Carr, Smith Receive BIG EAST Weekly Honors
3/27/2023 3:00:00 PM | Softball
NEW YORK – Seton Hall's Shelby Smith (Friendswood, Texas) was named BIG EAST Player of the Week and Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, the conference announced on Monday. Smith earns her second BIG EAST honor of the season, as she previously was named Pitcher of the Week on March 6. Carr earns a BIG EAST nod for the third consecutive week and is on the Honor Roll for the second straight time.
Smith was stellar both in the circle and at the plate during the Pirates' three-game sweep at Creighton this past weekend. She went 6-for-11 (.545) at the dish with two RBI and two runs scored while also pitching all seven innings and allowing just two earned runs and striking out seven in the circle on Saturday. In Friday's series opener, Smith went 2-for-4 at the plate, and on Sunday she was also able to reach base safely twice while also scoring a run. The middle game of the series was where Smith truly shined. Along with her strong performance in the circle where she was within one strike of a shutout and escaped two bases loaded jams unscathed, she went 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored. Smith's batting average on the season rose from .241 all the way up to .290.
Carr also was strong at the plate and in the circle for the Pirates, helping out her own cause in Friday's victory over the Bluejays. The junior pitched a complete game allowing just two earned runs and striking out six. At the dish, Carr reached base all four times, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored. It marked the fourth time this season in which Carr had more or as many RBI's as a hitter as earned runs she allowed as a pitcher in a game.
The Pirates, who are 8-2 in their last 10 games, have a busy week with six games, beginning with a road doubleheader on Tuesday at Monmouth.
Smith was stellar both in the circle and at the plate during the Pirates' three-game sweep at Creighton this past weekend. She went 6-for-11 (.545) at the dish with two RBI and two runs scored while also pitching all seven innings and allowing just two earned runs and striking out seven in the circle on Saturday. In Friday's series opener, Smith went 2-for-4 at the plate, and on Sunday she was also able to reach base safely twice while also scoring a run. The middle game of the series was where Smith truly shined. Along with her strong performance in the circle where she was within one strike of a shutout and escaped two bases loaded jams unscathed, she went 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBI and a run scored. Smith's batting average on the season rose from .241 all the way up to .290.
Carr also was strong at the plate and in the circle for the Pirates, helping out her own cause in Friday's victory over the Bluejays. The junior pitched a complete game allowing just two earned runs and striking out six. At the dish, Carr reached base all four times, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored. It marked the fourth time this season in which Carr had more or as many RBI's as a hitter as earned runs she allowed as a pitcher in a game.
The Pirates, who are 8-2 in their last 10 games, have a busy week with six games, beginning with a road doubleheader on Tuesday at Monmouth.
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