JERSEY CITY, NJ. - The Saint Peter's Softball team hosts the Iona Gaels (15-26, 12-9) in a three-game series this weekend at Jaroschak Field. On Saturday, May 4, Saint Peter's will honor seniors Maiah Skakal and Kaitlynn Peters on 'Senior Day.'
Friday, May 3, 2024 | 4 pm
Saturday, May 4, 2024 | 12 pm / 2 pm (DH)
Jersey City, NJ | Jaroschak Field
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The Peacocks (15-32, 5-16 MAAC) will close out the regular season this weekend in Jersey City. SPU's Peters is batting a team-high .340. Dakota Pitts leads the MAAC with doubles with 16. Cara McNulty, Jess Forte, and Pitts are all top-ten in the MAAC in RBIs. Forte is sixth (33), followed by McNulty at seventh (31), and Pitts is ninth in the MAAC with 29 RBIs.
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McNulty is two doubles away from being Saint Peter's career leader in doubles. The New Jersey native has hit 44 doubles in her career. Darleen Anderson (1995-98) holds the Saint Peter's record for career doubles with 45.
Forte is two hits away from her 100th career hit. Forte leads the Peacocks in home runs this season with ten.
Iona
Iona is currently fifth in the MAAC standings. Iona's Jaimee Sheran is fifth in the MAAC in batting with a .392 batting average. Sheeran has tallied a team-high in hits (47), doubles (12), home runs (7), and RBIs (28) for Iona. Iona pitcher Samantha Reib is sixth in the MAAC in wins this season with 11.
Saint Peter's is 14-32 all-time versus Iona. In the last contest between these two teams, the Peacocks defeated the Gaels 6-3 in New Rochelle (May. 1, 2023).
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