Game One Final Stats | Game Two Final Stats

With four MAAC games left in the regular season, Siena Softball clinched their spot in the 2015 MAAC Tournament, defeating Monmouth 7-3 and 9-1. The Saints scored 13 of their 16 runs over the course of two innings.

Game 1 - Siena 7, Monmouth 3

The Saints (17-21-1,11-5) struck first in the third inning on a Paige Lloyd RBI single, scoring Brooke Taylor. After Monmouth (12-22,8-8) took a 2-1 lead in the sixth Siena responded with six runs in the bottom of the inning, beginning with a Stephanie Viggiano RBI single.

The next six Saints batters reached base safely, highlighted by a Paige Hess two RBI double. Before it was all said and done the Saints had batted around, giving Amanda Gatt more than enough insurance to finish off the victory. All nine Siena starters recorded hits in game one, with six of them recording RBI's.

Gatt pitched her 11th complete game of the season, striking out six in the victory.

Game 2 - Siena 9, Monmouth 1 (F5)

Game two featured much of the same for the Saints, striking first and exploding late in the victory. After scoring two in the third on Sammy Smaldone and Lloyd RBI's the Saints lit the Hawks up for seven runs in the fifth to end the game.

All eight batters reached base safely in the inning beginning with a Lauren Milligan single to open the inning up. Viggiano and Hess both recorded two-RBI doubles, and Alyssa Lancaster hit the walk off RBI single scoring Hess from second.

Lauren Butts pitched her sixth complete game of the season, allowing only two hits and striking out seven in the win.

The Saints have now won seven of their last eight conference games, and move into a three-way tie for third place at 11-5 in the MAAC. They have an out-of-conference doubleheader against crosstown rival UAlbany Wednesday, beginning at 3 p.m.