Seton Hall Falls to Xavier, 5-3

Friday, May 6

South Orange, N.J.

6:00 PM

Seton Hall University

31-15, 5-5

Xavier

20-26, 7-3

Xavier

Seton Hall

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L, 6-10

May 7 (Sat)

3:00 PM

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: LOWTHER, Zac (5-4)

L: McCarthy, Shane (4-4)

S: SCHILLING, Garrett (10)

Xavier

Batting:

2B: BANNON, Rylan 1 ; JERNIGAN, Andre 2 ; GIVIN, Chris 1

RBI: BANNON, Rylan 1 ; RIZZIE, Daniel 1 ; GIVIN, Chris 1 ; MORTON, David 1 ; FALLON, Matt 1

SH: BANNON, Rylan 1

Base Running:

RUNS: JERNIGAN, Andre 1 ; GIVIN, Chris 2 ; LARUE, Will 1 ; FALLON, Matt 1

Seton Hall

Batting:

2B: Poduslenko, Joe 1

3B: Alescio, Mike 1

RBI: Poduslenko, Joe 1

SH: Jenkins, Derek 1 ; Dadona, Rob 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Chiaradio, Chris 1 ; Alescio, Mike 1 ; Poduslenko, Joe 1

SB: Chiaradio, Chris 1

HBP: Poduslenko, Joe 1

5/6/2016 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

Box Score

May 6, 2016

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Sophomore Shane McCarthy (Fair Haven, N.J.) allowed just two earned runs over 6.2 innings, but the Seton Hall baseball team fell to Xavier, 5-3, in a rain-soaked series-opening game on Friday.

Trailing 2-0, the Pirates (31-15, 5-5) battled back to tie the score with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Sophomore Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) tripled to lead off the inning, and came into score on the ensuing ground-rule double by Joe Poduslenko (Glen Mills, Pa.). Sophomore Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) then reached on an error by Xavier third baseman Rylan Bannon, which allowed Poduslenko to score with the tying run.

Turning Point:
With the score tied at two, the Musketeers took the lead for good in the top of the fifth inning on an unearned run. Xavier's Matt Fallon struck out to lead off the inning, but on the dropped third strike, catcher Mike Alescio threw wide of first base and Fallon reached safely. Fallon then moved to second base on a sacrifice bunt, third on a passed ball and came in to score on an RBI groundout by Daniel Rizzie.

Inside the Numbers:

Senior Chris Chiaradio (Teaneck, N.J.) scored the Pirates' third run on a passed ball in the ninth.

McCarthy took the loss, despite pitching well. He struck out six batters without a walk.

Chiaradio and Mikael-Ali Mogues (New York, N.Y.) collected two hits apiece for the Pirates.

Junior Matt Fortin (Nashua, N.H.) reached base three times with three walks.

Seton Hall used five pitchers. Seton Hall left 11 men on base, while Xavier left 12.

News & Notes:

The Pirates have lost three straight for the first time this season.

It's the first time this season that Seton Hall has lost when committing fewer errors (13-1).

The Pirates are 2-2 in two-run games this season. Seton Hall falls to 6-2 all-time against the Musketeers.

The Pirates falls to 20-3 at Owen T. Carroll Field this season.

The Hall falls to 9-4 when wearing their "Astro" uniforms.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will conclude its three-game series with Xavier at Owen T. Carroll Field tomorrow with a double-header. First pitch of game one is scheduled for noon.