Pirates Rally Late for Dramatic Opening Round Victory over DePaul

Storrs, Conn – The Pirates completed a dramatic late-game comeback in the First Round of the BIG EAST Softball Championship on Wednesday, overcoming a four-run deficit with four outs left to walk off with a 5-4 victory over DePaul. With the win, the Pirates advance to take on No. 2 seed Villanova on Thursday afternoon. How it Happened The two sides engaged in a pitcher’s duel through the first four innings, with Pirates’ starter Kelsey Carr (Ridgewood, N.Y.) working her way out of a couple of threats. In the first inning, the Blue Demons put two runners in scoring position…