following a Canisius fielding error.

Giese finished off the victory by allowing just three base runners to reach base across the final 4.2 innings of play.

Game 2 Recap
Churchill continued Canisius' strong day in the circle, getting the game two start. The southpaw yielded just four base runners, while striking out a season-high seven batters.

Siena looked to take an early 1-0 lead in the first after Isabella Pardo led off the inning with a triple. Churchill proceeded to strike out the next two batters before getting Kyleigh Potter to line out to end the threat.

The Griffs scored the lone runs of the game in the top of the fourth.

With freshman Sam Weber on second, graduate student Lindsi Dennis singled up the middle, putting Canisius up a run. The Griffs doubled their lead following an RBI groundout from junior Sophia Recrosio.

Giese entered the circle for the second time on the day, picking up right where she left off. 

The right-hander induced a fly out before fanning three straight batters. Giese closed out the contest by getting backstop Jocelyn Ulrich to ground out to end the ballgame.

Game Notes
• The sweep was Canisius' third two-win day in conference play this season. They previously swept Quinnipiac and Monmouth.
• Giese now has five 10-plus strikeout performances this season.
• Giese is tied with Lindsay Garbacz (2008) for the 18th most strikeouts in a season with 112.
• Giese earned her fourth save of the season in game two. She now sits tied for sixth all-time with Sarah Skorupa (1998) and Madi Weathers (2017).
• Hufford is currently ninth all-time with 176 career hits.

Up Next
• Canisius returns to Western New York for a midweek non-conference doubleheader versus Little Three rival St. Bonaventure. First pitch from the Demske Sports Complex is scheduled for 2 p.m.

For complete coverage of Canisius softball, please follow @griffssoftball on Instagram and Twitter.
 
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