Pirates Host Midweek Matchup with Stony Brook

Wednesday, April 14

South Orange, N.J.

3 P.M.

Seton Hall University

Stony Brook

4/13/2021 6:27:00 PM | Softball

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall softball team will host a midweek matchup with Stony Brook on Wednesday at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field. It will be the Pirates' first game since they wrapped up their weekend series with Creighton on April 3. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. against the Seawolves.

ATTENDANCE POLICY
The department will allow two parents or guardians of each Seton Hall student-athlete to attend an outdoor competition that is hosted on campus, including games at Owen T. Carroll Field for men's and women's soccer, Mike Sheppard Sr. Stadium for baseball and Mike Sheppard Sr. Field for softball.

Unfortunately, due to capacity limits, this policy does not apply towards parents or guardians of members of the opposing team or members of the general public.

LAST TIME OUT
The Pirates dropped their last series at Creighton in Omaha. Kiana Tate (Las Vegas, Nev.) was named to the BIG EAST's Weekly Honor following her performance in the three-game series in which she went 5-for-8 (.625). The infielder went 2-for-2 on Saturday with an RBI, walk and stolen base for the Pirates. Continuing her solid play in the field this season at both shortstop and third base, Tate had another flawless week at the hot corner. Jaden Tate (Las Vegas, Nev.), Abby Wingo (Portland, Ore.) and Darby Pandolfo (Massapequa, N.Y.) all went deep for the Pirates over the weekend.

SCOUTING

Stony Brook (17-8)

The Seawolves are coming off a 1-2 week in which they split a doubleheader with Hofstra on Tuesday before falling to Fordham on Thursday.
Offensively, Stony Brook is led by Melissa Rahrich who is hitting .405 with four homers and 22 RBIs, all team bests.
In the circle, Dawn Bodrug is 9-4 in 15 games with a 1.59 ERA and 146 strikeouts through 88 innings.
The Pirates lead the all-time series, 11-8 but dropped each of the previous three matchups with the Seawolves dating back to 2016.

NEWS & NOTES

Janae Barracato (Hempstead, N.Y.) (46) currently sits two doubles shy of tying the program's all-time mark set by Katie Pierce (48).
The Pirates have hit four home runs in their previous four games after a nine-game drought without a long ball.
Seton Hall currently leads the BIG EAST Conference in doubles with 40 two-baggers on the season.
Shelby Smith (Friendswood, Texas) has struck out a career-high 56 batters this year, including 12 in the first game against Creighton last weekend, the most for a Pirate pitcher this season.

FOLLOW
The game will be live streamed for free on the Pirate Sports Network. Live stats are available here.

WHAT'S AHEAD
The Pirates will travel to Stony Brook for a doubleheader on Saturday after their original weekend series with UConn was postponed.