Prendergast, Pirates Edge Creighton in Omaha, 5-4

Sunday, April 10

Omaha, Neb.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

22-10, 1-2

Creighton

20-7, 2-1

Seton Hall

Creighton

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Prendergast, Zach (4-3)

L: Keith Rogalla (3-2)

S: Schellenger, Zach (4)

Seton Hall

Batting:

2B: Mogues, Mikael-Ali 1 ; Alescio, Mike 1

RBI: Chiaradio, Chris 1 ; Weigel, Zack 1 ; Poduslenko, Joe 1 ; Alescio, Mike 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Jenkins, Derek 1 ; Ramiz, Ryan 1 ; Mogues, Mikael-Ali 1 ; Caputo, Mike 1 ; Poduslenko, Joe 1

SB: Jenkins, Derek 1

CS: Weigel, Zack 1

Creighton

Batting:

2B: Kevin Connolly 1

3B: Nicky Lopez 1

HR: Matt Gandy 1

RBI: Ryan Fitzgerald 1 ; Reagan Fowler 1 ; Matt Gandy 1

SF: Ryan Fitzgerald 1 ; Reagan Fowler 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Nicky Lopez 1 ; Matt Gandy 1 ; Kevin Connolly 1 ; Riley Landuyt 1

SB: Daniel Woodrow 1

CS: Harrison Crawford 1

4/10/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

April 10, 2016

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OMAHA, NEB. - Junior Zach Prendergast (Horsham, Pa.) pitched seven innings and allowed only two runs as the Seton Hall baseball team held off Creighton, 5-4, on Sunday for its first BIG EAST Conference win of the year.

Creighton's Matt Gandy led off the bottom of the third inning with a solo home run over the right field fence to give the Bluejays an early 1-0 lead. The lead didn't last long, however. Junior Derek Jenkins (Annandale, N.J.) drew a one-out walk in the top of the fourth. After stealing second base, he came into score the tying run on an RBI single by Zack Weigel (Oak Park, Ill.).

In the bottom of the inning however, Creighton's Nicky Lopez led off with a triple over Jenkins' head in centerfield. Reagan Fowler followed with a sacrifice fly to right field, which easily scored Lopez with the go-ahead run, 2-1.

Turning Point:
Seton Hall (22-10, 1-2) finally put together its first big inning of the series in the top of the fifth. Both Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) and Mikael-Ali Mogues (New York, N.Y.) walked to get the inning started, which chased Creighton starter Keith Rogalla from the game. Then the Bluejays defense let them down. Junior Mike Caputo (Morganville, N.J.) reached to load the bases on a throwing error by Creighton reliever Ethan DeCaster. After a balk forced in Caputo, Joe Poduslenko (Glen Mills, Pa.) reached on a fielding error by third baseman Harrison Crawford, which allowed Mogues to score with the go-ahead run. Sophomore Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) followed with an RBI double off the wall in left field. Chris Chiaradio (Teaneck, N.J.) drove in the fourth and final run of the inning with an RBI ground out. Once the dust settled, the Pirates had a 5-2 lead with four runs on just one hit in the inning.

Inside the Numbers:

Prendergast improved to 4-3 on the season with seven innings of two-run baseball. He struck out seven batters and didn't issue a walk.

Mogues reached base a team-high three times, going 1-for-2 with a double, a run scored and two walks.

Sophomore Zach Schellenger (Malvern, Pa.) pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up his fourth save of the season.

Junior Anthony Pacillo (Lyndhurst, N.J.) pitched a scoreless eighth inning.

Both Seton Hall and Creighton left three men on base.

News & Notes:

With the victory, head coach Rob Sheppard moves past Owen T. Carroll for second on Seton Hall's career wins list. The top two names on the wins list are Sheppard. Mike Sheppard, Sr., Rob's father, is Seton Hall's all-time winningest coach with 998 victories.

With today's appearance, senior Sam Burum (Robbinsville, N.J.) ties former Pirate Chris Noonan for fifth on Seton Hall's career list with 75 career appearances.

With a steal today, Jenkins now has 102 career steals, which ranks fifth on Seton Hall's career list. Seton Hall great Marteese Robinson is fourth on the list with 103.
Seton Hall improves to 3-9 all-time against the Bluejays.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, April 12 when it hosts in-state rival Rutgers at Owen T. Carroll Field. First pitch is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. ET.