Despite Career Day from Martinez, Pirates Fall in Doubleheader to Providence

Friday, April 4

Providence, R.I.

2 PM

Seton Hall University

21-15, 7-6

Providence

13-20, 7-6

Seton Hall

Providence

Despite Career Day from Martinez, Pirates Fall in Doubleheader to Providence

4/4/2025 6:49:00 PM | Softball

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Despite strong individual offensive performances, the Seton Hall softball team (21-16, 7-7 BIG EAST) fell in both legs of today's doubleheader at Providence (14-20, 8-6 BIG EAST), 6-5 and 5-2.

How It Happened (Game One)

In the opening two innings, Kelsey Carr stifled the Friars offensive attack, retiring six of eight batters.
By the top of the third, Naya Martinez put the Pirates up 3-0 off the back of a two-run home run and an RBI single.

She said sayo-Naya to that ball 💥🥎#HALLin🔵⚪ | #HooksUp pic.twitter.com/6y56f15AI2
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) April 4, 2025

Providence immediately responded with a two-run single and two-run home run to go in front 4-3 at the end of the third.
In the fifth inning, Taylor Hill tied the game with an RBI fielder's choice. The Pirates would retake the lead, 5-4, before the inning's end off an Erin Howard RBI single.
In the bottom of the seventh with a 5-4 lead, the opening two batters came around to score to deal the Pirates a 6-5 loss to open the series.

How It Happened (Game Two)

The Friars dealt the first blow in game two when an error helped them go in front 1-0 in the first inning.
In the third inning, Kyra Kreuscher drove a home run to deep centerfield to even the game at 1-1.

Kyra CRUSH-er 🥎#HALLin🔵⚪️ | #HooksUP pic.twitter.com/K9EhKnKzq6
— Seton Hall Softball (@SHUSoftball) April 4, 2025

By the end of the fifth inning, a pair of singles and a triple put Providence back in front 5-1
The Pirates clawed back another run in the sixth inning, to make it a 5-2 deficit, thanks to a Katey Brennan home run.
The Pirates could not claw back the deficit in the seventh inning, however, and fell 5-2 in game two.

News & Notes

The Pirates move to 21-16 on the season with a 7-7 BIG EAST record.
Seton Hall are now 41-38 all-time against Providence, with the first matchup occurring in 1992.
Martinez logged her first career home run.
Kreuscher hit her second career home run.
Brennan hit her sixth home run of the season, doubling her home run total from last season.
Jessica Muniz scored for the 10^th time this season.
Howard recorded her 10^th RBI of the season.
All of the Pirates' regular batters are hitting over .300 on the season.