Pirates win finale winning 1 of 3 vs Syracuse

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Hill Homers Twice as Pirates Drop Doubleheader to Syracuse - Seton Hall University Athletics

South Orange, N.J. – The Pirates clubbed four home runs as a team, including a pair from Taylor Hill (Little Falls, N.J.) , but came up short in both en...

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Hill Homers Twice as Pirates Drop Doubleheader to Syracuse​

South Orange, N.J. – The Pirates clubbed four home runs as a team, including a pair from Taylor Hill (Little Falls, N.J.), but came up short in both ends of their doubleheader against Syracuse on Saturday. A late rally gave the Orange the game one win, 12-9, while early offense ruled in the game two win for Syracuse, 5-3.

Game 1: Syracuse 12, Seton Hall 9
How it Happened

• The Pirates got out ahead early, scoring twice in the second and third to take a 4-0 lead. Erin Howard (Skillman, N.J.) started the scoring with a home run, followed later by an RBI double from Hill. In the third, two more runs would score on a fielder's choice and a passed ball.
• Syracuse got two runs back in the fourth on an RBI double, but Seton Hall answered right back with a sacrifice fly from Lela Allen (Phoenix, Ariz.) to make it 5-2.
• The Orange collected two more runs in the fifth on a double and a sacrifice fly, drawing with a run at 5-4 entering the sixth.
• The Pirates widened their lead in the sixth, as an Andrea Perez (Corona, Calif.) single allowed two runs to score. Caroline Hobbes (Bay Shore, N.Y.) would later beat out an infield single which allowed Perez to score and make it an 8-4 lead.
• Syracuse would not go quietly, as they rallied for an eight-run seventh inning to take a 12-8 lead.
• Hill would hit an opposite field home run in the bottom of the seventh, but it was all the offense the Pirates could muster in their final trip to the plate.

News & Notes

• Howard's home run was her second of her career and her first at Mike Sheppard Sr. Field.
• The loss snapped the Pirates' 44-game winning streak when scoring six or more runs in a game.
• Four different Pirates recorded multi-hit games: Hill, Katey Brennan (Yardley, Pa.), Howard and Perez.
• Olivia Gilbert (Johnston, R.I.) reached base four times in the game, including drawing three walks.

Game 2: Syracuse 5, Seton Hall 3
How it Happened

• The bats got going right away for both teams in game two, with the Orange plating a pair of runs in the top of the first to take an early lead.
• Seton Hall answered with back-to-back home runs by Hill and Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) to even the score at 2-2.
• Syracuse regained the lead in the second on a two-run double.
• In the third, Brennan laced a ball off the wall in left field to score Gilbert from first and make it a 4-3 game.
• Syracuse got an insurance run in the fourth on an RBI triple from Angel Jasso.
• In the seventh, the Pirates threatened by loading the bases with just one out. However, Syracuse was able to escape the inning unscathed as a flyout and a lineout ended the game.

News & Notes

• Hill has now homered in three consecutive games.
• Hill has also scored runs in four straight contests and six of her last seven.
• Brennan picked up another multi-hit game to extend her team-lead to 12 such games this season.
• Brennan has had two hits in each of her last five games, going 8-for-19 (.421) over that span.
• Carr's home run was her first since March 22 against Creighton.

What's Next
Seton Hall and Syracuse will meet in the series finale on Sunday with first pitch set for 12 p.m.

 

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Kreuscher's Two-Hit Shutout Leads Pirates Past Syracuse, 1-0 - Seton Hall University Athletics

South Orange, N.J. – Kyra Kreuscher (Great River, N.Y.) tossed a complete game two-hit shutout as the Pirates captured the final game of their weekend ...

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Softball vs Syracuse on 4/14/2024 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics

The official box score of Softball vs Syracuse on 4/14/2024

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South Orange, N.J. –Kyra Kreuscher (Great River, N.Y.) tossed a complete game two-hit shutout as the Pirates captured the final game of their weekend series against Syracuse with a 1-0 win on Sunday afternoon.

How it Happened
Syracuse put one runner aboard in the top of the first, recording its first of two hits on the day with a one out single. Kreuscher was able to work out of any further trouble by inducing back-to-back ground ball outs.

The Seton Hall offense would threaten in the second inning as Lela Allen (Phoenix, Ariz.) walked and Erin Howard (Skillman, N.J.) singled to open the inning. However, the Pirates would be kept off the board as a fielder's choice, a groundout and a strikeout got the Orange out of the jam.

The Hall would finally break through in the bottom of the fourth. Back-to-back walks to opened up the inning, and a single from Andrea Perez (Corona, Calif.) loaded the bases with one out. Caroline Hobbes (Bay Shore, N.Y.) ripped a 1-1 pitch back up the middle for an RBI single, scoring Miranda Arruda (Pawcatuck, Conn.) from third to give the Pirates the lead.





Kreuscher continued to dazzle in the circle, but ran into her most threatening situation in the fifth. A walk and an infield single gave Syracuse runners on second and third with just one out. Kreuscher got the next batter to line out to Olivia Gilbert (Johnston, R.I.) at first base. With two outs, a line drive to left field looked as if it would get down and score a pair of runs to give Syracuse the lead. Instead, Brennan laid out and made a diving catch to keep the Orange scoreless.

From then on, Kreuscher set down six of the next seven batters she faced to complete the two-hit shutout.

News & Notes

• This marks the second complete game shutout this season for Kreuscher and the fourth of her career.
• This also is the second time is her career that Kreuscher has allowed two hits or less over a seven inning start, with the last being her one-hit shutout against IUPUI on Feb. 19, 2023.
• Hobbes' RBI single gave her three runs knocked in on the weekend.
• This was Seton Hall's first win over Syracuse since a 16-15 victory on April 20, 2023.

What's Next
Seton Hall will get back into BIG EAST play next weekend as it hosts a three-game set with UConn beginning on Friday at 2 p.m.