Controversy mars losses to St John’s

The Seton Hall softball team battled but ultimately came up short on Saturday against St John’s, losing both games of a doubleheader. The Johnnies took game one, 4-3, in eight innings and dropped game two, 2-0.

The day was not without its fair share of controversy. Seton Hall coach Paige Smith alleges that St. John’s pitcher Angela Saric was used illegally.

“I was chirping a little bit with the umpires because their number 2 [Saric] was throwing illegally the entire game. It will be interesting to see if they decide to throw her again because we’ll be all over that again,” Smith said.

Photo via SHU AthleticsSmith argued this point with umpire Michael Calderella, but Calderella did not seem to…