Baseball Travels to Richmond for Series
2/19/2014 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Feb. 19, 2014
Seton Hall Weekend Notes 
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Due to inclement weather, the first game of the series, originally scheduled for Friday, as been moved to Sunday as part of a double-header.
Game 4: Saturday, February 22 - Noon p.m. ET
Seton Hall 8, Richmond 2 (F)
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Game 5: Sunday, February 23 - 11:00 a.m. ET
Seton Hall 16, Richmond 2 (F)
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Game 6: Sunday, February 23 - TBD
Seton Hall 6, Richmond 2 in 8 inn. (F)
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SETON HALL STATUS
Seton Hall opened the 2014 season at the University of Oklahoma last weekend and dropped two out of three contests. The Pirates started the season in style with a 7-5 victory on Friday. Senior Josh Prevost, taking the mound for the first time as the Pirates' Friday starter, pitched six innings and gave up just one earned run to get the win. Senior Dillon Hamlin and freshman Mike Caputo each collected four hits. Hamlin delivered his second career home run in the game, which broke a 4-4 tie. Three relievers combined to allow just one hit and junior Conor Krauss earned the save. On Saturday, Seton Hall fell 8-2. Junior Anthony Elia took the loss despite a solid start. The left-hander gave up three earned runs over six innings. On Sunday, Seton Hall starter Luke Cahill had a rough first career start and took the loss in a 15-6 setback. Kyle Grimm went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in the loss. The Pirates will travel to Richmond on Friday for the first of a three-game series. Seton Hall is just 3-6 all-time against the Spiders, but hasn't played them since 2009.
SETON HALL - RICHMOND SERIES
Seton Hall and Richmond will meet for the 10th, 11th, and 12th times in history this weekend, but it'll only be the second three-game series. The Pirates are just 3-6 all-time against the Spiders, but have won two of the last three meetings. Most recently, Seton Hall traveled to Richmond in 2009 and split a pair of high-scoring games. The Pirates won, 14-12, and lost 14-13.
PIRATES TAKE ONE IN NORMAN
Seton Hall won one of three games in their season-opening series at the University of Oklahoma. The Pirates defeated the 28th-ranked Sooners, 7-5, on Feb. 14, before falling on Feb. 15 and 16.
BIG EAST BEST
Senior Josh Prevost was named BIG EAST Baseball Pitcher of the Week on Feb. 17. Teammate Dillon Hamlin was added to the conference's Weekly Honor Roll. Prevost receives the honor for the first time in his career. Prevost held 28th-ranked Oklahoma to just one earned run on five hits in Seton Hall's 7-5 opening day victory. Hamlin batted .556 in two games this weekend. On Friday, he recorded a career-high four hits (4-for-5), including his second career home run. The sixth inning blast broke a 4-4 tie and Seton Hall never trailed again.
A GRIMM REALITY
Junior Kyle Grimm had a strong weekend at Oklahoma. He is currently tied for the BIG EAST lead with four RBIs. Grimm went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in Sunday's loss and has recorded at least one hit and one RBI in all three games.
FRESHMAN FIREPOWER
Freshman Mike Caputo has started at second base in each of the season's first three games. Offensively, he's batting .444 with three RBIs. In Seton Hall's opening day win at Oklahoma, Caputo went 4-for-5.
OFF AND RUNNING
Seton Hall is again leading the BIG EAST in steals. The Pirates stole nine bases through the season's first three games and has yet to be caught. In Seton Hall's victory at Oklahoma on Feb. 14, it stole six bases.
NEW BIG EAST
On March 20, the new BIG EAST Conference was unveiled with 10 schools and FOX as the new media rights partner. The 2014 BIG EAST baseball conference will feature seven teams, Butler, Creighton, Georgetown, Seton Hall, St. John's, Villanova and Xavier
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TRIO NET PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE
Junior Sal Annunziata and seniors Josh Prevost and Chris Selden were all named to the 2014 Preseason All-Conference Team. Prevost was a unanimous selection. Creighton nabbed both the Preseason Player of the Year, Mike Gerber, and the Preseason Pitcher of the Year, Tommy Strunc. The Bluejays also landed four players on the Preseason All-Conference Team
PIRATES PICKED SECOND
The Seton Hall baseball team was picked to finish second, by only one point, among the seven teams of the BIG EAST Conference in the 2014 Preseason Coaches' Poll. The ranking and all-conference selections were made by a vote of the seven BIG EAST coaches. Creighton, Seton Hall and St. John's were the only schools to receive first-place votes. St. John's received the most first-place votes (three), despite placing third in the overall poll. Creighton and Seton Hall received two first-place votes apiece.
FIRST PITCH DINNER
On Thursday, January 30, the Seton Hall baseball team in conjunction with the Pirate Blue Athletic Fund hosted its first annual First Pitch Dinner at Maplewood Country Club. The event was a celebration of Seton Hall baseball past and present as several former Pirates spanning multiple decades attended the season-opening gala. Among those in attendance were two members of the 1964 College World Series Seton Hall baseball team, John Monteleone and John Sielski. Former Pirate All-American John Morris was the featured speaker.
PIRATES WELCOME 10
Seton Hall announced the addition of 15 newcomers to the team for the 2014 season. The Pirates will welcome Mike Caputo, Joseph DiBenedetto, Brett Ender, Matthew Fortin, Thomas Kelleher, Jackson Martin, Mikael-Ali Mogues, Anthony Pacillo, Joseph Poduslenko, Zachary Prendergast, Anthony Scafidi, Eric Spires, Ryan Testani, Greg Tripold and Nelson Valerio to the squad for the new year.
CBS SPORTS NETWORK BROADCASTS
CBS Sports Network has agreed to air at least four baseball games involving BIG EAST schools in 2014, two of which will feature Seton Hall. The lineup begins on Wednesday, April 23 when Creighton hosts Iowa at 7:30 p.m. The Bluejays will be home for another non-conference foe on CBS Sports Network on Tuesday, April 29 when Nebraska comes to Omaha for a 7:30 p.m. start. The first of two BIG EAST baseball showdowns will air on Friday, May 2 when Creighton entertains Seton Hall to open a three-game series at 7:30 p.m. CBS Sports Network will have the Pirates again when they are home for St. John's for the opener of a three-game set on Thursday, May 15 at 6:30 p.m.
