Greenville, S.C. – Seton Hall downed Furman, 6-3, in the opening game of the day at the Paladin Invitational and West Georgia edged the Paladins, 6-4, in the second game Saturday at Pepsi Stadium
 
Seton Hall 6, Furman 3
 
The Pirates jumped out to a 6-1 lead and held on to top Furman in the first of Saturday's five games.
 
Seton Hall (4-7) took advantage of a pair of misplayed ball in the right field to plate three runs over the first two innings. Naya Martinez, who tripled and homered for the Pirates while driving in three runs, hammered a solo shot in the third to push the margin to 4-0. The Pirates added two more runs with the help of three Furman errors in the fifth to extend the margin to 6-1.
 
Kate Stoltzfus laced a two-run single to right field to cut the Pirate lead to 6-3 in the bottom of the sixth, but Seton Hall's Sami Wakeley retired the Paladins in order in the seventh inning to close out the game. 
 
Kyra Kreuscher (1-3) held Furman to one run on three hits over two innings. To earn the victory. She walked one and struck out one to secure her first victory of the season.
 
Martinez finished 2-for-3 with a triple, homer, and a base on balls to lead the Seton Hall offense while Christina Ginex scored two runs. Sylvia Burroughs went 2-for-4 to pace the Paladins at the plate.
 
Furman starter Jamison Noonan (0-6) allowed six runs, three earned, on seven hits in a complete-game effort. The freshman fanned two batters and issued two walks.
 
West Georgia 6, Furman 4
 
In game two of the day, West Georgia (6-14) erupted for four runs in the top of the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie and escaped a Furman rally in the bottom of the frame to claim a 6-4 decision.
 
Trailing 2-1 in the top of the sixth, UWG worked a leadoff walk and Jenna Samuel followed with a single. After a double steal, Madison McDonald delivered a sacrifice fly to drive in the tying run. West Georgia wiggled out of a jam in the bottom of the sixth before putting up a four-spot in the seventh. A hit batter, single and double steal put two runners in scoring position before Dixiana Sims beat a throw to the plate from the shortstop on a grounder to give the Wolves the lead. A throwing error two batters later open the door for three more UWG runs.
 
Back-to-back singles from Eden Frederick and Stoltzfus began the bottom of the inning for Furman and Cipalla was plunked by a pitch to load the bases with nobody out. After the lead runner was erased on a fielder's choice, Embler lined a two-run hit through the left side to cut the Wolves' lead in half, but Cacie Cutright got Furman to pop into a double play to end the game.
 
Cutright (2-3) earned the win after allowing two runs on four hits in two innings of relief. Furman starter Lily O'Bryan tossed a complete game but suffered the loss allowing six runs on seven hits. Just three of the six runs were earned.
 
Ella Oswalt went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Megan Waites walked, drove in a run, and scored two for UWG. Stoltzfus led the Paladins with a 3-for-3 performance while Frederick and Cipalla each registered two hits.
 
The Paladins close out the weekend hosting Winthrop on Sunday at 12 p.m. at Pepsi Stadium. Admission is free.
 
Paladin Invitational
Friday
Seton Hall 10, West Georgia 9
Winthrop 6, West Georgia 1
Seton Hall 10, Winthrop 1
Furman 3, George Mason 0
Saturday
Seton Hall 6, Furman 3
West Georgia 6, Furman 4
2:00 – Seton Hall vs. Winthrop
4:30 – George Mason vs. West Georgia
7:00 – George Mason vs. Winthrop
Sunday
9:30 – Seton Hall vs. George Mason
12:00 – Furman vs. Winthrop
 
* - all times eastern
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