Seton Hall University
36-18, 8-8
Butler
14-38, 4-12
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: McCarthy, Shane (6-4)
L: MORTON, Nick (2-7)
Batting:
2B: Poduslenko, Joe 1
RBI: Jenkins, Derek 1 ; Weigel, Zack 2 ; Poduslenko, Joe 1 ; Alescio, Mike 2 ; Caputo, Mike 1
SF: Weigel, Zack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chiaradio, Chris 2 ; Jenkins, Derek 1 ; Weigel, Zack 1 ; Poduslenko, Joe 3 ; Alescio, Mike 1
SB: Chiaradio, Chris 2 ; Jenkins, Derek 1 ; Weigel, Zack 2 ; Poduslenko, Joe 2
CS: Jenkins, Derek 1 ; Weigel, Zack 1
Batting:
2B: MARRAS, Chris 1 ; DALL, Connor 1
3B: HOUSTON, Tyler 1
RBI: PARKER, Gehrig 1 ; LUCIO, Jordan 1
SH: HOUSTON, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: HARTNAGEL, Michael 1 ; MARRAS, Chris 1
Game Leaders
Poduslenko, McCarthy Power Pirates Past Butler, 8-2
5/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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INDIANAPOLIS, IND. - Junior Joe Poduslenko (Glen Mills, Pa.) went 4-for-4 and sophomore Shane McCarthy (Fair Haven, N.J.) pitched seven strong innings as the Seton Hall baseball team defeated Butler, 8-2, on Thursday.
The victory improves the Pirates to 36-18 overall and 8-8 in BIG EAST Conference play. The Pirates now need just one win in the final two games at Butler to clinch a berth in the 2016 BIG EAST Tournament.
Thanks to two Seton Hall errors in the bottom of the first inning, the Bulldogs scored the game's first run to take an early 1-0 lead. The lead however, was short-lived as the Pirates struck back immediately with a run in the top of the second inning to tie the game at one apiece.
Turning Point:
With the score still tied at one, the Pirates took the lead in the top of the fourth inning and never trailed again. Senior Zack Weigel (Oak Park, Ill.) led off the inning with a single to left field and stole second base. With one out, Poduslenko doubled to left-center field to score Weigel with the go-ahead run.
The following inning, the Pirates pulled off a little two-out magic. With two down and no one on base, senior Chris Chiaradio (Teaneck, N.J.) singled and stole second base. Derek Jenkins (Annandale, N.J.) followed with an RBI single to right field, which scored Chiaradio. Weigel then drove in Jenkins with a single to extend The Hall's lead to 4-1.
Inside the Numbers:
- Poduslenko went 4-for-4 with a double, an RBI, two stolen bases and three runs scored.
- McCarthy allowed just one earned run over seven innings to improve to 6-4 on the season.
- Five Pirates had multiple hits.
- Weigel went 3-for-4 with a run scored, two RBIs and two stolen bases.
- Sophomore Chris Morris (Matawan, N.J.) tossed two innings of scoreless relief with two strikeouts.
- Seton Hall left five men on base, while Butler left six.
News & Notes:
- With three hits today, Weigel surpasses the 200-hit milestone for his career.
- With a steal today, Jenkins now has 52 for the season, which leads the nation. He is seven shy of setting a new Seton Hall single-season record.
- With 16 hits today, Seton Hall has recorded 37 in the last two games.
- Seton Hall improves to 3-4 all-time against Butler.
Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it continues this three-game series at Butler. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. The game will be shown on Fox College Sports.
| LINE SCORE | ||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| SETON HALL (36-18, 8-8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Butler (14-38, 4-12) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Win - Shane McCarthy (6-4) Loss - Nick Morton (2-7) Save - None
