Big Eighth Inning Propels Pirates Past Jaspers

Saturday, March 18

South Orange, N.J.

2:00 PM

Seton Hall University

Manhattan

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3/18/2017 6:43:00 PM | Baseball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – With the score tied at three, the Seton Hall baseball team scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat Manhattan, 7-3, on Saturday.

Trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning, Seton Hall broke through with a pair of runs off Manhattan starter Tom Cosgrove. Senior Joe Poduslenko (Glen Mills, Pa.) led off with a walk, and junior Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) followed with an RBI triple to tie the game at one. Ramiz then scored on a wild pitch to give The Hall a 2-1 lead.

A sacrifice fly by Poduslenko in the bottom of the fifth extended The Hall's lead to 3-1, but Manhattan came back with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie the game at three.

Turning Point:
In the bottom of the eighth inning, the Pirates did their damage with two outs. After two Pirates were retired following a leadoff walk by Poduslenko, five straight Pirates recorded hits. A single by Mike Caputo (Morganville, N.J.) moved Poduslenko to second, and a check-swing single by Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.) drove him in with the go-ahead run. Junior Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) singled to score Caputo, and a Chris Villa (Staten Island, N.Y.) single drove in Toke. Junior Rob Dadona (Staten Island, N.Y.) capped the two-out rally with a ground-rule double to right-center field, which drove in the Pirates' seventh run.

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall starter Cullen Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) allowed two earned runs over five innings in a no decision.
Reliever Ryan Testani (Shelton, Conn.) earned the victory with three shutout innings of relief.
The bottom third of the Pirates' starting lineup combined for six hits.
Ramiz went 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and a run scored.
Toke went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Alescio went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored.
Villa went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base.
Seton Hall left seven men on base, while Manhattan left 10.

News & Notes:

Alescio has hit safely in his last 10 games.
Ramiz hit a triple for the second straight game.
Testani has now began the 2017 season with 19 scoreless innings.
The Hall recorded at least 10 hits for the eighth time this season.
Seton Hall has climbed over the .500 mark (9-8) for the first time this season.
Seton Hall improves to 25-5 all-time against Manhattan.

Next Up:
The Strikeout Cancer Classic will wrap up tomorrow afternoon with a pair of contests. Manhattan will play Lehigh at noon, followed by Seton Hall and Lehigh.