MOUNT ST. MARY'S (15-25, 10-9 MAAC) at SIENA (22-13, 13-6 MAAC)
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 |  1 pm (DH)
Siena Softball Field | Loudonville, N.Y.
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MOUNT UPDATE:  The Mount is coming off a tough 3-1 extra-inning loss to Sacred Heart on Sunday.  Leading 1-0 with two outs in the top of the seventh, the Pioneers hit an RBI double to even the score and then a two-run homer in the top of the eighth to secure the win.  The Mount dropped two of three games in the series to fall to 15-25 overall and 10-9 in the MAAC.  Avery Dinges leads the Mount with a .393 average, 32 runs scored, 13 doubles and 37 stolen bases while Gina Del Giorno is hitting .364 with 19 runs scored and 12 steals.  The trio of Emmaleigh Zagrodnicheck (3-7, 3.10 ERA), Ellie Meier (6-4, 3.34 ERA) and Sophia Schmehl (4-6, 3.71 ERA) past the pitching staff.

ABOUT THE SAINTS:  Siena is 22-13 overall and 13-6 in the MAAC entering Tuesday's twinbill.  The Saints lost two of three games to Fairfield this past weekend, earning a 3-0 shutout in the opening game of the series before being swept in a doubleheader on Saturday (2-0, 2-1 in 11 innings).  The tandem of Grace Goewey (12-7, 2.28 ERA, 122 K's, 126.0 IP) and Violet Marta (10-6, 2.79 ERA, 98.0 IP) lead the pitching staff.  Goewey also lead the team with a .375 average while adding five home runs and 19 RBI.  Emma Petersen is hitting .362 with a team-high nine home runs and 33 RBI. 

THE ALL-TIME SERIES:  Siena holds a 6-3 lead in the all-time series that began in 2012.  The Mountaineers are 3-5 in MAAC regular season matchups with the Saints since joining the league for the 2022-23 season.  Siena took two of three at the Mount last year, dropping the opening game, 2-1, before winning 8-3 and 4-2 in the final two games of the series.  In a scheduling quirk, this will be the first-ever meeting between the Mount and Siena in Loudonville.  The teams have played at the Mount in each of the past three seasons.

WHERE WE STAND:  The Mount is currently in eighth place in the MAAC standings with two weeks left in the regular season.  The top six teams earn a spot in the MAAC Championships, which will be hosted by the top seed.  The standings are tight as the Mount is just one game behind fourth-place Iona in the loss column.  Iona is fourth at 12-8, Quinnipiac fifth at 13-9, Rider sixth at 12-9, Sacred Heart seventh at 12-10 and the Mount eighth at 10-9.

NEWS AND NOTES

• Avery Dinges leads the Mount with 37 stolen bases this season, just two shy of matching Bridgette Gilliano's school record of 39 set in 2002.
• Dinges is tied for second in the nation with Louisville's Chelsea Mack with her 37 steals, just one behind Dayton's Kirman Bailey.Dinges is tied for the national lead with 0.97 stolen bases per game.
• Sharon Manni leads the Mount with a .392 average in MAAC games this year.Gina Del Giorno is hitting .373 in league play while Avery Dinges is hitting .333 with eight doubles and 21 steals in MAAC action.
• The Mount has a 2.41 team ERA in MAAC games this year, led by the trio of Ellie Meier (5-2, 2.18 ERA), Sophia Schmehl (3-3, 2.39 ERA) and Emily Zagrodnicheck (2-4, 2.65 ERA).
• Dinges has recorded at least one steal in each of the past six games.She posted two steals in each of the final two games against Sacred Heart.

UP NEXT:  The Mount hosts Quinnipiac for another key three-game MAAC series this weekend with a noon doubleheader on Saturday and a single game at noon on Sunday.