Pirates Drop Regular Season Finale to Butler

Sunday, May 7

South Orange, NJ

12 PM

Seton Hall University

38-16, 0

Butler

18-33, 0

BUTLER

Seton Hall

5/7/2023 3:19:00 PM | Softball

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South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall softball team dropped its regular season finale to Butler, 7-2, on Sunday afternoon. The result solidifies the Pirates as the No. 3 seed at this week's BIG EAST Softball Championship.

How it Happened
Butler's offense got off to a quick start in the first, launching a pair of home runs to claim an early 3-0 advantage. After two more runs crossed on bases loaded walks in the third, the Bulldogs found themselves up 5-0.

The Pirates would get a bases loaded walk of their own in the third, as Abby Wingo (Portland, Ore.) battled back from an 0-2 count to force home a run to make it 5-1. However, the Pirates would not be able to produce any more damage in the frame.

Butler added a pair in the sixth to open up its lead to 7-1, but in the bottom half of the inning the Pirates mounted more pressure on the bases. With two down in the inning, Shelby Smith (Friendswood, Texas) legged out an infield single to score Lauren Caye (Pittsburgh, Pa.) from third. However, the inning would end as Andrea Perez (Corona, Calif.) was thrown out trying to score on the play.

Notes & Numbers

The Pirates will be the No. 3 seed in the BIG EAST Softball Championship and will take on DePaul at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in Storrs, Conn.
This will be the Pirates' first appearance in the BIG EAST Softball Championship since 2015.
Perez and Ashly Colonnetta (Cypress, Texas) each collected two hits on the afternoon.
Smith came on in relief and did not allow an earned run over 4.2 innings of work.

What's Next
The Pirates begin their quest for a BIG EAST title on Wednesday as they take on No. 6 seed DePaul in the first round of the BIG EAST Championships. The game can be seen live on the BIG EAST Digital Network.