Barracato's Walk-Off Highlights Doubleheader Split

Friday, February 22

South Orange, N.J.

12 p.m.

Seton Hall University

5-5

Lehigh

1-0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Lehigh	0	3	4	0	0	1	0	8	16	0
Seton Hall	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	5	1

2/22/2019 6:04:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 GAME 1 BOX GAME 2 BOX

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall softball team (6-5) opened up it home slate with a doubleheader split against Lehigh (1-1) on Friday afternoon at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field. After dropping game one, the Pirates got a three-run walk-off home run from Janae Barracato (Hempstead, N.Y.) to notch a dramatic win in game two.

The doubleheader came about after weather forced the Pirates out of the ECU Pirate Invitational, originally scheduled for this weekend in Greenville, N.C. The Hall will also aim to get in a doubleheader at home against local rival Saint Peter's on Saturday.

Game 1 – Lehigh 8, Seton Hall 4

How it Happened

The Mountain Hawks jumped out to a fast lead with three runs in the top of the second
Destini Peck (Riverside, Calif.) got the Pirates right back within a run in the bottom of the second, smacking a two-run home run to cut the lead to 3-2
Lehigh answered with four runs in the top of the third to go up up 7-2
Peck got The Hall back into it with a two-run double in the bottom of the fourth, but that would be the last scoring of the game for the Pirates
Lehigh tacked on an insurance run in the top of the sixth to push the score to its final of 8-4

Notes and Numbers

Lehigh finished with a 16-5 edge in hits
Peck went 2-for-3 with four RBIs and a run scored
Baylee Allender (Rosharon, Texas), Barracato and Peck all doubled in the setback
Chrisa Head (Lewisville, Texas) turned in a strong relief appearance in the circle, allowing only one earned run in 5.0 innings pitched
Lehigh ran rampant with 10 stolen bases, while Marisa Pla (San Clemente, Calif.) swiped a bag for the Pirates

Game 2 – Seton Hall 5, Lehigh 4

How it Happened

Lehigh again took an early lead, scoring single runs in the top of the first and third to go up 2-0
The Pirates would pull even in the bottom of the fourth by way of a two-run home run from Allender
Neither team struck again until the top of the seventh, when Lehigh pushed two across
The Pirates would make their rally in the bottom of the seventh, starting with a one-out double from Jaden Tate (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Katherine Matthys (Spring Branch, Texas) then draw a pinch-hit walk to put the tying runs aboard
That brought Barracato to the plate, and the sophomore clubbed a game-winning three-run shot to right center

Notes and Numbers

The win for the Pirates came despite being out-hit 16-6
Neither squad recorded an error in the contest
Tate finished 2-for-3 with a run scored, while Pla was also 2-for-2 with a run and a steal
Barracato finished 1-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and three RBIs
The walk-off was the first of 2019 for the Pirates and Barracato's second career walk-off hit

What's Next
The Pirates will face Saint Peter's for a doubleheader tomorrow, beginning at noon. Stats and recap may be delayed due to the late-developing nature of the game.