Pirates Drop Close Battles to Texas State, Arizona State

Friday, February 23

Tempe, Ariz.

12:30 PM

Seton Hall University

1-4

Texas State

10-4

Seton Hall

Texas State

Pirates Drop Close Battles to Texas State, Arizona State

2/23/2024 8:11:00 PM | Softball

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Tempe, Ariz. – The Seton Hall softball team took part in its first day at the Sun Devil/GCU Classic on Friday, losing a pair of close and hard fought battles to Texas State and Arizona State.

Game 1: Texas State 5, Seton Hall 4
How it Happened

The Bobcats used a pair of runs in the first inning and again in the fourth inning to gain an early 4-0 advantage.
Seton Hall began to climb its way back into the game thanks to a three-run fifth inning. With two outs and two runners on, Lela Allen (Phoenix, Ariz.) went the opposite way for an RBI single to get the Pirates on the board. Next, Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) laced a two-run double down the left field line to make it a 4-3 game.
The Bobcats would add what proved to be the game-winning run in the bottom of the fifth on an RBI double.
Andrea Perez (Corona, Calif.) pulled the Pirates back within one in the top of the sixth with an RBI single to score Katey Brennan (Yardley, Pa.).

Notes & Numbers

Carr's two-run double gives her four RBI so far this season.
Brennan's 1-for-3 game gave her hits in four straight games.
Erin Howard (Skillman, N.J.) collected her first two hits of the season, going 2-for-3 at the dish.
This was the first game for Allen and Sydney Babik (Gilbert, Ariz.) back in their home state of Arizona. Allen hails from Phoenix, while Babik came to Seton Hall from Gilbert.

Game 2: Arizona State 4, Seton Hall 2
How it Happened

Seton Hall got runners aboard in each of the first three innings but were unable to push any across.
The Pirates would finally break through in the fourth, as Caroline Hobbes (Bay Shore, N.Y.) ripped a single to center to score Miranda Arruda (Pawcatuck, Conn.).
The Sun Devils would respond with three runs in the fifth inning to take the lead.
With two outs and two strikes in the sixth, Howard poked a single into center to bring it back to a one-run game.
Arizona State would tack on an insurance run in the sixth to make it a 4-2 game.

Notes & Numbers

Howard picked up another multi-hit game after not getting a base hit during last weekend's action.
Babik struck out four in six innings of work in the circle, not allowing her first hit until the fourth inning.

What's Next
The Pirates continue their weekend in the Phoenix area on Saturday as they shift to the GCU campus for a pair of games against New Mexico State and Grand Canyon.