Saturday, March 23
South Orange, N.J.
12 p.m.
Seton Hall University
9-14, 0-1
0
vs
16
Villanova
15-13, 1-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 0 |
| Seton Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Pirates Drop League Opener To Villanova
3/23/2019 3:56:00 PM | Softball
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall softball team (9-14, 0-1 BIG EAST) dropped its BIG EAST opener to Villanova (15-13, 1-0 BIG EAST) by a score of 16-0 in five innings on Saturday afternoon at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field.
How it Happened
The Pirates and Wildcats will meet for two to close their series on Sunday, with the doubleheader beginning at noon.
How it Happened
- The Wildcats jumped ahead with four runs in the top of the first, capitalizing on a pair of SHU errors to score all four runs unearned
- The Hall threatened in the bottom of the second when Katherine Matthys (Spring Branch, Texas) punched a two-out single to right to put a pair of runners on, but both were stranded
- Villanova would put the game out of reach with a huge inning in the top of the fifth, notching a total of 12 runs on eight hits to push the lead to 16-0
- The Hall falls to 36-44 all-time against Villanova with the defeat
- The Wildcats finished with a 10-2 edge in hits, while SHU committed six errors leading to nine unearned runs
- Hailey Arteaga (Upland, Calif.) and Matthys both singled for The Hall
- VU only notched one extra base hit, a double in the fifth inning
- Mo Sobel (Newbury Parks, Calif.) was the third pitcher of the day for the Pirates and did not allow a run in an inning of work
The Pirates and Wildcats will meet for two to close their series on Sunday, with the doubleheader beginning at noon.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: RAUCH, Paige (8-6)
L: Camp, Reganne (5-8)
Batting:
2B: RAUCH, Paige 1
RBI: GIAMPOLO, Angela 1 ; RAUCH, Paige 1 ; DUCAR, Becky 2 ; SWITZER, Delaney 1 ; DACOSTA, Julia 1 ; JONES, Caroline 3 ; HENRY, Ryan 4 ; HAYES, Sydney 1
SF: JONES, Caroline 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GIAMPOLO, Angela 3 ; RAUCH, Paige 3 ; DUCAR, Becky 2 ; SWITZER, Delaney 2 ; RUIZ, Megan 1 ; JONES, Caroline 1 ; OHMAN, Kendall 1 ; LAQUA, Olivia 1 ; HAYES, Sydney 2
SB: GIAMPOLO, Angela 1 ; RAUCH, Paige 1 ; DUCAR, Becky 1 ; OHMAN, Kendall 1 ; LAQUA, Olivia 1
Base Running:
HBP: Tate, Jaden 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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