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Softball Travels to Connecticut for a Doubleheader Against Fairfield

The Peacocks will compete in a MAAC series at Fairfield on Saturday afternoon

GAMES 44/45
Saint Peter's (6-37, 1-11 MAAC) vs. Fairfield (19-17, 4-6 MAAC)
Date: Saturday, April 20
Time: 12 p.m. / 2 p.m.
Location: Alumni Softball Field - Fairfield, Connecticut
 
Opening Pitch:
  • The Saint Peter's softball team will travel to Connecticut on Saturday April 20. 
  • The team will face Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opponent Fairfield in a conference series.
  • The games against the Stags will begin at 12 p.m.
  • The Peacocks enter the game with a 6-37 record, after winning the first game and losing the second game against UMES. 
  • Against UMES, the Peacocks scored a season-high 13 runs in the first game.
  • The Peacocks picked up their first conference win of the season on Saturday, April 13 against Rider, winning 7-6 (10 innings) in game two of a doubleheader.
Scout on Fairfield:
  • Fairfield currently sits at 19-17 and 4-6 in the MAAC this season.
  • The last game for the Stags was against Columbia.
  • Fairfield won against Columbia 4-1.  
  • The Peacocks have an all-time record of 29-44 against Fairfield.
  • The last time the Peacocks beat Fairfield was on April 26, 2009, winning 5-1. 
13-Run Explosion 
  • The Peacocks erupted for a season-high 13 runs against UMES in non-conference play on Thursday, April 18. 
  • It was the first 13-run game for the program since scoring 13 against Iona on May 4, 2013.
Walking-Off in Extras
  • The Peacocks earned an extra-inning win over the Rider Broncs on Saturday, April 13.
  • Tied at 6-6 after seven innings, the game went into the 10th inning still knotted up.
  • Harley Connors started the 10th with a double to center field before Alina Guevara hit her second double of the game to score Connors for the 7-6 walk-off win.
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 New Additions 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:   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Alyssa Ruiz

#16 Alyssa Ruiz

P/2B
5' 1"
Senior
Alyssa Adams

#9 Alyssa Adams

OF
5' 5"
Freshman
Schieler Collins

#23 Schieler Collins

OF
5' 5"
Junior
Harley Connors

#7 Harley Connors

OF
5' 6"
Junior
Alina Guevara

#6 Alina Guevara

2B
5' 3"
Sophomore
Tiffani Lambert

#21 Tiffani Lambert

P
5' 8"
Junior
Taylor Lewis

#18 Taylor Lewis

P
5' 4"
Freshman
Theamaris Ramirez

#15 Theamaris Ramirez

IF
5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
Sydney Ramsey

#10 Sydney Ramsey

P
5' 4"
Junior
Natasha Solano

#13 Natasha Solano

C
5' 2"
Freshman
Barbara Verrastro

#16 Barbara Verrastro

P
5' 2"
Junior
Georgia Verrastro

#5 Georgia Verrastro

C
5' 6"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Alyssa Ruiz

#16 Alyssa Ruiz

5' 1"
Senior
P/2B
Alyssa Adams

#9 Alyssa Adams

5' 5"
Freshman
OF
Schieler Collins

#23 Schieler Collins

5' 5"
Junior
OF
Harley Connors

#7 Harley Connors

5' 6"
Junior
OF
Alina Guevara

#6 Alina Guevara

5' 3"
Sophomore
2B
Tiffani Lambert

#21 Tiffani Lambert

5' 8"
Junior
P
Taylor Lewis

#18 Taylor Lewis

5' 4"
Freshman
P
Theamaris Ramirez

#15 Theamaris Ramirez

5' 7"
Redshirt Freshman
IF
Sydney Ramsey

#10 Sydney Ramsey

5' 4"
Junior
P
Natasha Solano

#13 Natasha Solano

5' 2"
Freshman
C
Barbara Verrastro

#16 Barbara Verrastro

5' 2"
Junior
P
Georgia Verrastro

#5 Georgia Verrastro

5' 6"
Sophomore
C

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