St. John’s Drops Doubleheader With Seton Hall

Sunday, May 8

Queens, N.Y. (Red Storm Field)

11:30 a.m.

St. John's University

12-34, 5-17

Seton Hall

19-23, 8-14

Seton Hall

SJU

5/8/2022 6:58:00 PM | Softball

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Red Storm honored its seniors in a mid-game celebration

QUEENS, N.Y. (May 8, 2022) – The St. John's softball team dropped a doubleheader against Seton Hall in its final weekend of regular-season play.

Prior to the contest, Head Coach Bob Guerrerio honored Erin Brown, Kamryn Tiumalu, Anna Freveletti, Meisha Murray, Kaitlyn Lologo, Angela Saric and Peyton Cody for their contributions to their program over the years

Game One

The Red Storm (12-35, 5-18 BIG EAST) dropped the first half of Sunday's twin bill to the Pirates, 5-4, in an extra inning battle.

Lologo went 2-for-4 at the plate as the senior posted her first homer of the season and added a double. Madison Wallace went 1-for-3 with an RBI while London Jarrard tallied an RBI.

Brown fell to 2-4 on the season as the junior allowed four hits and three runs while starting pitcher Hannah Mearns tallied five punchouts while allowing five hits and two runs.

Seton Hall (20-23, 9-14 BIG EAST) pitcher Shelby Smith recorded a complete game as the junior gave up eight hits and four runs while fanning five batters.

The two teams engaged in a scoreless bout through four innings with neither team was able to reach scoring position. In the top of the fifth, Abby Wingo reached on an error by the shortstop before Olivia Gilbert broke the game open as she belted a two-out homer to put the Pirates up, 2-0.

The Johnnies responded in the bottom of the sixth as they cut the opposition's lead in half. Amy Mallah started the rally as she singled and advanced to second on a Melanie Santos ground-out. Wallace singled to left center to plate Mallah and get St. John's within one.

Seton Hall threatened in the top of the seventh with the bases loaded and one away. However, Brown was able to erase the threat by way of a fielder's choice and strikeout.

In the home half of the frame, three-straight singles loaded the bases in a hurry, bringing Jarrard to the plate with one out on the board. Jarrard blasted a sacrifice fly deep to left field, tying the game at two apiece, sending the opening game of the twin bill to extra innings.

The Pirates capitalized in the top of the eighth, putting runners on first and second with a pair of singles. Down to its final out of the frame, Seton Hall's Wingo doubled to right field to score one before a Jenna Blevins shot scored two more to give Seton Hall the 5-2 edge.

Looking to extend the game once more, Thompson tallied a two-out double before Lologo sent a homer over the fence to put the Johnnies within one. However, the rally fell short as Smith struck out Freveletti to give Seton Hall the win.

Game Two

The Red Storm fell, 4-2, in the second half of the doubleheader at Red Storm Field.

Jarrard went 3-for-4 as the freshman pulled away with her 13^th double of the year. Santos went 1-for-3 with an RBI.

Mearns fell to 4-17 for her sophomore campaign as she was tabbed with the loss while Saric pitched 6.1 innings of work and notched seven punchouts.

Sydney Babik was assigned the win as the sophomore pitched a complete game allowing six hits and four runs while fanning five batters.

Seton Hall got on the board first as Taylor Hill drove in a run when she sent a triple to left field, putting the Pirates up, 1-0, in the opening frame. Three scoreless innings followed, and Seton Hall added a run as Miranda Arruda scored on a Gilbert double, extending the Pirate the lead, 2-0.

The Red Storm offense came alive in the bottom of the sixth beginning with a single from Jarrard to lead off the inning. With the freshman reaching third with two away, Casto walked, adding runners on the corners for St. John's with two outs on the board. A wild pitch by the Pirates' ace and a single from Santos tied the game, 2-2, heading to the final frame.

Seton Hall loaded the bases in the top of the seventh with a double, a single and a walk with one out on the board. The Johnnies went to their bullpen, bringing in Mearns following her impressive performance earlier in the day. The Santa Monica, Calif., native struck out her first batter faced but a single by Taylor Soanes broke up the stalemate, giving the Pirates the two-run advantage.

St. John's attempted to rally as Freveletti singled to start the home half of the inning but Babik was quick to retire the next three batters and close out the game.