Pirates Head To Central Connecticut On Tuesday

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Seton Hall softball team (19-18-1) returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to the Nutmeg State for a midweek match-up at Central Connecticut State (10-20). First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m. at the CCSU Softball Field.

The Hall is coming off a tough trip to Omaha, dropping three in a conference series at Creighton. In its most recent action CCSU split a doubleheader at Manhattan on Sunday, a day after splitting a Northeast Conference doubleheader at Mount St. Mary's.

PIRATE POINTS

The Hall continues a season-long eight-game stretch of true road games on Tuesday
Alexis Walkden (Cibolo, Texas) continues to lead the Pirate offense at a historic pace, batting .374 with 11 home runs, 14 doubles, 30 RBIs and 36 runs scored
The junior leads the BIG EAST in OPS, runs, doubles, total bases and home runs and is a perfect 8-for-8 on the basepaths as well
Also near the top of the conference leaders across the board offensively is senior Lauren Fischer (Robbinsville, N.J.) who is slashing .333/.500/.646 with nine homers and a league-best 34 walks
After a big weekend at Creighton, Sara Foster (Long Beach, Calif.) raised her season average to .325 and currently slots in third in the BIG EAST with 11 doubles on the year
The Hall is 54-of-64 (84.4 percent) on the basepaths this season, led by 13 steals from Brianna Wallace (Fort Worth, Texas) and a 12-for-13 effort from Valerie Suto (Mercerville, N.J.)
In the circle, freshman Reganne Camp (Bloomington, Ill.) leads the squad with a 3.18 ERA and 53 strikeouts against 22 walks in 68.1 innings

BLUE DEVIL BULLETS

Central Connecticut hosts The Hall with a 10-20 record on the year including a 3-3 mark at home
Brittany McNulla tops CCSU with a .316 average along with seven doubles and 23 RBIs
Alexis Debrosse is the Blue Devils top power threat with four home runs, while Brittany Camara paces the squad with 11 stolen bases
In the circle Emily Sargent has seen the bulk of action, holding a 4.07 ERA over 130.2 innings

What's Next
Following the trip to Connecticut, The Hall heads back to New England over the weekend for a three-game BIG EAST series at Providence.