Carr’s Gem, Perez’s Prowess Powers Pirates Past Villanova

Sunday, March 30

South Orange, N.J.

12 PM

Seton Hall University

19-14, 0

Villanova

16-16, 0

Villanova

Seton Hall

Carr’s Gem, Perez’s Prowess Powers Pirates Past Villanova

3/30/2025 5:22:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Thanks to great two-way play from Andrea Perez and Kelsey Carr, the Seton Hall softball team (19-14, 7-5 BIG EAST) fell to Villanova (16-16, 8-4 BIG EAST), 4-1, in the final game of the Pirates' weekend series at Mike Sheppard Sr. Field.

How It Happened (Game One

After spinning a two-run, complete game win in the opening game of the series against Villanova, Kelsey Carr returned to the circle looking to secure the series win over The Hall's BIG EAST foes. Through two frames, Carr was nothing short of dominant. After walking the opening batter, Carr retired five straight batters, including four straight with strikeouts, through two innings of play. Off the back of Carr's strong play in the circle, Olivia Gilbert stepped to the plate to open the bottom of the second. Amidst a career season, Gilbert drove the third pitch way over the left field wall to put The Hall up 1-0 through two innings

B2 | 🥎 Ball: Destroyed, 🏃‍♀️ Home Run: Collected

Seton Hall 1 - Villanova 0#HALLin🔵⚪️ | #HooksUP pic.twitter.com/VQBcSESV4S
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) March 30, 2025

As the game reached its midpoint, both sides kept falling just short of scoring. That changed in the fourth inning, however, when the Pirates offense struck again. After a leadoff single, Andrea Perez drove home a run to expand The Hall's lead to 2-0 at the end of four innings.

GOING 🆙 🐰#HALLin🔵⚪️ | #HooksUP | #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/yN2hD2Q9YE
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) March 30, 2025

Carr continued to cruise through the Wildcats lineup in the fifth inning aided by some supreme defensive plays, including a full-extension grab by Perez on a line out. While spinning a gem in the circle, Carr stepped to the plate in the bottom of the frame. On the opening pitch of the at-bat, she aided herself in the circle with a deep home run to centerfield, making it a 3-0 Seton Hall lead.

B5| That's No. 1⃣2⃣ for No. 4⃣

Seton Hall 3 - Villanova 0#HALLin🔵⚪️ | #HooksUP pic.twitter.com/jOAuFcz4wT
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) March 30, 2025

The Pirates made it a 4-0 Seton Hall lead in the bottom of the sixth inning after Perez doubled up the middle to score Taylor Hill with one out. With only three outs standings between The Hall and a series win, Carr returned to the circle to close out the game. While the Wildcats collected a leadoff home run, Carr retired the next three batters, striking out the final two, to complete the Pirates 4-1 victory over Villanova.

News & Notes

The Pirates move to 19-14 on the season and 7-5 on BIG EAST play.
Seton Hall is 45-54 all-time against Villanova.
With 10 hits this weekend, Hill surpassed 200 career hits.
Carr logged her eighth complete game of the season.
- This was her sixth start of 6+ innings with three or less earned runs.
- She also collected a season-high six strikeouts.
Carr mashed her 12^th home run of the season.
Gilbert and Carr both collected their 34^th RBI of the season.
Brennan has gotten on-base in 20 straight games.

What's Next
The Pirates return to action on Wednesday, April 2, at Mike Sheppard Sr. Field when Army visits South Orange for a doubleheader. First pitch is scheduled for game one is slated for 2 p.m.