MADEIRA BEACH, FL – Siena Softball saved its best for last to end its second weekend of action at The Spring Games in Madeira Beach, Florida on Sunday. The Saints (11-6) cruised to a 10-1 victory over Columbia for its first run-rule decision of the year, ending the first meeting with the Lions since 2015 in five innings.

The Green and Gold capped a 4-1 weekend in the Sunshine State with an offensive explosion in the opening inning, with junior Madi Silber singling to left field with the bases loaded to place senior Isabella Pardo. Sophomore Emma Petersen then stepped up and rocked a ball to left center field for the team's second grand slam of the year, and followed it up with a two-run bomb to right in the next frame to cap a career-high six RBI day. The performance was the 26^th multi-home run game in program history and the first since April 2021.

Columbia got on the board in the home half of the third with an RBI triple to right field, but the Saints responded in the fifth with three more runs to bring the game into run-rule territory. Freshman Chloe Cummings singled to short which allowed classmate Avamarie Perry to come home on an error, while freshman Mary Mikalsen and junior Laila Aponte each plated runs on RBI ground outs.

Siena held a 10-4 hits advantage to improve to 2-1 against the Ivy League this season, with Pardo, Petersen, and Cummings each going 2-3. Redshirt-sophomore Alissa Eimont struck out three in two scoreless innings before Nicole Patille pitched the next two to improve to a perfect 4-1 on the year. Cummings tossed a scoreless final frame, while Columbia's Raquel Reyes (2-4) took the loss with five earned runs allowed without an out produced.

Siena will begin play in the Northeast on Tuesday, March 19 with a doubleheader at Stonehill to continue non-league action, and will look to build on seven wins in its last nine games.