The Seton Hall softball team dropped the first two games of a three-game series with the DePaul Blue Demons in a Big East doubleheader on Saturday at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field, falling 8-3 and 6-2, respectively.
The Pirates fall to 24-27 on the year and are now 7-9 in conference play, losing crucial ground in the conference standings. They hold sole possession of sixth place. The top four conference teams qualify for the Big East Championship in Rosemont, Illinois. DePaul (22-24, 13-3) was able to extend its lead in the conference by pulling away late in each game after Seton Hall gave the Blue Demons all they could handle early on.