Walkden Powers The Hall To Win Over Va. Tech

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9:30 a.m.

Seton Hall University

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2/26/2017 12:54:00 PM | Softball

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GREENVILLE, N.C. – Behind a big offensive performance from Alexis Walkden (Cibolo, Texas) and clutch pitching down the stretch, the Seton Hall softball team (6-2) closed its run at the ECU Pirate Inivitational with a 6-5 win over Virginia Tech (8-5) on Sunday morning at the ECU Softball Stadium. The victory for The Hall gave it a 3-2 record at the weekend tournament and marked its second win over an ACC opponent in as many days.

Walkden paced the offense with a 3-for-4 performance, homering and driving in two along with a double and two runs scored. Lauren Fischer (Robbinsville, N.J.) added two hits and scored a run, also notching the save in the circle with 3.0 innings of one-run ball out of the pen.

Turning Points
The Hall jumped out to a first inning lead, with Walkden smashing a two-run home run in the game's second at-bat after a Sara Foster (Long Beach, Calif.) lead-off walk. The Pirates stretched their lead to 5-0 with a three-spot in the top of the third, including a two-run double from freshman Hailey Arteaga (Upland, Calif.).

The Hokies battled back, scratching across runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings to slim the lead to 6-4 in the bottom of the fifth. With a runner on and one out, Fischer came up with a huge strike-out, throw-out double play to end the fifth. Virginia Tech added another run in the sixth with a solo home run, but Fischer was able to strand the potential go-ahead runs on base in the bottom of the seventh and preserve the win.

Inside The Numbers

The Hall's victory came despite Virginia Tech holding a 10-8 edge in hits
In her first game of the season batting in the leadoff slot, Foster went 1-for-1 with a double, two walks and two runs scored
Madison Strunk (Adkins, Texas) started in the circle and fired 4.0 innings to snag her first win

News and Notes

Walkden's first inning home run was the 30^th of her career, becoming the third player in program history to hit that mark
Fischer notched her fourth multi-hit game of the season, tied for most on the team
Walkden recorded her fifth double and 10^th RBI of the season, both tied for the team-high
Fischer notched the fourth save of her career and first since Feb. 13, 2016 vs. Prairie View A&M
The Pirates improve to 5-5 all-time against Virginia Tech, securing their first win over the Hokies since April 18, 2004

What's Ahead
The Pirates next head west, traveling to California for a Spring Break trip. First up is the Louisville Slugger Tournament hosted by Pacific, featuring five games in three days from March 3-5 against East Carolina, Portland State and Pacific.