Army West Point Softball (19-20) returned to the Army Softball Complex on April 8, earning a pair of wins over the Seton Hall Pirates (13-22), 8-4 and 6-1.

With the two wins, the Black Knights earn their first win against the Pirates since their 2-1 win in 2023, the last time the two teams faced off in West Point.

CDT Katelyn Flanders ’27 shined in the circle for the Black Knights, finishing the day 2-0 with a 0.68 ERA over 10.1 innings pitched. Flanders went on to finish the day with 12 strikeouts while allowing one total earned run, with opposing hitters averaging a .198 batting average against her.

CDTs Sienna Tepley ’28 and Caitlyn Newburn ’26 finished with a team-high four hits, with Newburn batting a team-high .667 on the day. CDT Ashton White ’26 finished right behind with three hits, adding a team-high five RBIs, all in game one, also setting a career-best.

CDT Hannah Laub ’28 also added three hits on the day, and CDT Mia Bonsignore ’26 added two. CDTs Taylor Brown ’26, Samantha Sims ’27, Tayten Moore ’28, Emma Murchison ’27, and Maisi Sigler ’28 also each added a hit for the Army.

The Black Knights remain at West Point while hosting the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks for a three-game series on April 11-12.

Last season, the Black Knights swept the regular-season series against the Mountain Hawks in Bethlehem, first seeing a 4-3 win in extra innings before earning a dominant 9-0 win to clinch the series. Army completed the series sweep with a 6-5 eight-inning victory, marking Army’s first series win over Lehigh since 2019.

The series will begin on April 11, with a doubleheader, with first pitches at 12pm and 2pm ET. Then, the series finale will take place on April 12 at 12pm ET, with all three games streaming live on ESPN+.

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