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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior Lauren Fischer (Robbinsville, N.J.) took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of an eventual 2-1 setback for the Seton Hall softball team (22-23-1, 7-12 BIG EAST) against St. John's (29-15, 15-4 BIG EAST) on Saturday afternoon. Both sides will conclude the regular season at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field with a doubleheader tomorrow.
Fellow senior Noel Lent (Yaphank, N.Y.) provided the Pirates with their offense in the defeat, smashing a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to give The Hall a 1-0 lead. The Pirates left nine runners on base in the contest and stranded the bases loaded in the second and seventh innings.
Turning Points
With The Hall ahead 1-0, Fischer worked around a pair of two-out walks in the top of the fifth to keep her no-hitter intact through five. After the Pirates stranded two in the bottom of the fifth, St. John's notched its first hit of the day with a leadoff bunt single in the top of the sixth. Two batters later Krystal Puga lined a home run to right-center field to give SJU a 2-1 advantage.
Down to its final at-bat, The Hall drew three-straight walks with two away in the bottom of the seventh to put both the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position. St. John's hurler McKenzie Murray, who relieved Tori Free in the sixth, managed to escape the jam by locating a fastball on the edge of the outside corner for a game-ending called strike three.
Inside The Numbers
- The Pirates were out-hit 4-1 and committed the game's lone error
- The Hall left nine runners on base versus six for St. John's
- Fischer finished her complete game effort allowing two runs with three walks and five strikeouts
- Pirate hitters drew a total of eight walks and were hit by two pitches
- All three of the game's runs came on home runs
- Fischer drew two walks at the plate, extending her single-season program record to 43
- The home run for Lent was her fourth this season and the ninth of her career
- Fischer's complete game was the 15th of her career
- Lent moved within one RBI of the program's top-20 in career runs driven in with 59
- Fischer held a St. John's offense that came into the game batting .313 to a 4-for-25 (.160) effort
The Pirates conclude the regular season tomorrow with a doubleheader against the Red Storm beginning at noon. Game one will air on the BIG EAST Digital Network, while game two will be broadcast on the Pirate Sports Network. Prior to the game at approximately 11:40 a.m. The Hall will honor its senior class of Joelle Arrante, Chelsea Caynon, Lauren Fischer, Noel Lent, Jennifer Sanislo and Valerie Suto.
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