Pirates Round Out Florida Spring Break Trip in Clearwater

Clearwater, Fla. – The Seton Hall Softball team will be concluding the second half of their spring break trip when they take part in the Clearwater Spring Break Invitational. The Pirates will face off against the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Army West Point, Penn State, Florida A&M and Bowling Green. The Hall will take on Chattanooga and West Point on Friday and Penn State and Florida A&M on Saturday before playing the tournament finale against Bowling Green on Sunday.

LAST TIME OUT

The Pirates competed in THE Spring Games in Madeira Beach, Fla., taking two of the five games. Seton Hall picked up wins over South Alabama in an offensive showdown on day one and Sacred Heart thanks in part to a Kelsey Gumm (Spokane, Wash.) one-hit, complete game shutout on day two.

SCOUTING – (5-10) UT CHATTANOOGA (3/6 – 12 p.m.)

The Mocs are coming off an 1-3 weekend in the Holy City Showdown.
UT Chattanooga has four hitters over the .300 mark for average and six different players with eight RBIs.
The Pirates lead the all-time series 2-1 after The Hall picked up two wins over the Mocs last season.

SCOUTING – (8-7) ARMY WEST POINT (3/6 – 2:30 p.m.)

The Black Knights played two weeks ago at the Charleston Invitational where the team went 3-2.
Army is hitting .326 as a team with Ally Sneiling and Alicyn Grete clubbing .442 and .432, respectively.
The Hall leads the all-time series 14-7 with the most recent win coming on Feb. 18, 2006. The Pirates have won 10 of the last 11 meetings with the Black Knights.

SCOUTING – (8-12) PENN STATE (3/7 - 9 a.m.)

The Nittany Lions wrapped up the I-75 Challenge with a 3-2 record last weekend.
Claire Swedberg lead Penn State with a .310 average while Kaitlyn Morrison leads the team with 18 hits.
The Nittany Lions lead the all-time series 1-3 with most recent meeting, a split double-header, coming on March 27, 2004.

SCOUTING – (2-12) FLORIDA A&M (3/7 – 11:30 a.m.)

The Lady Rattlers are coming of a 2-1 trip in the Mississippi State Valley University Softball Tournament.
FAMU has played six games against ranked teams this season, #13 Oklahoma State, #11 LSU, #5 Florida State and #8 Florida.
Tied at one win apiece, the all-time series is split between the Pirates and Lady Rattlers. The last time these two programs met resulted in a Pirate victory, 2-1 on March 15, 2015.

SCOUTING – (6-6) BOWLING GREEN (3/8 - 9 a.m.)

The Falcons ended the Buccaneer Classic at 0-3 after three games were canceled due to weather. They faced the likes of #20/22 Tennessee, Tennessee tech and East Tennessee Tech.
Bowling Green is led in the circle by Payton Gottshall who in nin stats this season has seven complete games to the tune of a 2.22 ERA.
The Hall leads the all-time series with a 4-2 record against the Falcons with the most recent meeting coming March 6, 2015, a 13-4 Pirate victory.

WHAT'S AHEAD
The Pirates will return home to the friendly confines of Mike Sheppard Sr. Field to take on Rutgers in the team's home-opener on Tuesday, March 8.