Schumann Shines as Pirates Sink LIU Sharks

Wednesday, April 30

3 PM

Seton Hall University

29-20

LIU

24-21

LIU

Seton Hall

4/30/2025 8:48:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – In their final home game of the season, the Seton Hall softball team (29-20, 11-10 BIG EAST) drowned the LIU Sharks (24-21), 2-1, off the back of a pair of clutch hits and a complete game from Rachael Schumann.

How It Happened
What began as a late-season warm-up quickly became a battle between two local schools. After not starting a game for over three weeks, Rachael Schumann stepped into the circle and was flat out dominant. Schumann was perfect through the first three innings, collecting two strikeouts in the third inning.

On offense, meanwhile, the Pirates searched for answers while Schumann dominated in the circle. After stranding a pair of runners in the first and one in the second, The Hall finally broke through in the fourth inning. After putting a pair of runners in scoring position, a Naya Martinez bloop single drove in Jessica Muniz to put The Hall in front, 1-0.

Schumann continued to run hot in the circle up until the sixth inning, but LIU tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the sixth inning after a two-out RBI single. That tie did not last for long, however. In the bottom of the sixth, the Pirates once again got a pair of runners on-base with the chance to retake the lead. With the game in the balance, Hannah Alexander came off the bench to pinch hit. After quickly facing a 0-2 count, Alexander launched a sacrifice fly to deep right field, scoring Andrea Perez and putting The Hall back up 2-1 at the end of the sixth inning.

With a lead at her back, Schumann returned to the circle looking to close out her second complete game in as many starts. In less than 10 pitches, she retired all three Sharks to secure the Pirates 2-1 victory over the LIU Sharks.

News & Notes

The Pirates move to 29-20 on the season and 11-10 in BIG EAST play.
Seton Hall moves to 15-21 all-time against LIU, with the first matchup occurring in 1988.
- This was the first meeting between the two schools since 2018.
Schumann recorded her third complete game of the season.
Brennan logged her eighth multi-walk game of the season.
Martinez collected her 16^th RBI of the season.
Alexander earned her 44^th RBI of the season.

What's Next
The Pirates will close out the 2025 regular season schedule when they travel to Omaha, Nebraska, to take on the Creighton Blue Jays in a season-defining three game series with BIG EAST Tournament implications. The series kicks off between the two teams on Friday, May 2, at 5 p.m. EST. The game will be streamed on FloSports.