April 12, 2000

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. - The Marist Red Foxes (22-12) posted a doubleheader sweep of Stony Brook (3-23) on Wednesday afternoon, winning game one, 3-1, and game two, 4-1. The Seawolves have now lost six in a row.

Stony Brook took a 1-0 lead in the first game as Stephanie Poetzsch doubled home Christie McMurray in the second inning. However, Marist scored to tie it in the fourth and won the game with two runs in the sixth. Poetzsch went 3-for-3 in the game with a double and an RBI. She was credited with the loss on the mound, pitching six innings and giving up three runs on four hits to fall to 2-12 on the season.

In game two, the Red Foxes won the game with two runs in the second inning and another pair in the fifth inning to take a 4-0 lead. Stony Brook scored in the sixth as Lauren Ruane singled home McMurray to make it 4-1. The Seawolves collected four hits in the inning but could only score once. McMurray went 3-for-3 in the game with a double and a run scored. Cassie Rupp went the distance on the mound, giving up eight hits and four runs while striking out two.