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Baseball Hosts Butler This Weekend
4/16/2015 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Game 31: Friday, April 17 -- 6:00 p.m. ET
Jeff Schank -- R (BU) vs. Zach Prendergast -- R (SHU)
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Game 32: Saturday, April 18 -- 1:00 p.m. ET
Peter Nyznyk -- R (BU) vs. Shane McCarthy -- R (SHU)
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Game 33: Sunday, April 19 -- Noon ET
Nick Morton -- R (BU) vs. Zach Schellenger -- R (SHU)
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PREVIEW
Seton Hall had its nine-game win streak snapped by St. John's last weekend. The Pirates dropped two of three games at St. John's in what was a battle of the only unbeaten teams in BIG EAST play. Seton Hall did however, salvage the final game of the series in grand style. On Friday, The Hall fell 5-1. Joe Poduslenko collected three of the Pirates five hits. On Saturday, Seton Hall lost 7-4. Kyle Grimm reached base three times. On Sunday however, the Pirates' offense broke out in a 19-4 victory. Zach Schellenger improved to 2-1 on the season with the victory. Sal Annunziata reached base five times, going 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs scored and three RBIs. Zack Weigel and Ryan Ramiz collected four RBIs apiece as well. Seton Hall's 19 runs are the most scored for the program in a BIG EAST contest since 2004. For his efforts during the week, Joe Poduslenko was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the first time in his career. Earlier this week, Seton Hall lost to Monmouth, 3-1 in 10 innings, in a mid-week contest on Tuesday. Anthony Pacillo threw a season-high eight innings and gave up only one earned run in a no decision.
SERIES INFO.
(Butler leads, 2-1)
Seton Hall will welcome Butler to the friendly confines of Owen T. Carroll Field this weekend for three games starting Friday. The teams had never played before their series last season. The Pirates dropped two of three contests in Indianapolis. Seton Hall committed 10 errors in the three games at Butler last season. In the series finale, Seton Hall lost 7-6, but six of Butler's seven runs were unearned because of four Pirate errors. D.J. Ruhlman batted .583 and Sal Annunziata batted .500 in the three-game series vs. the Bulldogs last year. Annunziata slugged .900.
PACILLO STRONG IN LOSS
Sophomore Anthony Pacillo tossed a season-high eight innings and gave up only one run, but had to settle for a no decision. Seton Hall fell to Monmouth, 3-1, in 10 innings on Wednesday.
ROUTING ST. JOHN'S
After losses on Friday and Saturday, Seton Hall avoided a sweep by defeating the Red Storm, 19-4, on Sunday. Zach Schellenger picked up his second career victory with 5.0 innings of four-run baseball. Zack Weigel and Ryan Ramiz had four RBIs each for the Pirates.
PODUSLENKO'S HONOR ROLL
Sophomore Joe Poduslenko was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the first time in his career on Monday. The Glen Mills, Pa. native batted .389 for the week, but batted a team-best .500 in three games at St. John's. Poduslenko collected at least two hits in all three games.
BIG OFFENSE
Seton Hall's offense erupted for 19 runs on 14 hits in its 19-4 victory over St. John's on Sunday. The 19 runs are the most for Seton Hall in a BIG EAST game since defeating Villanova, 20-0, on April 25, 2004.
POSITIONAL PODUSLENKO
Making an impressive week even more noteworthy, Joe Poduslenko played five different positions in four games last week. The sophomore started at third base in Seton Hall's victory at Wagner on Wednesday. He started in right field at St. John's on Friday. Poduslenko was the designated hitter in Queens on Saturday. On Sunday, he made his first career start at second base and moved to shortstop when D.J. Ruhlman left the game.
THE WIZ, Ryan Ramiz
Freshman Ryan Ramiz entered the game as a pinch hitter in the sixth inning on Sunday, and still managed to reached base three times, going 2-for-2 with a career-high four RBIs. The phenom has now upped his batting average to an impressive .333.
PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE
During a wild seven-run fourth inning in Seton Hall's 19-4 rout of St. John's on Sunday, the Pirates drew four walks and were hit by pitches twice with the bases loaded to force in six runs... all with two outs. When the third out was finally made, Seton Hall had a commanding 9-1 lead.
CLEPTOMANIACS
Seton Hall is again leading the BIG EAST in steals. As a team, the Pirates' 57 steals lead the conference. Derek Jenkins (17), D.J. Ruhlman (11) and Zack Weigel (10) are first, third and fifth in the BIG EAST among individuals.
TICKETS ON SALE
The final game of the three-game series between Seton hall and Rutgers on April 26 will played at TD Bank Ballpark, home of the Atlantic League's Somerset Patriots, in Bridgewater, N.J. Tickets can be purchased through the Seton Hall Athletic Ticket Office by calling (973) 275-HALL (4255). Tickets may also be purchased in person at the SHU Ticket Office. Each ticket is $5.00.
