POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (May 11, 2025) – The Marist University Red Foxes claimed the 2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Softball Championship Title in dominant fashion on Sunday afternoon, defeating Siena 10-2 in five innings at home on Gartland Field. The win secures Marist’s spot in the NCAA Tournament, with their destination to be revealed during the NCAA Selection Show tonight at 7 p.m. on ESPN2.
Marist wasted no time putting their mark on the title game, erupting for nine runs in the bottom of the first inning, highlighted by a grand slam from MAAC Player of the Year Maddie Pleasants. The Red Foxes sent 13 batters to the plate in the frame, tallying nine hits, including a two-run homer by Samantha Rogers and an RBI blast from Maddie Gore.
Siena responded with two runs in the second inning to cut into the deficit with RBIs from Melton and Swinson, but it wasn’t enough to slow Marist’s momentum. The Red Foxes added an insurance run in the fourth, courtesy of Samantha Rogers' second home run of the day, to enforce the eight-run rule by the fifth inning.
Rogers finished 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs and two home runs, while Pleasants added four RBIs with her first-inning grand slam. Pitching duties were handled efficiently by Marist’s staff, allowing just two runs on seven hits while keeping the Saints off the board in four of five innings.
With the championship win, Marist captures its fifth MAAC title in program history and will now await its NCAA Tournament placement.
| 2025 MAAC Softball All-Championship Team |
| Delaney Whieldon |
Fairfield University |
| Morgan Sylvestre |
Fairfield University |
| Anna-Marie Groskritz |
Rider University |
| Shelby Dyer |
Rider University |
| Gracie Goewey |
Siena College |
| Emma Petersen |
Siena College |
| Alissa Eimont |
Siena College |
| Samantha Rogers |
Marist University |
| Maddie Pleasants |
Marist University |
| Haley Ahr |
Marist University |
| Peyton Pusey |
Marist University |
| Kiley Myers (MVP) |
Marist University |
The 2025 MAAC Softball Championship is an eight-team single and double elimination championship taking place between May 6-10, 2025. Games 1 and 2 will be single elimination and games 3-12 will be double elimination. The championship will be hosted by the highest seed. For all information regarding the 2025 MAAC Softball Championship, please visit
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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