Pirates Can't Overcome Late Providence Rally, 6-3

Saturday, April 6

South Orange, NJ

12 PM

Seton Hall University

17-14, 0

Providence

14-16, 0

Providence

Seton Hall

4/6/2024 2:53:00 PM | Softball

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South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall softball team dropped the middle game of its three-game set to Providence, 6-3, on Saturday afternoon. The Pirates held a two-run lead entering the sixth inning, however a five spot inning from the Friars pushed them ahead for good.

How it Happened
The Pirates grabbed the early lead thanks to some two-out production. After the first two batters of the bottom of the first were set down, Olivia Gilbert (Johnston, R.I.) ripped a double to keep the frame alive. Katey Brennan (Yardley, Pa.) stepped in and roped a double of her own, scoring Gilbert for the first run of the day.

B1 | Two-out production! Back-to-back doubles from OG and KB give us our first run of the day.#HALLin🔵⚪ | #HooksUp pic.twitter.com/EkpNOWTOxO
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) April 6, 2024

Providence's first run came across in the third on an RBI groundout to level the score at 1-1. In the bottom half of the inning, Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) hit a single to right field which eventually allowed Taylor Hill (Little Falls, N.J.) to score after the throw home escaped the catcher. The Pirates would add on one inning later, as Lauren Caye (Pittsburgh, Pa.) hit a perfectly placed bloop single to right field, scoring Andrea Perez (Corona, Calif.) from second.

B4 | Let's go La! 💪💪

Lauren Caye finds the open space in shallow right to bring home Dre from second!#HALLin🔵⚪ | #HooksUp pic.twitter.com/6RB5iTbS9b
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) April 6, 2024

Leading 3-1 in the sixth, the Friars' ability to put runners aboard and put the ball in play helped them take the lead. An infield single to shortstop gave Providence the lead for good, and a two-run single from Hannah Aldrich extended the advantage to 6-3.
Seton Hall put runners on base in the sixth and seventh innings, but was unable to mount a comeback.

News & Notes

Brennan went 2-for-4 to secure her ninth multi-hit game of the season and second of the weekend so far.
Caye's RBI single snapped a stretch that saw her got 1-for-14 over her previous five games.
Carr went 2-for-4 to extend her hitting streak to five games.
Gilbert collected a base-hit, extending her hitting streak to seven games and her on-base streak to 23 games.

What's Next
The Pirates will try and win the series on Sunday afternoon with first pitch slated for 12 p.m.