Pirates Travel to Marist, Host FDU in Non-Conference Action - Seton Hall University Athletics
Winners of six straight, 12 of their last 13, and 21 of their last 24, the Pirates look to continue their stellar play with a pair of non-conference foes this week.
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South Orange, N.J. – Winners of six straight, 12 of their last 13, and 21 of their last 24, the Pirates look to continue their stellar play with a pair of non-conference foes this week. The Hall will travel to Marist for a doubleheader on Tuesday before returning home for a doubleheader on Wednesday against Fairleigh Dickinson.
PINK GAME ON WEDNESDAY
Fans are invited to wear pink to this Wednesday's game at Mike Sheppard Sr. Field against Fairleigh Dickinson. All in attendance can pick up free pink ribbons and pink pirate logo stickers at the marketing table. A QR code will also be available for fans to scan to donate to Susan G. Komen. Seton Hall alumna Frances A. Perullo '85 will throw out the ceremonial first pitch.
LAST TIME OUT
The Pirates swept their third straight BIG EAST series, this time against DePaul in Chicago. The offense was the story on the weekend, scoring a combined 31 runs across the three victories. Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) dominated again in the circle in Friday's 9-1 win, while Shelby Smith (Friendswood, Texas) homered and got the win in Saturday's 9-4 victory. The Pirates outlasted the Blue Demons, 13-11, in a Sunday slugfest, a game in which Carr knocked home seven runs.
SCOUTING MARIST (18-21, 6-2 MAAC)
- The Red Foxes enter the week at 18-21 overall but a strong 6-2 mark in MAAC play.
- Marist most recently split a doubleheader at Siena on Saturday, dropping game one in 11 innings before taking the second game, 8-5
- The Red Foxes boast a potent offense which owns a .285 batting clip. Haley Ahr leads the pack at .410, while Sam Freeland, Alyssa Grupp and Peyton Pusey all have averages north of .300.
- Calista Phippen and Kiley Myers lead the Marist pitching staff, posting ERA's of 1.98 and 2.79, respectively.
- The Pirates own the edge in the all-time series, 18-12. This will be Seton Hall's first trip to Poughkeepsie since 2009.
- The Knights are coming off a three-game weekend series against Central Connecticut which saw them go 1-2.
- Andreya Flores paces FDU's offense with a .283 batting average, while Courtney Mahoney leads the team in home runs and RBI.
- The Knights' pitching has been strong this season, owning a 3.11 team ERA. Alayna Savaglio leads the staff with a 2.40 ERA and 87 strikeouts through 100 innings.
- Despite being separated by about 20 miles, Seton Hall and Fairleigh Dickinson have not met since 2009. The Pirates lead the all-time series, 10-1, with FDU's lone win coming back in 1984.
- The Pirates have a record of 21-3 over their last 24 games, the program's best stretch since 1999.
- With this past weekend's sweep, the Pirates have clinched a berth in the BIG EAST Championship for the first time since 2015.
- The next win for the Pirates would be their 30th of the season, giving them their first 30-win campaign since 2005. That season was also the last time the Pirates won a BIG EAST title.
- Seton Hall is looking to finish with an overall record above .500 for the first time since 2006, when it went 29-27.
- Lela Allen and Kelsey Carr were each named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday. Allen batted .571 with five RBI on the week, while Carr hit .583 with a home run and nine runs batted in.
- Carr tied the single-game program record for runs batted in on Sunday at DePaul, finishing with seven RBI. She tied Danielle DeStaso's mark which was set against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 8, 2013.
- Carr has had a resurgent year in the circle, owning a 1.72 ERA through 85.2 innings of work this season. No Seton Hall pitcher has posted an ERA under 2.00 since 2005. She has been named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week twice this season, most recently on April 3. The honor came after the junior tossed 10 scoreless innings against St. John's as part of that series sweep.
- Carr's grand slam on Sunday at DePaul was the Pirates' second of the season. The other was hit by Olivia Gilbert back on March 24 at Creighton.
- Abby Wingo has been on a torrid pace all season and enters the week on a 25-game on-base streak. Wingo also has a 10-game hitting streak, her second double digit hitting streak of the season. Her 14-game streak earlier this season was the second-longest in program history. Wingo has hit safely in 24 of her last 25 games.
- Shelby Smith has also posted a terrific season in the circle, compiling at 2.76 ERA in 99 innings entering the week. Her 100 strikeouts leads the staff.
- Smith picked up her 300th career strikeout on April 1 during her 10-strikeout performance. Smith became the seventh Pirate to achieve the milestone and the first since Reganne Camp in 2020.
- Smith was named BIG EAST Player of the Week on March 27 for her two-way prowess at Creighton. She went 6-for-11 (.545) with two RBI at the plate while also firing a complete game victory in game one of Saturday's doubleheader. This is Smith's second BIG EAST honor of the season, as she was named Co-Pitcher of the Week on March 6.
- Erin Howard was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on April 3 after a strong run producing weekend against St. John's. In four games, she batted a team-best .556 (5-for-9) with six RBI. In the 10 games she has started this season, she has RBI's in five of them.
- Olivia Gilbert has received consistent at-bats during her sophomore season and has made them count. Her .339 batting average and six home runs both rank second on the club, while her 32 RBI pace the team.
- After appearing in just 18 games as a freshman in 2022, Gilbert has started all 41 games at first base this season.
- Seton Hall's nine-run inning on March 15 against Manhattan was its most in one frame since a 10-run rally in the fifth inning against Army on March 6, 2020.
- The Pirates' 3-2 win over Texas Tech on March 4 was the program's second ever win against a Big 12 opponent, and first since defeating Kansas, 3-2, on Feb. 17, 2008.
- Wingo tallied her 100th career base hit on March 4 against Texas Tech.
All three games this weekend can be seen live on FloSoftball. Live stats for all games this week can be accessed here.
