Pirates Dismantle DePaul on Way to Churchill's 100th Seton Hall win - Seton Hall University Athletics
In a celebratory offensive explosion, the Seton Hall softball team defeated DePaul to help Head Coach Angie Churchill to the 100 th win of her Seton Hall ten...
Softball vs DePaul on 3/14/2025 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Softball vs DePaul on 3/14/2025
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – In a celebratory offensive explosion, the Seton Hall softball team (11-9, 4-0 BIG EAST) defeated DePaul (10-12, 0-4 BIG EAST), 15-3 in five innings, at Cacciatore Stadium to help Head Coach Angie Churchill to the 100th win of her Seton Hall tenure.
How It Happened
A warm and peaceful March afternoon in Chicago turned explosive when the Pirates stepped up to the plate to open the game. After putting two runners on with two outs, the terrorizing Seton Hall offense meticulously dismantled the Blue Demons' starting pitcher with a monstrous two-out rally. An Olivia Gilbert single scored Taylor Hill, which was immediately followed by an Andrea Perez lacing a double into left field to score Kelsey Carr and make it a 2-0 Pirates lead. After Caroline Hobbes was hit-by-pitch to load the bases, the Pirates capped off the inning with a trio of walks and a single to make it a 6-0 Seton Hall lead.
In the bottom of the inning, Carr walked two batters before allowing a home run to centerfield and cutting The Hall's lead to 3, 6-3. From that point on, however, Carr only allowed two more hits and no walks for the remainder of the game.
In the top of the second, the Pirates launched into action once again with another fervent two out rally that cycled through the entire lineup. Already on their second pitcher of the game, the Pirates once again loaded the bases. This time, a quartet of bases-loaded walks brought across four runs and forced a pitching change before the innings end. After leading off the inning with a single, Hannah Alexander field out to right field to end the inning with the Pirates in front 10-3.
The final salvo of the Pirates' unforgiving cannon fodder came in the third inning. Perez's double led her to scoring on a Hobbes single, making it an 11-3 Seton Hall lead. The Hall all but ended the game with what came next. After loading the bases once again, Katey Brennan stepped to the plate. A heated duel between pitcher and hitter ended when Brennan drove the ball over the wall in left center for her first home run of the year, a grand slam, to put the Pirates up 15-3 through three innings.
Back in the circle, Carr retired nine of the next ten batters, securing the 15-3 win for the Pirates. With the win, Head Coach Angie Churchill collected the 100th victory of her Seton Hall tenure.
News & Notes
- The Pirates move to 11-9 on the season and 4-0 in BIG EAST play.
- Seton Hall moves to 13-31 all-time against DePaul.
- Head Coach Angie Churchillrecorded the 100th win of her Seton Hall tenure.
- Churchill is the second-fastest coach in program history to reach this mark, taking a total of 173 career games. That was one game shy of tying Ray Vander May record of 172 games to reach 100 wins.
- This was the Pirates third five-inning, mercy rule victory of the season
- That is more than last season and the most since the Pirates' nine five-inning wins during the 2023 BIG EAST-winning season.
- All nine starting hitters for the Pirates logged at least one run
- Carr collected her eighth win of the season.
- She also tied her season-high in strikeouts with 5 today.
- Brennan recorded her first home run of the season.
- With six RBI today, Brennan reached 14 total RBI this season.
- She is also on a seven-game hitting streak.
- Gilbert reached 25 RBI on the season with her one RBI today.
- With two walks each, Brennan and Carr are tied for the team lead in walks with 20 each this season.
- Angelina Benitez recorded her second multi-RBI game of the season.
What's Next
The Pirates close out the weekend series against DePaul with a doubleheader on Saturday, March 15. First pitch for each game is scheduled for 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
