Gilbert Drives in Three as Pirates Take Series From Creighton, 9-3

Sunday, March 24

South Orange, NJ

12 PM

Seton Hall University

13-12, 0

Creighton

18-13, 0

Creighton

Seton Hall

Gilbert Drives in Three as Pirates Take Series From Creighton, 9-3

3/24/2024 3:33:00 PM | Softball

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South Orange, N.J. – Olivia Gilbert (Johnston, R.I.) paced the Seton Hall offense with three RBI as the Pirates picked up their second straight BIG EAST series win with a 9-3 victory over Creighton on Sunday afternoon.

How it Happened
Creighton's offense got to Seton Hall starting pitcher Kyra Kreuscher (Great River, N.Y.) out of the gates, as a sacrifice fly and an RBI single gave the Bluejays a 2-0 lead. The Pirates responded immediately with two runs of their own in the bottom of the first. Katey Brennan (Yardley, Pa.) came in to score on a throwing error, followed by an RBI single by Lela Allen (Phoenix, Ariz.) to tie things up at 2-2.

B1 | We get two of our own in the bottom of the first, including this Lela Allen RBI single to knot things up at 2-2!#HALLin🔵⚪ | #HooksUp pic.twitter.com/nBABVpKCkw
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) March 24, 2024

In the second, The Hall would take the lead for good by bringing two more runs home. Lauren Caye (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Taylor Hill (Little Falls, N.J.) hit back-to-back doubles to give the Pirates a 3-2 lead. Later in the inning, Gilbert would knock in her first run of the game on an RBI groundout. Gilbert would do more damage in the fourth, lining a two-run double to right center to give the Pirates some cushion.

B2 | T-Hill give us the lead!

She stays red hot on the weekend with an RBI double to put us up 3-2.#HALLin🔵⚪ | #HooksUp pic.twitter.com/gOzsIVEANv
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) March 24, 2024

B4 | There goes Papa OG!

Olivia Gilbert's two-run double extends our lead to 6-2!#HALLin🔵⚪ | #HooksUp pic.twitter.com/raaZDEhnIR
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) March 24, 2024

The Bluejays would mount some late threats to try and fight their way back in the game. The greatest threat came in the sixth against Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.), when Creighton loaded the bases with nobody out. A groundout to shortstop recorded the first out of the inning, however it also brought in a run to make it a 6-3 game. Carr would dig deep and induce a pop out and a strikeout to escape the threat.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Pirates padded the lead even more for Carr. Brennan roped an RBI double to left to score Amber Johnson (Belfair, Wash.) with the seventh Seton Hall run. Later in the frame, Erin Howard (Skillman, N.J.) went to the opposite field for an RBI single, followed by a perfectly executed squeeze play by Andrea Perez (Corona, Calif.) to score Taylor Soanes (Missouri City, Texas) from third.

B6 | KB with some insurance!

The freshman rips an RBI double to push our lead up to 7-3!#HALLin🔵⚪ | #HooksUp pic.twitter.com/JdtWSa4R50
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) March 24, 2024

News & Notes

Carr's three strikeouts on the week gives her 27 strikeouts across her 16.2 innings of work this week.
Gilbert's three-RBI game moves her total up to a team-best 20 on the season.
Gilbert has knocked in 10 runs over her last seven games.
Kreuscher improved her record to 6-1 on the season by working 4.1 innings and allowing only two earned runs.
With the win, the Pirates have won seven of their last eight games.

What's Next
The Pirates remain home for a midweek matchup against Stony Brook slated for 2 p.m. on Tuesday.