Gilbert's Three-RBI Day Leads Hall Past Friars, 9-2 - Seton Hall University Athletics
South Orange, N.J. – Olivia Gilbert (Johnston, R.I.) had two hits and drove in three runs while Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) earned the win with f...
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South Orange, N.J. –Olivia Gilbert (Johnston, R.I.) had two hits and drove in three runs while Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) earned the win with five hitless innings in relief as the Pirates took the rubber match of their three-game series with Providence, 9-2, on Sunday afternoon. With the win, Seton Hall has now won each of its last four BIG EAST series.
How it Happened
Gilbert's first RBI came in the bottom of the first inning, as she brought home Taylor Hill (Little Falls, N.J.) on a sacrifice fly to give the Pirates the early lead. Providence would answer back with a pair in the second inning to put itself ahead, 2-1, after two innings.
Carr entered the game in the third in relief, working around a two-out walk to keep the Pirates within one. In the bottom half, Hill opened the frame with a long home run to right field to tie the game. Carr and Gilbert followed with back-to-back doubles to produce the go-ahead run. Gilbert would eventually score herself after a sacrifice fly from Lela Allen (Phoenix, Ariz.) made it 4-2 in favor of the Pirates.
Carr kept cruising in the circle, retiring the side in order in both the fourth and fifth innings. Her offense rewarded her efforts with some extra insurance runs in the later innings. In the bottom of the fifth, Erin Howard (Skillman, N.J.) laced an RBI single to center which made it a 5-2 game. Andrea Perez (Corona, Calif.) would then loft a fly ball to left, allowing Miranda Arruda (Pawcatuck, Conn.) to tag up and score the sixth Seton Hall run.
In the sixth, The Hall would score three more times to salt the game away. With runners on second and third, Gilbert knocked in her third run of the game with a groundout to shortstop. Next, Katey Brennan (Yardley, Pa.) lined a double to left center which scored Carr from second. Later in the inning, Allen dropped a double into left field to score Brennan and make it a 9-2 game.
News & Notes
- Carr improved to 7-6 on the season with her five innings of hitless relief.
- The top five batters in the Pirates' order went a combined 9-for-15 with seven RBI.
- Hill's home run was her sixth so far this season, tying her with Carr for tops on the club.
- Gilbert's three RBI's move her team-leading total up to 27. It also was her seventh multi-RBI game of the season.
The Pirates are back in action on Saturday as they open a three-game series with Syracuse with a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m.
