Pirates Fall Twice To Creighton

Saturday, April 21

South Orange, N.J.

12 p.m.

Seton Hall University

18-27, 4-9

Creighton

20-12, 5-2

Creighton

Seton Hall

4/21/2018 5:15:00 PM | Softball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall softball team (18-28, 4-10 BIG EAST) took a pair of losses in a doubleheader versus Creighton (21-12, 6-2 BIG EAST) on Saturday afternoon at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field. The three-game conference series will conclude on Sunday at noon, which also marks The Hall's Senior Day.

In game one The Hall was on the wrong end of a 2-1 pitcher's duel, getting a sparkling complete game effort in the circle from Reganne Camp (Bloomington, Ill.) who took a tough-luck loss without allowing an earned run. In game two The Hall fell behind big early and dropped a 12-4 decision in five innings despite a two-run Payton Beaver (Lake Stevens, Wash.) home run.

Game 1 – Creighton 2, Seton Hall 1

How it Happened

The Bluejays struck first with an unearned run in the top of the first, getting the leadoff batter on before pushing a run across after a fielding error on the infield
In the top of the fourth Creighton doubled its lead with another unearned run, capitalizing on another infield error with an RBI double
Camp kicked her game up over the final three innings, striking out four and allowing only two baserunners between the fifth and seventh innings to keep The Hall within two runs
Darby Pandolfo (Massapequa, N.Y.) cut the Bluejay lead in half in the bottom of the seventh, rocketing a solo home run to left center
A batter later, CU hurler Kiele Miller finished off her complete game effort with her 10^th strikeout to secure the one-run victory

News, Notes and Numbers

Camp was brilliant in a 7.0 inning complete game, scattering six hits and allowing two runs (none earned) with a walk and nine strikeouts
The Pirates were slightly out-hit, 6-5, and committed both of the game's errors
Alexis Walkden (Cibolo, Texas) had two of The Hall's hits, her eighth multi-hit game of the year
The senior also became the third player in SHU history to hit the 200 career hit mark
The home run for Pandolfo was her first this season and the sophomore's fourth career long ball
Camp recorded her 10^th complete game of the season

Game 2 – Creighton 12, Seton Hall 4

How it Happened

The Bluejays struck for a pair of runs in the first, then burst out for seven runs in the second
Down 9-0 in the bottom of the fourth The Hall attempted to claw back, with Beaver following a Walkden double by launching a two-run home run to dead center
Later in the frame, Alyssa Prukop (Coto de Caza, Calif.) came through with a two-out, bases-loaded pinch-hit single up the middle to slim the lead to 9-4
Creighton responded with three runs in the top of the fifth to put the run-rule back into play

News, Notes and Numbers

The Pirates were out-hit 13-4 in the setback and committed the game's only error
Beaver's home run was her fourth this season and third in her last six games
With two RBIs, Beaver has knocked in multiple runs in a game a team-high nine times this year
The double in the fourth for Walkden was her 43^rd career two-bagger, five shy of the program record
Sara Foster (Laguna Beach, Calif.) drew a walk and scored a run and has reached base safely in six-straight contests

What's Ahead
The Pirates will conclude their series against Creighton tomorrow at 12 p.m. Prior to the contest at approximately 11:30 a.m. The Hall will honor its four seniors: Alannah Basile, Foster, Prukop and Walkden.