Softball Aims to Stay on Winning Track at UConn Thursday
4/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | Softball
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STORRS, Conn. - The Seton Hall softball team will look to stay hot when they travel to Connecticut for a doubleheader on Thursday. The Pirates are 19-24 overall and 8-9 in BIG EAST play, which ranks them sixth in the conference.
SETON HALL at CONNECTICUT
GAME 1: Thursday, April 28 - 2:00 p.m. - Storrs, Conn.
GAME 2: Thursday, April 28 - 4:30 p.m. - Storrs, Conn.
Media Coverage
TV
- Cox Sports Television (Connecticut Area Only) - Tape Delay
- Live Stats on SHUPirates.com
SERIES TIDBITS
- SHU is 15-33 all-time against the Huskies.
The Huskies swept a doubleheader at Ivy Hill Park last season by scores of 4-3 and 9-2. Nicole Loewenstein hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning in a rally that just fell short in game one. Julianne Towers and Justyne Roy each went deep in game two of the series.
SETON HALL STATUS
SHU has won seven of its last eight games and has gone from last to sixth place in the BIG EAST standings. The Pirates took 2-of-3 games at Pittsburgh over the weekend and are now 8-9 in conference play. Freshman Brittany Hammer was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll after going 7-for-11 with four RBI in five games.
CONNECTICUT STATUS
UConn dropped 2-of-3 against Syracuse over the weekend and sit in ninth place in the BIG EAST. The Huskies had trouble on the road earlier in the week as well, dropping a doubleheader to Providence.
MILESTONE ACHIEVED
Senior Ashley Forsyth became just the fourth pitcher in school history to strike out 300 batters against Pitt on Apr. 25. She currently ranks fourth on the career strikeout list with 302.
HAMMER-TIME
Freshman Brittany Hammer was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Apr. 26 after batting .636 (7-for-11) and four RBI, which more than doubled her season total.
REED TIES SINGLE-GAME HIT RECORD
With a 4-for-4 performance in the series finale, junior Michelle Reed became the 10th Pirate player to tie the school's single-game record.
HILL SHINES AGAINST GAELS
Freshman pitcher Hannah Hill had her finest collegiate performance in game two against Iona, throwing a complete-game, one-hitter in a 4-1 victory. Hill did not allow a hit until the seventh inning and earned her first win of the year.
ONE FOR THE AGES
SHU and Villanova played an epic 12-inning affair in game two of their series on April 14. The Pirates rallied from a 2-0 deficit to tie the score in the bottom of the seventh, and came back again after falling behind in the 11th inning. However, VU's Jess O'Boyle's solo homer in the 12th ultimately gave the Wildcats the win.
PITCHING IN
Seton Hall's pitching staff has really turned the corner since the start of April. In the Pirates' last 22 games, SHU's pitchers have posted a 2.61 ERA with 112 strikeouts.
PERFECTION AND DOMINATION
Senior Ashley Forsyth became just the fourth player in SHU history to throw a perfect game on April 8 at St. Peter's. Forsyth also set a new school-record with 17 strikeouts and is just one of three Pirate pitchers to throw a no-hitter and perfect game in her career. Furthermore, she did not allow a hit ball out of the infield.
PIRATES PLUNDER AT ST. PETER'S
SHU stole a school-record 10 bases, including two steals of home in a 7-0 victory over St. Peter's on April 8. Junior Michelle Reed tied the individual single-game record with three swipes.
A FLAIR FOR THE DRAMATIC
Junior Brittany Schillizzi hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning to top Sacred Heart, 5-1, in game two of a doubleheader.
TULL-OF-A DAY
After missing the first 12 games of the season with an ankle injury, freshman Brooke Tull made her collegiate debut at Fordham. In just her third and fourth games of the season, she recorded a pair of two RBI games against Central Conn. State.
OFEENSIVE EXPLOSION
After ending a 15-inning scoreless streak, SHU put on a clinic in the first inning of game two against CCSU, sending 16 batters to the plate and scoring 10 runs en route to a 15-0 victory.
