Seton Hall University
9-9, 2-2
Creighton
10-9, 0-2
Smith, Blevins Power Pirates to Doubleheader Sweep over Creighton
3/19/2022 8:30:00 PM | Softball
Seton Hall 4 – Creighton 3
How it Happened
- After a scoreless first inning, Smith lead off the bottom of the second with a solo home run to left, her fifth of the season, to put the Pirates up, 1-0.
B2 | SHELBY SMACKS ONE!💣💣💣
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Shelby Smith puts the Pirates on the board with a LONG shot to left!
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- Later in the inning, Blevins would single home a run with the bases loaded to double the lead before Taylor Soanes (Missouri City, Texas) would walk to make it a 3-0 ballgame after two.
- In the fifth the Bluejays threatened with two runners on, but Smith racked up a pair of strikeouts to end the frame scoreless.
- Creighton would tie the game in the sixth with a three-run, two-out double to send things to the seventh knotted at three.
- After a leadoff single from Hannah Alexander (Wrightstown, N.J.) and back-to-back walks from Taylor Hill (Little Falls, N.J.) and Soanes, Janae Barracato (Hempstead, N.Y.) would ground one to the right side to bring home what would eventually be the game-winning run and a 4-3 final.
- The home run for Smith was her fifth of the season and team-leading 15th of the season.
- The RBIs for Blevins and Soanes were their respective ninth and second runs driven in on the season.
- The Pirates outhit the Bluejays 6-5
- Barracato's game-winning RBI was the 75 run batted in of her career.
- Smith earned her fifth win of the season in the circle racking up five strikeouts over seven innings for the complete game.
- The victory for the Pirates was their first over Creighton since May 5, 2019, and their first win over the Bluejays at home since April 2, 2016.
How it Happened
- The Pirates jumped on the Bluejays early with four runs in the home-half of the first. Following a Barracato leadoff single, Smith went deep for the second time on the afternoon with a towering two-run shot to left field.
B1 | SHE DOES IT AGAIN!
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Shelby Smith with her second home run of the afternoon, this one a two-run shot to get the Pirates on the board!
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- Back-to-back singles from Alexander and Hill followed by a Baylee Allender (Rosharon, Texas) walk loaded the bases for The Hall with two away in the inning. A Blevins walk and a wildpitch to score Hill would give the Pirates two more runs in the inning and a 4-0 lead after one.
- Creighton would respond with a run of their own in the top of the second on a two-out RBI single to make it a 4-1 ballgame.
- The Bluejays would again strike for one more in the top-half of the fourth as a two-out, RBI-double would plate the visitors' second run of the game and cut the Pirates' lead in half.
- In the fifth, LAUREN CAYE would make two terrific plays in left field to keep the Bluejays' offense off the bases.
T5 | THERE SHE IS AGAIN!
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Lauren Caye flashes the leather in left with a diving grab!
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- However, the Pirates would put up three more runs in the bottom of the fifth. With two outs and a runner on second, Hill would bang a double off the wall in right field to score Miranda Arruda (Pawcatuck, Conn.) from second.
T5 | Taylor Hill bangs an RBI double off the wall in right!
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- The next batter, Allender, would repeat the process with a run-scoring double of her own off the fence in right.
T5 | Allender trades places with Hill with an RBI double of her own off the fence in right!
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- Blevins would pick up her second RBI of the ballgame with a single up the middle to score Allender and give the Pirates a 7-2 lead after five.
B5 | Blevins keeps things rolling with and RBI single!
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- Creighton would get two back in the sixth with a two-run home run as things headed to the seventh, 7-4.
- After 6.2 strong innings from starter Sydney Babik (Gilbert, Ariz.), Smith would come in for the final out, a strikeout with the bases loaded for the save and the 7-4 Pirates' victory.
- The home run for Smith was her second of the day and team-leading sixth of the season. Smith also leads the team in RBIs with 17 and is currently hitting at a .500 (7-for-14) clip with three homers and seven RBIs in BIG EAST play.
- The double from Hill was her fifth of the season and gives her 10 runs batted in for her freshman campaign.
- Allender's double was her team-leading sixth of the season and gives her 26 for her career. That puts the graduate student in a tied for 15th-place amongst the Seton Hall career ranks with Sara Haefeli.
- Babik earned her fifth win of the season in the circle while Smith earned her first save of the season.
- The Pirates outhit the Bluejays 7-4.
- Picking up her first multi-hit bid of her career was Soanes who, with two hits in three at-bats, is now hitting at a .429 clip (6-for-14) this season.
- With the win, the Pirates moved to 10-9 overall and 3-2 in BIG EAST play. The 10-9 start for The Hall is their best since they started the 2018 season 10-5.
The Pirates will look for the series sweep against Creighton tomorrow with first pitch set for 11 a.m. at Mike Sheppard, Sr., Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Smith, Shelby (5-5)
L: Kate Mullally (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Emma Rosonke 1
RBI: Emma Rosonke 3
SH: Brittney Manthie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cayla Nielsen 1 ; Sam Alm 1 ; Kiara Mills 1
SB: Josey Marquette 1 ; Megan Miklesh 1
HBP: Kiara Mills 1
Batting:
HR: Smith, Shelby 1
RBI: Barracato, Janae 1 ; Smith, Shelby 1 ; Blevins, Jenna 1 ; Soanes, Taylor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Smith, Shelby 1 ; Allender, Baylee 1 ; Alexander, Hannah 1 ; Arruda, Miranda 1
CS: Soanes, Taylor 1
HBP: Alexander, Hannah 2 ; Hill, Taylor 1
