Pirates Visit St. John's, Series Now Starts Friday

QUEENS, N.Y. – The Seton Hall softball team (17-23, 3-6 BIG EAST) jumps back into conference play this weekend with a three-game rivalry series at St. John's (12-20, 4-2 BIG EAST) this weekend in Queens. Due to the upcoming weather forecast, the series schedule has been adjusted and will now begin with a 3 p.m. single-game on Friday, April 13 before a doubleheader at 12 p.m. on Saturday, April 14.

The Hall is coming off a setback at Hofstra in midweek play, which followed taking two of three against Providence in its last BIG EAST action. St. John's will play LIU Brooklyn on Thursday and also won its most recent conference set, going 2-1 at Villanova.

LEADING OFF >>

Janae Barracato (Hempstead, N.Y.) continued her stellar freshman campaign with a home run on Tuesday at Hofstra and leads The Hall with a .328 average along with five home runs, eight doubles, 16 RBIs and 19 runs scored
Also near the top of the offensive leaderboards for the Pirates is fellow freshman Payton Beaver (Lake Stevens, Wash.) who checks in with a .310 average and a BIG EAST-leading 23 walks
In the power department, Alexis Walkden (Cibolo, Texas) ranks second in the BIG EAST with eight home runs while Hailey Arteaga (Upland, Calif.) is fourth in the league with 25 RBIs
Sophomore Reganne Camp (Bloomington, Ill.) is The Hall's top arm and has tossed 103.1 innings with a 2.98 ERA and 79 strikeouts

FACING THE RED STORM >>

The Hall is 24-52 all-time against St. John's in a series dating back to 1981
The Pirates have dropped the last 11 meetings with the Red Storm, with their last win coming on the road on April 17, 2014
Last season the Red Storm swept a three-game set in South Orange, winning by scores of 2-1, 5-1 and 12-3

SCOUTING ST. JOHN'S >>

The Red Storm host the Pirates with a 12-20 overall record but are 4-2 in BIG EAST play
Krystal Puga is one of the league's top bats, hitting .415 with 13 home runs and 33 RBIs
As a team, St. John's is batting .278 and has clubbed 34 home runs in 32 games
In the circle, Madison Morris leads the squad with a 4.19 ERA in 95.1 innings

WHAT'S AHEAD
Following three at St. John's, The Hall plays its penultimate non-league game on Thursday, April 19 at Lehigh.