Despite Carr's Home Run, Pirates Stumble in Doubleheader Against Butler

Friday, April 25

South Orange, N.J.

2 PM

Seton Hall University

27-19, 0

Butler

24-19, 0

Butler

Seton Hall

Despite Carr's Home Run, Pirates Stumble in Doubleheader Against Butler

4/25/2025 10:14:00 PM | Softball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Despite a strong offensive performance in game one, the Seton Hall softball team (27-20, 10-10 BIG EAST) fell in both legs of today's doubleheader against Butler (25-19, 14-9 BIG EAST), 3-5 and 0-4.

How It Happened (Game One)

After escaping a jam in the top of the first, the Pirates drew first blood when Hannah Alexander drove in Caroline Hobbes with an RBI single to put the Hall in front 1-0.

B1 | ALEXANDER THE GREAT STRIKES AGAIN💥

Hannah Alexander with an RBI double to give the Pirates an early lead!

Seton Hall 1 - Butler 0#HALLin🔵⚪️ | #HooksUp pic.twitter.com/tre0Ju99N0
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) April 25, 2025

Another scoring opportunity arose for The Hall in the third inning, but a bases-loaded pop-up with two outs halted that Pirate surge.
After a three-run counter by the Bulldogs, in the top of the fifth, the Pirates found themselves down 3-1 heading into the bottom of the inning.
With two outs in the bottom of the frame, The Hall once again put a pair of runners on. Taylor Hill laced a deep double that scored Kelsey Carr, but pinch-runner Jessica Muniz was narrowly thrown out running home, keeping Seton Hall down 3-2 through five innings.
Butler added another two runs over the next two innings to extend the Pirates deficit to 3, 5-2. As the bottom of the seventh inning arrived, The Hall needed to score at minimum three runs to keep the game going.

B7 | CARR GOES YARD🤯

Kelsey Carr with solo shot to left field!

Butler 5 - Seton Hall 3#HALLin🔵⚪️ | #HooksUp pic.twitter.com/z67GMKKIf6
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) April 25, 2025

Carr would lead off the inning with a solo home run to reduce the deficit to two runs. However, the Pirates could not find those two runs and fell 5-3 in game run.

How It Happened (Game Two)

After closing game one in relief, Kyra Kreuscher returned to the circle to open game two. Through three innings, Kreuscher dominated the Bulldogs, facing only nine batters and retiring the final eight in order.
In the fourth inning, a costly Pirates error would lead to two runs, sending The Hall down 2-0 at the end of the frame.
Butler would add two more runs to put The Hall down 4-0 entering the seventh inning.
Seton Hall could not find an answer, however, as they scattered three hits on their way to a 4-0 defeat.

News & Notes

The Pirates move to 27-20 on the season and 10-10 in BIG EAST play.
Seton Hall is 14-19 all-time against Butler, with the first matchup occurring in 2014.
Carr collected her 13^th home run of the season, tying her career-high mark from 2023.
- She also logged her 12^th multi-walk game of the season.
Hill registered her 16^th multi-hit game of the season

What's Next
The Pirates will close out home BIG EAST play on Sunday, April 27, when Seton Hall clashes with Butler on Senior Day. First pitch is slated for 12 p.m., while the senior celebration will begin at 11:40.