Pirates Head To Lehigh For Non-League Match-Up

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Seton Hall softball team (18-25) will play its penultimate non-conference game on Thursday when it travels to Lehigh (13-22) to take on the Mountain Hawks. First pitch from Leadership Park is set for 4 p.m. and will air on the Patriot League Network.

The Hall is coming off a hard-fought series at St. John's, grabbing a win in the opener on Friday before dropping both ends of a doubleheader on Saturday. Lehigh also dropped two of three last weekend, falling at Bucknell in a doubleheader on Saturday after notching a win on Friday.

LEADING OFF >>

The Pirates are led offensively by a trio of hitters batting over .300 – freshmen Janae Barracato (Hempstead, N.Y.) at .305 and Payton Beaver (Lake Stevens, Wash.) at .303 along with senior Alexis Walkden (Cibolo, Texas) at .301
Walkden leads The Hall with eight home runs, 24 runs scored and a .997 OPS
Hailey Arteaga (Upland, Calif.) is first on the squad and third in the BIG EAST with 29 RBIs
In the circle, Reganne Camp (Bloomington, Ill.) and Madison Strunk (Adkins, Texas) have both logged over 100 innings pitched with Camp holding a 3.32 ERA
Brianna Wallace (Fort Worth, Texas) leads The Hall is fourth in the BIG EAST with 13 stolen bases

FACING THE MOUNTAIN HAWKS >>

The Hall is 2-5 all-time against Lehigh, but defeated the Mountain Hawks earlier this season
Back on March 10 in Clearwater, the Pirates notched a 4-3 victory over Lehigh in 10 innings
In the win, Barracato went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a game-tying double in the sixth inning
Beaver knocked her fellow freshman Barracato home with a go-ahead RBI single in the top of the 10^th to back a complete game, 10.0 inning effort for Camp

SCOUTING LEHIGH >>

Lehigh hosts The Hall with a 13-22 record on the year but are 5-1 at home
Rachel Timberman leads Lehigh with a .320 average, while Mary-Hannah Smith has cracked three home runs with a team-high 24 RBIs
In the circle, Parker Boyd has tossed a team-high 132.1 innings and holds a 3.17 ERA, while Emily Sorem checks in at 3.94 over 80.0 innings

WHAT'S AHEAD >>
The Pirates return home this weekend for their final home conference series, a three-game set with Creighton from April 21-22.