Pirates Use Long Ball to Down San Diego St., 10-5

Saturday, February 25

San Diego, Calif.

5:00 PM

Seton Hall University

3-4

San Diego State

3-4

Seton Hall

San Diego State

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Prendergast, Zach (1-0)

L: PYATT, Harrison (0-2)

Seton Hall

Batting:

2B: Molina, Al 2 ; Poduslenko, Joe 1 ; Hood, Connor 1

HR: Molina, Al 1 ; Poduslenko, Joe 1 ; Mogues, Mikael-Ali 1 ; Alescio, Mike 1

RBI: Molina, Al 1 ; Poduslenko, Joe 3 ; Mogues, Mikael-Ali 2 ; Alescio, Mike 2 ; Hood, Connor 2

Base Running:

RUNS: Molina, Al 3 ; Poduslenko, Joe 3 ; Mogues, Mikael-Ali 1 ; Caputo, Mike 1 ; Alescio, Mike 1 ; Ramiz, Ryan 1

SB: Poduslenko, Joe 1 ; Ramiz, Ryan 1

CS: Hood, Connor 1

San Diego State

Batting:

2B: VERDON, Jordan 1 ; HENSLEY, David 1

HR: CALABUIG, Chase 1

RBI: ESCOBEDO, Julian 2 ; BROWN, Andrew 1 ; MARTINEZ, Andrew 1 ; CALABUIG, Chase 1

Base Running:

RUNS: VERDON, Jordan 1 ; HENSLEY, David 1 ; CHAPMAN, Denz'l 1 ; NEVAREZ, Dean 1 ; CALABUIG, Chase 1

HBP: SHEEHAN, Danny 1

2/25/2017 9:36:00 PM | Baseball

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SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – The Seton Hall baseball team hit four home runs to fuel a 10-5 victory over San Diego State in the finale of the Tony Gwynn Classic on Saturday.

Coming off a 1-0 loss to Oregon early in the day, the Pirate offense broke out of its slumber in the first inning vs. the Aztecs. With one out, Al Molina (Freehold, N.J.) and Joe Poduslenko (Glen Mills, Pa.) hit back-to-back doubles to give The Hall a 1-0 lead, just three batters into the game. Senior Mikael-Ali Mogues (New York, N.Y.) followed with a towering home run to right field to extend the Pirates' advantage to 3-0. Senior Mike Caputo (Morganville, N.J.) made it four straight hits for Seton Hall with a single through the left side. With two outs, Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) walked, and freshman Connor Hood (Shrewsbury, Pa.) doubled to left-center field to drive in two more runs and give the Pirates a 5-0 lead.

In the top of the second inning, the Pirates tacked on three more runs thanks to the long ball to take an 8-0 advantage. Molina led off with a solo home run to centerfield. With two outs, after Poduslenko singled, junior Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) crushed his first career home run to drive in two additional runs.

Inside the Numbers:

Poduslenko continued his torrid spring, going 4-for-5 with a home run, a double, a stolen base, three RBIs and three runs scored.
Senior Zach Prendergast (Horsham, Pa.) picked up his first victory of the season going 5.0 innings and allowing three earned runs with one strikeout.
Molina went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, a walk, an RBI and three runs scored.
Senior Ryan Testani (Shelton, Conn.) pitched two scoreless innings, allowing just one hit while striking out three.
Mogues picked up two hits, including his first home run of the season.
Ramiz reached base three times, going 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base.
Seton Hall left seven men on base, while San Diego State left eight.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall hit four home runs in a game for the first time since belting four at Cincinnati on May 4, 2013.
Seton Hall recorded at least 10 hits for the fourth time in seven games this season.
The Pirates scored 10 runs in a game for the first time since defeating Rider, 10-4, on May 11, 2016.
Seton Hall was errorless for the second time this season.
This was the first-ever meeting between Seton Hall and Oregon.

Next Up:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, March 3 as it begins play at the Cox Diamond Invitational in Pensacola, Fla. against Southeastern Louisiana. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET. A free live audio broadcast will be available via the Pirate Sports Network at SHUpirates.com.