Softball to Host Siena Tuesday in Doubleheader

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BRONX, N.Y. -- The Fordham softball team (17-16) is set to host Siena (9-13) Tuesday in a doubleheader at Bahoshy Field beginning at 4 p.m., which will also conclude the Rams' 10-game homestand. Both games will be streamed live on the Atlantic 10 Network, with an audio broadcast on WFUV.org

Last Time Out
Fordham lost two of three to Dayton over the weekend at Bahoshy Field. The Rams won Friday's opener, 5-1, before falling 5-1 and 8-0 (in six innings) in Saturday's doubleheader. In the victory, redshirt junior Rachel Gillen went the distance  for the 10th time and nearly recorded her fourth shutout, while senior Cora Ianiro hit a three-run homer to break a scoreless tie. In Saturday's first game, Fordham took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first but would not score the rest of the day. Van Hoven finished with three of the Rams' seven hits, stole a base, and scored the only run on senior Kayla Lombardo's RBI ground-rule double. Fellow classmate Michele Daubman was tagged with the loss in the circle after allowing two earned runs on three hits over 4.0 innings while walking two and fanning four. In the series finale, Gillen took the loss in the circle after tossing her 11th complete game, as the offense mustered just five hits and the defense committed two costly errors.

Siena
2015 Season: 9-13 (4-2 MAAC)
When: Tuesday, April 7 - 4 p.m. & 6:30 p.m.
Where: Bronx, N.Y. (Bahoshy Field)
Series History: Fordham leads 10-0 (since 1995)
Last Meeting: April 11, 2012 - Fordham 6 Siena 2; Fordham 6 Siena 3 (in Loudonville, N.Y.)
What You Need To Know: The Saints come to the Bronx on a four-game win streak and are coming off a sweep of Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference favorite Marist over the weekend. Siena lost its first 11 games of the season but is 9-2 in its last 11, with the only two losses coming at Manhattan. The offense is the strength for the Saints, who are hitting .310 and averaging 5.5 runs per game. Paige Lloyd is slashing .403/.457/.774 and leads the team in doubles (8), home runs (5) and RBI (22) while adding 16 runs and 25 hits. Stephanie Viggiano is hitting .400 with a team-leading 30 hits and adds 14 runs, 10 RBI and four stolen bases, while Paige Hess is slashing .366/.438/.521 with a team-best 17 runs, 26 hits, two home runs and 11 RBI. In the circle, Siena has posted a 4.55 ERA over 143.0 innings. The pitching staff has yielded 160 hits and 121 runs while walking 80 and striking out 120. Lauren Butts has started seven of 15 games and is 4-3 with a 4.20 ERA in 48.1 innings pitched. She has one complete game, one save, 38 walks and 56 strikeouts. Amanda Gatt has started 11 of 14 contests and is 4-5 with a 4.54 ERA, five complete games and one shutout. She has allowed 66 hits and 29 walks while fanning 47 in 57.0 innings.

Up Next
The Rams return to Atlantic 10 play April 11-12 when they travel to Amherst, Mass. to take on Massachusetts in a three-game series. The two sides will play a doubleheader Saturday starting at 12 p.m., before square off for one game Sunday at 12 p.m.