Hill's Record-Breaking Day Powers Pirates Past Wildcats

Friday, March 28

South Orange, N.J.

2 PM

Seton Hall University

18-13, 0

Villanova

15-15, 0

Villanova

Seton Hall

Hill's Record-Breaking Day Powers Pirates Past Wildcats

3/28/2025 7:05:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Off the back of a record-breaking home run from Taylor Hill, the Seton Hall softball team (18-13, 6-4 BIG EAST) defeated Villanova (15-15, 7-3 BIG EAST), 3-2, in the opening game of the Pirates' weekend series at Mike Sheppard Sr. Field.

How It Happened (Game One
After a strong first inning full of fly ball outs, Kelsey Carr found herself in trouble during the second inning with runners on the corners and one out after an error. However, the Pirates stout middle infield defense paid dividends when Andrea Perez's throw to home plate on a fielder's choice resulted in the second out, keeping the game scoreless. The final batter of the inning grounded out to Carr, helping the Pirates escape to the bottom of the frame with a clean scorebook.

Seton Hall and Villanova continued to feel each other out in the third inning, but neither offense managed to string anything of substance together. That was, however, until the bottom of the fourth inning. After putting two of their first three batters on base, Taylor Hill stepped to the plate in search of history. With one swing, Hill drove the ball over the centerfield wall for a three-run home run to put The Hall up 3-0. With that home run, as she crossed home plate, Hill passed Alexis Walkden for the most career runs scored in Seton Hall history.

📺Check out the record-breaking hit that gave the Pirates the lead!#HALLin🔵⚪️ | #HooksUp pic.twitter.com/YKBNkp9GL3
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) March 28, 2025

As the game continued, Carr and the Pirates' defense continued to grind through the Wildcats. In the fifth inning, Villanova found their way onto the scoreboard off a sacrifice fly to make it a 3-1 Pirates' lead. While the Pirates failed to add to their lead, they entered the seventh inning up 3-1. A one-out home run from the Wildcats complicated things for a moment, but Carr retired the final two batters in order to secure the 3-2 victory in the series opener.

News & Notes

The Pirates move to 18-13 on the season and 6-4 on BIG EAST play.
Seton Hall is 44-53 all-time against Villanova.
With her three-run home run, Hill gained sole possession of the program record in career runs scored (148)
- That home run was Hill's second of the season.
- It was also her 5^th multi-RBI game of the season
Brennan has gotten on-base in 18 straight games.
Naya Martinez logged her third multi-hit game in five starts.

What's Next
The Pirates continue their weekend series against Villanova on Saturday, March 29, with the second game a weekend series at Mike Sheppard Sr. Field. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m.