Pirates Split with Rhode Island on Final Day of Elon Classic

Sunday, February 9

Elon, N.C.

9:30 A.M.

Seton Hall University

1-2

University of Rhode Island

1-2

Rhode Island

Seton Hall

Pirates Split with Rhode Island on Final Day of Elon Classic

2/9/2020 3:50:00 PM | Softball

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ELON, N.C. – The Seton Hall softball team split its final two games at the Elon Softball Classic, a doubleheader with the University of Rhode Island. Overall the Pirates went 2-2 in the tournament to start the 2020 campaign.

Game One: Rhode Island 2 – Seton Hall 1
The Pirates got a great start from Reganne Camp (Bloomington, Ill.) but it was not enough as Rhode Island scored in the sixth and seventh innings to get the win.

How it Happened

After three scoreless innings, Payton Beaver (Lake Stevens, Wash.) got the Pirates on the board with both her first and the team's first home run of the young season, a solo shot to left.
Rhode Island finally broke through with a solo shot of their own in the sixth.
The Rams scored the go ahead run with an RBI double in the top half of the seventh.

Notes and Numbers

Camp pitched a complete game, the 23^rd of her career and first of the season.
In two starts this year, Camp has lowered her ERA to 2.61 with 11 strikeouts.
Beaver's solo shot was the seventh of her career.
The Pirates doubled the Rams in hits, 6-3.

Game 2 – Seton Hall 7 – Rhode Island 2 (6)
The Pirates rounded out the tournament with a win in the final game over Rhode Island, a total team effort.

How it Happened

The Pirates scored early and often with five runs in the top half of the first inning. Two RBI singles from Abby Wingo (Portland, Ore.) and Marisa Pla (San Clemente, Calif.) started things off before a Kiana Tate (Las Vegas, Nev.) bases-clearing triple stretched the Pirate lead to five after one.
The freshman Wingo delivered again in the top of the second with another RBI single to make things 6-0.
After two scoreless innings from Mo Sobel (Newbury Parks, Calif.), the Rams got two back in the third to cut the Pirate lead to 4.
With play coming to a close, Baylee Allender (Rosharon, Texas) put the cherry on top, a solo shot in the sixth to bring things to 7-2.

Notes and Numbers

After four games of play, Wingo leads the Pirates with a .533 average and is tied for the team lead with Janae Barracato (Hempstead, N.Y.) with six RBIs apiece.
Kelsey Gumm (Spokane, Wash.) picked up the win in relief with 2.2 innings of no-hit ball.
All nine Pirate hitters reached safely.
All seven of the Pirates runs were scored with two outs in the inning. The Hall is now hitting .524 with two outs.

What's Next
The Pirates will travel to the West Coast to take part in the Golden State Softball Classic in Lake Elsinore, Calif. on Feb. 14.