Seton Hall University
23-24, 6-7
Providence
16-25, 2-11
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Seton Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Head, Chrisa (6-5)
L: MCCUNE (4-3)
Batting:
2B: LUTTRELL 1 ; VELER 2
HR: LUNDSTROM 1
RBI: LUTTRELL 2 ; LUNDSTROM 2
SH: LEE 2
SF: LUTTRELL 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BALDASSARI 1 ; LEE 1 ; LUNDSTROM 1 ; VELER 1 ; MULRY 1
Batting:
3B: Walkden, Alexis 1
HR: Walkden, Alexis 1
RBI: Suto, Valerie 2 ; Walkden, Alexis 3 ; Lent, Noel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harrell, Yasmin 2 ; Walkden, Alexis 2 ; Wallace, Briana 1 ; Reddick, Ragen 1
SB: Harrell, Yasmin 1 ; Lent, Noel 1 ; Wallace, Briana 1
CS: Suto, Valerie 1
HBP: Walkden, Alexis 1 ; Rabbetts, Alex 1
Game Leaders
Pirates Walk Off Twice To Sweep Doubleheader From Providence
4/23/2016 12:00:00 AM | Softball
The PSN's @JCSopes caught up with Chrisa Head and Alexis Walkden after today's two walk-off wins. #HALLin https://t.co/OuNpBX07Vr
— SHU Softball (@SHUSoftball) April 23, 2016
Final Stats (Game One) // Final Stats (Game Two)
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The Seton Hall softball team walked off not once but twice to sweep a BIG EAST doubleheader against Providence on Sunday afternoon at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field. The Hall (23-24, 6-7 BIG EAST) came up with 4-3 and 6-5 victories over the Friars (16-25, 2-11 BIG EAST) to win its second-straight conference series.
In game one of the day, the Pirates fell behind 3-0 before rallying for two runs in the bottom of the fourth and two more in a decisive seventh inning. Chrisa Head (Lewisville, Texas) launched a solo home run to get the scoring started in the seventh before Valerie Suto (Mercerville, N.J.) drove home the winning run with a sacrifice fly.
In game two, the Pirates again rallied from an early 3-0 hole, taking a 4-3 lead on a two-run home run from Alexis Walkden (Cibolo, Texas) in the fifth inning. After PC re-took the lead at 5-4 in the seventh inning, Walkden rocked an RBI triple to right in the bottom of the frame before scoring the winning run on an error.
Walkden combined to go 4-for-6 with three runs and three RBIs over the course of the doubleheader, completing a cycle in the span of the two games. Noel Lent (Yaphanic, N.Y.) had a combined three RBIs while Yasmin Harrell (Cheektowaga, N.Y.) had three hits and three runs scored over the two outings. Head picked up the win in both contests, firing a complete game in game one before retiring the lone batter she faced in the seventh inning of game two.
Game 1 Notes - Seton Hall 4, Providence 3
- The Friars took a 3-0 lead with a home run in the top of the first, but Head settled in and did not allow a run over the final six frames
- The Hall cut into the lead in the bottom of the fourth when Lent stroked a two-run double to the gap
- Down a run in the bottom of the seventh, Head smashed the first pitch of the inning deep over the left field fence to tie the contest at 3-3
- Later in the frame, pinch-runner Brianna Wallace (Forth Worth, Texas) was able to score from third on a shallow fly ball to center off the bat of Suto for the decisive run
- Head finished her complete game outing allowing three runs on six hits with two walks and four strikeouts
- Walkden was the lone Pirate with multiple hits, going 2-for-3 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored
- Both sides recorded six hits, with SHU committing the game's lone two errors
- The Pirates were 2-for-6 with runners in scoring position while the Friars went 1-for-6
- Five of the game's seven RBIs came with two outs
Game 2 Notes - Seton Hall 6, Providence 5
- After the squads traded zeroes over the first two frames, the Friars broke through for three in the top of the third including a two-run homer
- Suto got The Hall on the board in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run single up the middle
- Walkden gave the Pirates their first lead an inning later with a two-run homer to center that put the Pirates up 4-3
- PC leveled the contest with a run in the sixth, adding another in the seventh to pull back on top
- In the bottom of the seventh, Harrell singled and scored on a Walkden triple before the winning run came home after Lent smashed a shot the shortstop couldn't handle
- The top three hitters in the SHU order (Suto, Harrell and Walkden) had two hits apiece, with Suto and Walkden combining for five RBIs
- Harrell stole the 80th base of her career, adding to her program record
- The Pirates were out-hit 9-7 but went 6-for-7 (.857) getting leadoff runners aboard
- Seton Hall was again successful with runners in scoring position, going 3-for-10 compared to a 2-for-12 mark for the Friars
Up Next
The Pirates and Friars conclude their BIG EAST series on Sunday afternoon at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field. First pitch is set for 12 p.m.
