Seton Hall University
32-17
Rider
16-29
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ardente, Matt (4-0)
L: Arneth (0-2)
Batting:
RBI: Uliana 1 ; Mayberry 1 ; Tecco 1
SF: Tecco 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Volaski 1 ; Kaiser 1 ; Uliana 1 ; Finn 1
Batting:
RBI: Chiaradio, Chris 1 ; Jenkins, Derek 2 ; Weigel, Zack 3 ; Fontenelli, Brett 1 ; Caputo, Mike 1 ; Ramiz, Ryan 2
SH: Weigel, Zack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chiaradio, Chris 2 ; Jenkins, Derek 2 ; Weigel, Zack 1 ; McArthur, Liam 1 ; Mogues, Mikael-Ali 1 ; Caputo, Mike 1 ; Dadona, Rob 2
SB: Chiaradio, Chris 1 ; Jenkins, Derek 3 ; Weigel, Zack 3 ; Fontenelli, Brett 1 ; Caputo, Mike 1 ; Ramiz, Ryan 3
HBP: Chiaradio, Chris 1 ; Fontenelli, Brett 1
Game Leaders
Offense Erupts in Pirates' 10-4 Rout of Rider
5/11/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- The top three batters in the Pirates order reached base a combined 12 times as the Seton Hall baseball team routed Rider, 10-4, on Wednesday to snap a five-game losing streak.
Senior Zack Weigel (Oak Park, Ill.) reached base a team-high five times, while Derek Jenkins (Annandale, N.J.) collected four hits in a 17-hit barrage. The Hall also matched their season-high with 12 stolen bases.
Seton Hall (32-17) grabbed a quick 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first, but it was quickly erased by a four-run second inning for Rider. The first five Broncs to come to the plate all singled, followed by a sacrifice fly, and the Pirates quickly found themselves down 4-2.
Turning Point:
With the score tied at four entering the bottom of the sixth inning, the Pirates took the lead for good. Jenkins reached on a bunt base hit, stole second base, and advanced to third on a sacrifice by Weigel. Senior Brett Fontenelli (Toms River, N.J.) then singled through the left side to score Jenkins with the go-ahead run. With two outs, Mike Caputo (Morganville, N.J.) singled to advance pinch runner Liam McArthur (Basking Ridge, N.J.) to third base. After a Caputo steal, sophomore Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) delivered a two-RBI single through the left side to give The Hall a 7-4 lead.
Inside the Numbers:
- Weigel finished the day 3-for-3 with three RBIs, two walks, a run scored, a sacrifice bunt and three stolen bases.
- Jenkins tallied a team-high four hits, going 4-for-6 with two RBIs, two runs scored and three stolen bases.
- Seton Hall's 17 hits are its second-highest total this season.
- All 17 of the Pirates' hits were singles.
- Freshman Matt Ardente (Galloway, N.J.) earned the victory with a perfect sixth inning with two strikeouts. He is now 4-0 on the season.
- Freshman Dylan Verdonk (Losser, Netherlands) pitched two innings of scoreless baseball with two strikeouts.
- Junior Ryan Testani (Shelton, Conn.) and sophomore Matt Leon (Bethlehem, Pa.) each pitched a perfect inning of relief.
- Sophomore Zach Schellenger (Malvern, Pa.) pitched a scoreless ninth inning with three strikeouts.
- Seton Hall left 15 men on base, while Rider left four.
News & Notes:
- With three steals today, Jenkins becomes only the third player in Seton Hall history to record 50 in a single season.
- Jenkins needs nine steals to set the single-season record held by Marteese Robinson (58) in 1987. He needs 18 to set the Seton Hall career mark held by Eli Ben (137).
- With two more walks today, Weigel moves into fifth place on the Pirates' career list with 117.
- Seton Hall improves to 34-17 all-time against Rider.
- The Pirates improve to 21-5 at Owen T. Carroll Field this season.
- The Hall improves to 13-1 when wearing its white tops this season.
- Seton Hall is 6-0 when scoring 10 runs this season.
Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, May 13 when it begins an important three-game series against local BIG EAST rival St. John's. First pitch is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
| LINE SCORE | ||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Rider (16-29) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| SETON HALL (32-17) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | X | 10 | 17 | 1 |
Win - Matt Ardente (4-0) Loss - Anthony Arneth (0-2) Save - None
