Seton Hall University
14-9-1, 1-0
Villanova
11-9, 0-1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Camp, Reganne (3-1)
L: LAWRENCE, Brette (8-5)
Batting:
2B: HUSK, Brittany 1 ; JONES, Caroline 1 ; SNELL, Chase 1
HR: HERSCHBERG, Lauren 1
RBI: HERSCHBERG, Lauren 2 ; ALDEN, Nikki 1 ; JONES, Caroline 1 ; SNELL, Chase 2
SH: HUSK, Brittany 1 ; JONES, Caroline 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HERSCHBERG, Lauren 3 ; SWITZER, Delaney 1 ; JONES, Caroline 1 ; RUIZ, Megan 1
Batting:
2B: Walkden, Alexis 1 ; Peck, Destini 1 ; Arteaga, Hailey 1 ; Pandolfo, Darby 1 ; Lent, Noel 1 ; Reddick, Ragen 2
HR: Walkden, Alexis 1 ; Fischer, Lauren 1 ; Pandolfo, Darby 1 ; Lent, Noel 1 ; Reddick, Ragen 1
RBI: Walkden, Alexis 1 ; Fischer, Lauren 3 ; Peck, Destini 1 ; Pandolfo, Darby 1 ; Lent, Noel 1 ; Reddick, Ragen 1
SH: Suto, Valerie 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Walkden, Alexis 3 ; Fischer, Lauren 1 ; Pandolfo, Darby 1 ; Lent, Noel 1 ; Reddick, Ragen 2
SB: Walkden, Alexis 1
Game Leaders
Players Mentioned
The Hall Splits Doubleheader To Open BIG EAST Play
3/25/2017 5:26:00 PM | Softball
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The first day of BIG EAST play was an eventful one for the Seton Hall softball team (14-10-1, 1-1 BIG EAST) as the Pirates split a doubleheader with Villanova (12-9, 1-1) on Saturday at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field. The Hall took a dramatic 8-6 win in a 10-inning epic in game one before VU responded with an 8-2 triumph in game two. The rubber match of the series has been moved up to a 10 a.m. start on Sunday.
Lauren Fischer (Robbinsville, N.J.) played the hero in the first game of the day with a walk-off three-run home run in the 10th inning of a contest that saw The Hall rally from four different deficits. Over the course of two games the Pirates banged out 22 hits including a program-record tying five home runs in game one.
WALK-OFF MAGIC! Lauren Fischer ends the marathon game with this three-run rope to center! PIRATES WIN 8-6! #HALLin pic.twitter.com/EnbpS28wTP
— SHU Softball (@SHUSoftball) March 25, 2017
Game One Notes – Seton Hall 8, Villanova 6 (10 innings)
- The Wildcats built an early 3-0 lead, but The Hall responded with runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings to level the contest at three
- After a bases loaded walk in the top of the seventh gave VU the lead again, Alexis Walkden (Cibolo, Texas) forced extras with a solo home run in the bottom of the frame
- The same script played out in the eighth, with VU taking the lead before Noel Lent (Yaphank, N.Y.) cranked a solo shot to tie the contest at 5-5
- Down 6-5 in the bottom of the 10th, Ragen Reddick (Middlesex, N.J.) led off with a double and Walkden was intentionally walked before Fischer connected on her fourth home run of the year to put the contest away
- The two sides combined for 31 hits (16-15 VU) and did not commit an error in the contest
- The Pirates tied a program record with the third five-homer game in SHU history and second this season
- In addition to Fischer's three-run shot the Pirates got solo home runs from Lent, Darby Pandolfo (Massapequa, N.Y.), Reddick and Walkden
- Walkden reached base safely in all six plate appearances, going 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and three walks while adding a stolen bases
- Reddick finished the day 3-for-5 with two doubles and a home run, scoring twice
- The contest marked The Hall's fourth extra innings game this season, improving to 2-1-1
- The home run for Walkden was the 34th of her career, one shy of second in SHU history
- The Wildcats jumped out another early lead, going up 4-0 before The Hall got on the board with an RBI double from Reddick in the bottom of the third
- Both sides traded zeroes until the top of the seventh when VU tacked on four more runs
- Villanova finished with an 11-7 edge in hits and committed one error compared to two for The Hall
- Walkden picked up her 19th walk of the season and the 74th of her career, moving into a tie for sixth in program history
The Pirates conclude a three-game set with Villanova on Sunday, now scheduled for 10 a.m. The contest will be streamed for FREE on the Pirate Sports Network.
