Pirates Rally Late But Fall At Providence

Saturday, April 22

Providence, R.I.

3:30 p.m.

Seton Hall University

20-19-1, 5-8

Providence

16-22, 4-9

Seton Hall

Providence

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Providence

L, 2-4

Apr 23 (Sun)

11 a.m.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: RAMIREZ (11-12)

L: Camp, Reganne (6-5)

Seton Hall

Batting:

2B: Peck, Destini 1 ; Arteaga, Hailey 1

RBI: Foster, Sara 2 ; Fischer, Lauren 1 ; Peck, Destini 1 ; Arteaga, Hailey 2

SH: Suto, Valerie 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Foster, Sara 1 ; Suto, Valerie 1 ; Walkden, Alexis 1 ; Fischer, Lauren 1 ; Lent, Noel 1 ; Pandolfo, Darby 1 ; Reddick, Ragen 1

SB: Walkden, Alexis 1

HBP: Walkden, Alexis 1

Providence

Batting:

2B: VELER 2 ; RURKA 1 ; MCCUNE 1 ; COMPTON 1

RBI: VELER 4 ; RURKA 1 ; PORTILLO 2 ; MCCUNE 1

SH: MULRY 1

SF: PORTILLO 1

Base Running:

RUNS: LEE 3 ; VELER 2 ; KEMP 1 ; MCCUNE 1 ; FLEGO 1

SB: LEE 1

HBP: LUNDSTROM 1 ; VELER 1

4/22/2017 8:20:00 PM | Softball

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Seton Hall softball team (20-19-1, 5-8 BIG EAST) scored seven times in the final three innings but fell just short in an 8-7 setback at Providence (16-22, 4-9 BIG EAST) on Saturday at Glay Field. The Pirates scored five times in the fifth inning and twice in the seventh before their late rally fell just short.

The Hall fell into an early 6-0 hole but bounced back emphatically to pull within a run twice in the latter stages of the contest. In a balanced offensive effort, eight Pirates recorded a hit and all nine starters notched either an RBI or a run scored. Saturday was originally scheduled to be a doubleheader, but rain pushed the start time back from 12 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and the doubleheader was switched to Sunday

Turning Points
In the top of the first, Sara Foster (Long Beach, Calif.) led off with a single and Alexis Walkden (Cibolo, Texas) added a one-out knock to put runners on the corners. The Friars were able to escape the early jam and strand both runners, getting the four and five hitters in the Pirate order to strike out and ground out.

In the bottom of the frame, Providence pushed two across with an RBI double and a sacrifice fly. That 2-0 lead was all either side would score until the bottom of the fourth when the Friars added four more (three unearned) to swell their lead to 6-0. The Hall answered in the top of the fifth with five runs, including a two-run single from Foster and an RBI double from Destini Peck (Riverside, Calif.) to cut the lead back to one.

The Friars got two back in the bottom of the fifth, taking an 8-5 lead to the seventh. The Hall rallied in the final frame by loading the bases with one away before a two-run double from Hailey Arteaga (Upland, Calif.). With the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position and one away, PC got a strikeout and fly ball to thwart the threat and hold on to a one-run win.

Inside The Numbers

Both sides recorded 12 hits on the day, with the Pirates committing three errors to lead to three unearned runs for the Friars
The Pirates went 0-for-7 with two outs while PC went 7-for-13 and recorded five two-out RBIs
Foster finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run, notching her team-high 12^th multi-hit game
Valerie Suto (Mercerville, N.J.) went 3-for-3 with a run, while Arteaga finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs as the third Pirate to record a multi-hit effort
PC finished with a 5-2 edge in extra-base hits, all doubles

News and Notes

Walkden recorded a stolen base in the first inning to improve to 9-for-9 swiping bags this year
Foster has at least one hit in each of her last eight conference games
Arteaga and Peck both posted their 10^th respective doubles of the season, giving the Pirates five players with double-digit two-baggers on the year
Suto recorded her second-straight three-hit game and fourth this season
With six hits in her last two games Suto has raised her average from .269 to .310
Lauren Fischer (Robbinsville, N.J.) notched a single and has reached base safely in 14-straight contests

What's Next
The Pirates and Friars will now play a doubleheader to wrap up their three-game series on Sunday, beginning at 11 a.m.