Four Multi-Hit Efforts Lead Pirates Past Hoyas, 8-4 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Washington, D.C. – Four Pirates posted multi-hit efforts and Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) picked up the win in the circle as the Seton Hall softball t...
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Four Multi-Hit Efforts Lead Pirates Past Hoyas, 8-4
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NCAA BOX SHU vs. GU game 11 - Seton Hall University Athletics
NCAA BOX SHU vs. GU game 11
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Washington, D.C. – Four Pirates posted multi-hit efforts and Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) picked up the win in the circle as the Seton Hall softball team earned its first BIG EAST win of the season on Friday afternoon over Georgetown, 8-4.
How it Happened
After a quiet first three innings, both offenses began to flex their muscles in the fourth. The Pirates got on the board first thanks to an RBI double from Erin Howard (Skillman, N.J.). However, Georgetown would respond in the bottom of the frame with three runs to take a 3-1 lead.
In the fifth, the Pirates would punch back, scoring five runs to take the lead for good. Lauren Caye (Pittsburgh, Pa.) tripled to open the inning, then scored on a great hustle play on a tapper in front of the plate. The Pirates then drew back-to-back walks to bring home the tying run, followed by a dropped infield fly which scored the go-ahead run. Next, Lela Allen (Phoenix, Ariz.) laced the first pitch she saw into center field for an RBI knock, and Howard would cap the inning with an RBI groundout.
Two more Pirate runs would cross the plate in the seventh to help cushion the lead. With two outs, Caye singled home Miranda Arruda (Pawcatuck, Conn.) to increase the lead to 7-3. Later in the inning, Taylor Hill (Little Falls, N.J.) would collect her third hit of the day, bringing home Caye on an RBI single to make it an 8-3 lead.
Georgetown would mount a threat in the bottom of the seventh, scoring one run on an RBI single to trim the deficit to four. However, Carr would escape any further damage by inducing a pop out to shortstop to end the game.
News & Notes
- The win gives Seton Hall its first BIG EAST victory of the season.
- Hill posted her first three-hit performance of the season.
- Allen went 2-for-4 to snap an eight-game slump which saw her go 2-for-24.
- Andrea Perez (Corona, Calif.) has gone 3-for-7 over her last two games.
- Caye went 2-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored out of the number nine spot in the batting order.
Seton Hall continues its weekend stay in the nation's capital on Saturday with first pitch set for 1 p.m.