Softball Splits Doubleheader Against Seton Hall

April 6, 2018

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - The Providence College softball team played a doubleheader against Seton Hall on Friday, April 6. The Friars split the games against Seton Hall, winning the first game 8-6 before dropping the second game 7-6.

GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Emma Lee (Orange, Calif.) scored the first run when she reached home on an error by the third baseman.
- Brittney Veler (Santa Rosa, Calif.) kept the scoring going by hitting a single to left field to score Julianne Rurka (Warrenville, Ill.).
- Crista San Antonio (East Meadow, N.Y.) homered in the fourth inning to make the score 3-0.
- Seton Hall scored a run in the fifth and two runs in the sixth to tie the game at 3-3.
- The Friars broke the game open in the seventh inning. Paige Mulry (West Roxbury, Mass.) started the scoring by hitting a three-run home run to make the score 6-3. Veler made it back-to-back home runs as she hit a solo shot. Vanessa Portillo (Chatsworth, Calif.) proceed to hit a double and was then driven in when San Antonio hit a double of her own.
- The Pirates made the game interesting by scoring three runs in the bottom of the seventh, but they could not close the gap.
- Rurka and San Antonio both went three-for-three in the game.
- Christina Ramirez (Niceville, Fla.) pitched a complete game for Providence. She allowed six runs and struck out four batters in the win. She improved her season record to 4-7.

GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS:
- Seton Hall struck first in game two, scoring two runs in the bottom of the second.
- Providence responded in the top of the third when Megan McCune (Orange, Calif.) doubled to score Veler.
- Providence tied the game in the top of the third when Mulry hit a single to score Lee.
- The Pirates reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the fourth by scoring one run to make the score 3-2.
- Providence responded in the top of the fifth when Veler hit a single to left field to score Lee to make the score 3-3.
- The Friars broke the score open in the top of the seventh. Mulry drove in Lee with a single to make the score 4-3. Portillo then drove in both Rurka and Mulry with a single of her own to make the score 6-3.
- Seton Hall would rally in the bottom of the seventh, however, and win the game 7-6.
- Lee led the team with three hits in the loss. Rurka, Mulry and Veler each had two hits apiece.
- Miranda Trinidad (La Habra, Calif.) pitched six innings for the Friars. She was responsible for all seven of the Pirates runs and received the loss. She moves to 2-8 on the season.

ON DECK:
The Friars will finish the series against Seton Hall on Saturday, April 7 at 2:00 p.m.

-GO FRIARS!-

Softball Splits Doubleheader Against Seton Hall

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Team Stats

Julianne Rurka

Crista San Antonio

Brittney Veler

Emma Lee

Players Mentioned

Emma Lee

Megan McCune

Paige Mulry

Vanessa Portillo

Christina Ramirez

Julianne Rurka

Crista San Antonio

Miranda Trinidad

Brittney Veler

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