Pirates Sweep Doubleheader With Saint Peter's

Wednesday, April 3

South Orange, N.J.

3 p.m.

Seton Hall University

13-15

Saint Peter's

3-23

Saint Peters

Seton Hall

4/3/2019 9:02:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 GAME 1 BOX GAME 2 BOX HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall softball team (14-15) left no doubt in a doubleheader sweep of Saint Peter's (3-24) on Wednesday afternoon at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field. The Pirates scored 15 runs and combined for 20 hits as four different Pirates had a three-RBI effort over the two games.

Hailey Arteaga (Upland, Calif.) hit a home run and knocked in three runs in game one, while Baylee Allender (Rosharon, Texas) went 2-for-2 with three RBIs in the first contest of the double-dip. In game two, Katherine Matthys (Spring Branch, Texas) and Jaden Tate (Las Vegas, Nev.) combined to go 5-for-5 with six RBIs in a run-rule victory.

Game 1 – Seton Hall 7, Saint Peter's 2

How it Happened

Arteaga got The Hall on the board quickly, smashing a two-run home run to center field in the bottom of the first
The Hall stretched its lead to 3-0 with an Allender sacrifice fly later in the first
The Pirates put four more runs in the bottom of the second, getting an Arteaga sac fly, an RBI double from Peck and a two-run Allender single to take a 7-0 lead
The Peacocks got on the board with two unearned runs in the top of the fifth
Reganne Camp (Bloomington, Ill.) re-entered after three scoreless innings in the top of the sixth and set the Peacocks down over the final two frames to seal the win

Notes and Numbers

The Hall out-hit Saint Peter's 12-4, while SPU committed two errors against one for SHU
Both teams left five runners on base in the contest
The Pirates hit .455 (5-11) with runners on base and .375 (3-8) with runners in scoring position
Allender and Darby Pandolfo (Massapequa, N.Y.) each had two hits
A total of 10 different Pirates notched a hit in the balanced offensive effort
Camp fired 5.0 scoreless innings, giving up only a hit and a walk with six strikeouts
Arteaga's home run was her fourth of the year, tied for the team-high

Game 2 – Seton Hall 8, Saint Peter's 0 (Five Innings)

How it Happened

The Hall again jumped ahead early, taking a 1-0 lead with an RBI single from Peck in the first
Matthys doubled the lead with an RBI double in the bottom of the second, then Janae Barracato (Hempstead, N.Y.) made it 3-0 with a sacrifice fly
In the bottom of the third, Tate delivered a bases-clearing three-run triple before another RBI double from Matthys made it 7-0
Mo Sobel (Newbury Parks, Calif.) kept SPU off the board heading into the bottom of the fifth, when Matthys was able to punch an RBI single up the middle to enact the run-rule

Notes and Numbers

The Pirates finished with an 8-3 edge in hits, while SPU committed two errors against one for SHU
Sobel tossed 5.0 scoreless innings for the shutout win, scattering three hits and five walks while striking out six
Matthys finished 3-for-3 with two doubles, three RBIs and a run scored
Tate also had a big game, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, three RBIs and three runs scored

What's Ahead
The Pirates will hop back into BIG EAST play this weekend, playing a doubleheader on Saturday against Butler beginning April 6.