Pirates Split On Day One In Vegas

Friday, February 8

Las Vegas, Nev.

11 a.m.

Seton Hall University

1-0

Southern Utah

0-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Seton Hall	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	6	2
Southern Utah	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2

2/8/2019 6:38:00 PM | Softball

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

LAS VEGAS – The Seton Hall softball team (1-1) opened the 2019 campaign with a split on day one of the 2019 Marucci Desert Classic at UNLV's Eller Media Stadium. The Pirates played a pair of one-run games on Friday, picking up a win over Southern Utah and falling to the tournament host UNLV.

Game 1 – Seton Hall 2, Southern Utah 1
A home run from Hailey Arteaga (Upland, Calif.), a clutch knock from Destini Peck (Riverside, Calif.) and brilliant pitching from Reganne Camp (Bloomington, Ill.) and Kelsey Gumm (Spokane, Wash.) helped the Pirates to a season-opening win.

How it Happened

The Thunderbirds took a 1-0 lead with a solo home run in the top of the second
The Hall would pull even in the top of the fourth with a solo shot from Arteaga
An inning later, Peck delivered a two-out RBI single to plate Janae Barracato (Hempstead, N.Y.) and give the Pirates their first lead
Gumm relieved Camp in the bottom of the fifth with two on and one out, promptly striking out a pair of Thunderbirds to escape the jam
Gumm would go on the close out the win, retiring the final seven batters she faced

Notes and Numbers

The Pirates out-hit the Thunderbirds 6-5, while both sides had two errors and left seven runners on
Arteaga was 2-for-3 with a home run and a double
Camp finished her day after 4.1 innings pitched, allowing five hits, two walks and a single run while striking out seven
Gumm struck out five over 2.2 innings to pick up the save in her first career outing
Alyssa Abron (Sulphur Springs, Texas) had The Hall's lone stolen base on the day
Pirate pitching combined to hold SUU hitters to a 1-for-9 mark with runners on base
The contest marked the first-ever meeting between Seton Hall and Southern Utah

Game 2 - UNLV 7, Seton Hall 6
Five different Pirates had two-hit days in a 10-hit effort for The Hall, but three-run frames in the third and fifth innings proved the difference for the hosts.

How it Happened

Down 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Peck gave the Pirates the lead with a two-run single to left
The Rebels answered quickly with three runs in the bottom of the frame to go up 4-2
The Hall would rally again and level the score with RBI singles from Arteaga and Emily Supercynski (Aurora, Colo.) in the top of the fifth
Once again UNLV was able to respond and re-took the lead with a three-run bottom of the fifth
The Hall got within a run in the sixth with RBIs from Peck and Arteaga but was unable to pull off a final rally

Notes and Numbers

The Pirates out-hit the Rebels, 10-7, but committed each of the game's three errors
Arteaga and Peck each went 2-for-3 and combined to knock in five runs
Barracato scored three times and doubled
Beaver and Supercynski also notched multi-hit efforts for the Pirates
Six different Pirates drew a walk, while SHU pitchers issued only one

What's Next
The Pirates continue play at the Marucci Desert Classic tomorrow, taking on Utah Valley at 11 a.m. and Long Beach State at 1:30 p.m.