Softball takes 2 of 3 against DePaul

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Carr Fires Fifth Straight Complete Game in Win Over DePaul, 4-1 - Seton Hall University Athletics

South Orange, N.J. – Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) tossed her fifth consecutive complete game, allowing four hits and one run over seven innings as Set...

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Carr Fires Fifth Straight Complete Game in Win Over DePaul, 4-1​

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Softball vs DePaul on 5/3/2024 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics

The official box score of Softball vs DePaul on 5/3/2024

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South Orange, N.J. – Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) tossed her fifth consecutive complete game, allowing four hits and one run over seven innings as Seton Hall defeated DePaul, 4-1, in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.

How it Happened
Carr worked a clean top of the first in the circle and then helped out her own cause in the bottom half with the bat in her hands. After Taylor Hill (Little Falls, N.J.) walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch, Carr drove her in with an RBI single to give The Hall an early lead.

In the third, the Pirates added on for two more runs. Katey Brennan (Yardley, Pa.) laced an RBI double to left center, allowing Carr to come around and score the second Seton Hall run. Later in the frame with the bases loaded, Erin Howard (Skillman, N.J.) sent a hard grounder back up the middle to make it a 3-0 game.




DePaul would crack the scoreboard in the fifth on an RBI double to make it a 3-1 game, but the home side would answer swiftly. Olivia Gilbert (Johnston, R.I.) led off the bottom of the fifth with a long home run to left field to stretch the advantage up to 4-1.




Carr got the first two outs of the top of the seventh in short order, however a hit by pitch and back-to-back walks loaded the bases and brought the go-ahead run to the plate. Carr induced a lineout to shortstop, where Andrea Perez (Corona, Calif.) made a great sprawling play to her left to end the game.





News & Notes

• Over her five straight complete games, Carr has allowed only three runs over those 35 innings.
• Gilbert went a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate with a pair of runs scored.
• Caroline Hobbes (Bay Shore, N.Y.) went 2-for-3 and now has two multi-hit efforts in her last four outings.
• Brennan's RBI double increases her total on the season to 29, the second-most on the club.

What's Next
Seton Hall wraps up the regular season with a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon beginning at 12 p.m. Senior Day ceremonies will take place prior to the game at 11:45 a.m.

 

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Five-Run Sixth Help Pirates Earn Split on Senior Day - Seton Hall University Athletics

South Orange, N.J. – The Pirates used a five-run sixth inning to grab a 10-6 victory over DePaul and earn a split of Saturday afternoon's doubleheader. Pri...

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Five-Run Sixth Help Pirates Earn Split on Senior Day​

South Orange, N.J. – The Pirates used a five-run sixth inning to grab a 10-6 victory over DePaul and earn a split of Saturday afternoon's doubleheader. Prior to the games, Seton Hall honored four of its seniors as part of Senior Day ceremonies: Hannah Alexander (Wrightstown, N.J.), Lela Allen (Phoenix, Ariz.), Sydney Babik (Gilbert, Ariz.) and Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.).

Game 1: DePaul 6, Seton Hall 2
How it Happened

• The Blue Demons came out of the gates strong, scoring five runs in the first inning to take an early lead.
• The Hall threatened on numerous occasions, but finally broke through in the fourth on a two-run single from Erin Howard (Skillman, N.J.).
• Babik settled in after the first inning, setting down the side in order in the second and third and stranding a pair of runners on base in the fifth.
• DePaul would tack on an insurance tally in the seventh after a double steal allowed a run to score from third.

News & Notes

• Both seniors in the batting order, Allen and Carr, recorded base hits.
• Howard registered her fourth multi-RBI game of the season.
• With the defeat, the Pirates solidified themselves as the No. 4 seed in next week's BIG EAST Tournament.

Game 2: Seton Hall 10, DePaul 6
How it Happened

• Carr helped the Pirates jump on the scoreboard early, launching a three-run home run in the bottom of the first.
• DePaul would tack on a pair in the third to pull within one, but a sacrifice fly from Allen and an RBI double from Taylor Hill (Little Falls, N.J.) pushed the Pirate advantage back to three.
• The Blue Demons chipped away once again, scoring in the fifth on a solo home run and in the sixth on an RBI double to trail by one, 5-4, entering the bottom of the sixth.
• After a 15-pitch battle with the bases loaded, Katey Brennan (Yardley, Pa.) laced a ball down the right field line for a three-run triple to make it an 8-4 Seton Hall lead.
• Next, Howard would crush a two-run home run over the wall in left to break the game open.
• The sixth inning rally proved to be important for Seton Hall, as DePaul scored twice in the top of the seventh on a two-run single. Carr would be able to avoid any further damage, inducing a flyout to left field to end the game.

News & Notes

• This was the sixth multi-RBI game and third three-RBI game for Brennan this season, pushing her season total up to 32.
• Brennan's 21 RBI's in BIG EAST play are the most on the team, and her 15 multi-hit games on the season overall are also tops on the club.
• Olivia Gilbert (Johnston, R.I.) collected a pair of hits and finishes BIG EAST play batting a team-best .370.
• Carr's home run was her ninth of the year, tying her with Hill for the team lead.
• Howard's home run was her third of the season, and she concludes conference play batting .342.

What's Next
The Pirates head to Providence to try and defend their BIG EAST title as they will square off with St. John's on Wednesday at 12 p.m.