Softball wins Seton Hall series, secures spot in Big East Tournament

Saturday, April 23

South Orange, NJ

1:00 PM

University of Connecticut

31-14, 17-3

Seton Hall University

17-19, 6-11

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
UConn	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	9	0
Seton Hall	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	5	0

Photo by: Meg Kelly

Softball wins Seton Hall series, secures spot in Big East Tournament

4/23/2022 8:20:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

South Orange, NJ – UConn beats Seton Hall 5-2 to secure their seventh straight series win. The Huskies have now clinched a spot in the BIG EAST tournament.

Meghan O'Neil started in the circle for game two. She tossed a gem going the distance for the Huskies. She finished only allowing two runs on five hits and struck out two. She now moves to 10-6 on the season.

The Huskies got off to a quick start off the bat of Briana Marcelino. She hit a solo shot to lead off the game, her eighth of the year to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead. Rosie Garcia added to the lead in the first with a two run double to make it 3-0.

Seton Hall scored two runs in the fourth inning to trim the lead to 3-2. UConn responded right back with a run in the top half of the fifth inning. Lexi Hastings hit a sac fly to score Marcelino making it 4-2 Huskies.

Lauren Benson added to the lead in the sixth inning. She hit a single to right field, scoring pinch runner Makenzie Mason, extending the lead to 5-2.

UConn will look to complete the series sweep tomorrow at 12:00pm.

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