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GAMES 36/37
Saint Peter's (4-31, 0-6 MAAC) vs. Rider (5-29, 2-4 MAAC)
Date: Saturday, April 13
Time: 12 p.m. / 2 p.m.
Location: Jaroschak Field- Jersey City, NJ
 
GAMES 38/39
Saint Peter's (4-31, 0-6 MAAC) vs. Monmouth (22-12, 7-1 MAAC)
Date: Sunday, April 14
Time: 12 p.m. / 2 p.m.
Location: Jaroschak Field- Jersey City, NJ
 
Opening Pitch:

• The Saint Peter's softball team will play two home, conference doubleheaders this weekend.
• The first series will be on Saturday, April 13 against Rider starting at 12 p.m.
• On Sunday, April 14, the Peacocks will play Monmouth beginning at 12 p.m. 
• The Peacocks enter the week with a 4-31 record, coming off two losses at Lafayette on Thursday afternoon.
• The Peacocks picked up their fourth win of the season on Wednesday against Wagner, winning 7-5 in game one of a doubleheader.

Scout on Rider:

• Rider currently sits at 5-29 and 2-4 in the MAAC this season.
• The last game for the Broncs was a doubleheader against Lehigh.
• Rider lost both games against Lehigh on April 10. 
• The Peacocks have an all-time record of 25-34 against Rider.
• The last time the Peacocks beat Rider was last season, winning 7-6 in a non-conference tournament. 

Scout on Monmouth:

• Monmouth currently sits at 22-12 and 7-1 in the MAAC so far this season. 
• The last game for the Hawks was an 8-2 win at Columbia.
• The only conference loss Monmouth has this season was against Rider, losing 5-2. 
• The Peacocks last beat Monmouth on April  29, 2017, winning 4-2. 
• The Peacocks have an all-time record of 24-40-1 against Monmouth. 

Going Yard

• Theamaris Ramirez is leading the Peacocks with three homeruns so far this season.
• In the series against Hartford, Ramirez hit a homerun in both games.
• It is the first time this season a player homered in back-to-back games. 
• Ramirez was named the Saint Peter's April Student-Athlete of the Month for her efforts.

Welcome Back

• The Saint Peter's softball team will return 12 players this season, including five seniors. 
• The five seniors are Harley Connors, Sydney Ramsey, Barbara Verrastro, Tiffani Lambert, Schieler Collins.
• The four juniors are Georgia Verrastro, Alina Guevara, Theamaris Ramirez, Taylor White.
• Three sophomores are Alyssa Adams, Natasha Solano, Taylor Lewis.

New Additions

• The Peacocks welcome five new players: 
• Katie Sciglimpaglia (Norwalk, CT), Marissa Morales (Wolcott, CT),  Alyssa Mido (Edison, NJ), Anja Solveig Kane (Manchester Twp, NJ) and Sydney Senerchia (Northford, CT). 

MAAC Preseason Poll

• The Saint Peter's softball team was picked 11th in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Preseason Coaches' Poll. 

Meet the Heach Coach

• Chris Stelma will begin his third season at the helm of the Saint Peter's Softball team. Last season, 2018, the team went 7-41. 
• They earned their first win of the season against Rider at the Coppin State Eagle Classic in Maryland.
• In Stelma's first season (2017), the team recorded 115 runs with six wins, including four conference wins. 
• The Peacocks earned a series sweep for the first time in three years when they swept Rider in the final two games of the season, and improved their batting average from .199 in 2016 to .247 in 2017.
• Before Saint Peter's, Stelma served as an assistant coach at Division III, William Paterson University in New Jersey during the 2016 season. 
• Prior to joining William Paterson, he was the owner of Fielder's Choice Baseball/Kaboom Softball in Andover, where he coordinated training, league play, tournaments and facilities, and served as the head coach of the U18 Showcase baseball and softball teams. Stelma was the baseball head coach at his alma mater, County College of Morris, during the fall of 2007.
• Stelma earned a bachelor's degree in communications from the University of Rhode Island in 2006. 
• While at URI, Stelma was a member of the baseball team where he played two seasons at shortstop for the Rams, making 31 starts and appearing in over 40 games. 
• Prior to transferring to URI, Stelma began his collegiate career at County College of Morris where he played for current Saint Peter's assistant coach Ed Moskal in 2003. 
• He was named All-Region and All-Garden State Conference at County College of Morris and ranked in the top 15 among JUCO hitters in 2003. 

Meet The Coaching Staff: 

• Assistant coaches Suzanne Ruffo and Alyssa Ruiz.