Fourth-seeded Wildcats advance to BIG EAST Softball Championship final for the first time since 2003 with 6-4 win over top-seeded Red Storm.
CHICAGO – Fourth-seeded Villanova capitalized early to defeat No. 1 St. John’s, 6-4, in the first semifinal of the 2019 BIG EAST Softball Championship presented by Jeep. The Wildcats held off a late surge by the Red Storm in the bottom of the seventh inning to advance to their first title game since 2003. They will face the winner of the second semifinal between No. 2 seed DePaul and No.