Pirates Fall To Rutgers On Wednesday Afternoon

Wednesday, April 5

South Orange, N.J.

4 p.m.

Seton Hall University

16-14-1

Rutgers

10-24

Rutgers

Seton Hall

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Whitney Jones (2-7)

L: Strunk, Madison (3-4)

Rutgers

Batting:

2B: Nicole Bowman 1 ; Rebecca Hall 1

3B: Sierra Maddox 1

HR: Rebecca Hall 1 ; Sierra Maddox 1 ; Anyssa Iliopoulos 1

RBI: Taryn Atlee 2 ; Rebecca Hall 2 ; Sierra Maddox 2 ; Bridget Carr 1 ; Anyssa Iliopoulos 2 ; Meaghan Wells 1

SH: Jacqueline Kott 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Nicolette Anico 2 ; Nicole Bowman 1 ; Rebecca Hall 2 ; Sierra Maddox 2 ; Bridget Carr 3 ; Anyssa Iliopoulos 3

Seton Hall

Batting:

2B: Foster, Sara 1 ; Arteaga, Hailey 1

HR: Walkden, Alexis 1 ; Fischer, Lauren 1

RBI: Walkden, Alexis 2 ; Fischer, Lauren 1 ; Peck, Destini 1 ; Arteaga, Hailey 2 ; Reddick, Ragen 1

SH: Suto, Valerie 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Foster, Sara 1 ; Walkden, Alexis 2 ; Fischer, Lauren 2 ; Peck, Destini 1 ; Arteaga, Hailey 1

SB: Walkden, Alexis 1

4/5/2017 7:29:00 PM | Softball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Back-to-back home runs in the second inning from Alexis Walkden (Cibolo, Texas) and Lauren Fischer (Robbinsville, N.J.) weren't enough for the Seton Hall softball team (16-14-1) in a 13-7 setback to Rutgers (10-24) on Wednesday at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field. The Pirates finished with 11 hits in the setback, but committed five errors to lead to four unearned runs.

The home runs for Walkden and Fischer came in a three-second inning, as The Hall erased an early 3-0 hole with four in the first before taking a 7-3 edge in the second. Rutgers answered with multiple runs in each of the next four innings while hurler Whitney Jones kept the Pirates off the board over the final five frames. Overall, the teams combined for 28 hits and seven errors in the back-and-forth affair.

Turning Point
After Rutgers pulled within a run with three in the third, they posted another three-spot in the top of the fourth to take a 9-7 lead. The Hall threatened in the bottom of the frame, loading the bases with one away thanks to singles from Walkden, Destini Peck (Riverside, Calif.) and Hailey Arteaga (Upland, Calif.). With the tying run in scoring positions, Jones got a pop-up and a ground ball to escape the jam and keep RU up two. The Scarlet Kngiths would go on to add runs in each of the next two innings to pad their lead.

Inside The Numbers

Rutgers finished with a 17-11 edge in hits and committed two errors versus five for The Hall
The Scarlet Knights finished with six extra-base hits including three home runs, while SHU had four extra-base knocks and the aforementioned home runs from Fischer and Walkden
The Hall hit .455 (5-for-11) with runners in scoring position
Six of RU's RBIs came with two outs compared to one for The Hall
Rutgers left nine runners on base and Seton Hall left seven
Pirate pitchers struck out four batters while SHU hitters did not strike out in the contest
Walkden went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, two runs and a stolen base
Arteaga also finished 2-for-4 and drove in a pair, while Fischer went 1-for-3 with two runs

News and Notes

Walkden's multi-hit game was her team-high 11^th of the year and she also notched her ninth game with multiple RBIs, most on the team
With two RBIs, Walkden moved into fourth in program history with 117 in her career
Artega and Sara Foster (Long Beach, Calif.) both tallied their ninth multi-hit games of the year
The Pirates drop to 5-3 at home and 4-1 in non-league play at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field
Fischer's home run was her sixth of the year, second on the team behind Walkden's nine

News and Notes
The Pirates will host Stony Brook tomorrow afternoon for a scheduled 4 p.m. first pitch. The contest will serve as a #DanniStrong game to honor the memory of former SBU player Danni Kemp and raise awareness for DIPG, a rare form of brain cancer that took her life in March.