Pirates Drop Series Finale at Xavier

Saturday, April 15

Cincinnati, OH

11:00 AM

Seton Hall University

16-16, 0

Xavier

20-16, 0

Seton Hall

Xavier

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W, 9-6

Apr 18 (Tue)

3:00 PM

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: JACKNEWITZ,Greg (2-2)

L: Layne, Jr., Billy (3-1)

Seton Hall

Batting:

2B: Molina, Al 1 ; Ramiz, Ryan 1 ; Caputo, Mike 1

Xavier

Batting:

2B: GALLAGHER, Mitch 1 ; BANNON,Rylan 1 ; GRAMMES, Conor 1 ; LARUE,Will 1

3B: GALLAGHER, Mitch 1

HR: BANNON,Rylan 1 ; FALLON,Matt 1

RBI: GALLAGHER, Mitch 3 ; GELLENBECK,Joe 1 ; BANNON,Rylan 3 ; FALLON,Matt 2

SH: SORIA,Nate 1

SF: GELLENBECK,Joe 1

Base Running:

RUNS: GALLAGHER, Mitch 2 ; BANNON,Rylan 1 ; GIVIN,Chris 1 ; GRIFFITHS,Blaine 1 ; LARUE,Will 1 ; FALLON,Matt 3

SB: GRAMMES, Conor 1 ; GIVIN,Chris 1

HBP: FALLON,Matt 1

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CINCINNATI, OHIO – Junior Al Molina (Freehold, N.J.) collected a pair of hits, including a double, but the Seton Hall baseball team was shut out by Xavier in the final game of the series, 9-0, on Saturday.

Less than 24 hours after erupting for five runs in the ninth inning in yesterday's comeback victory over the Musketeers, the Pirate offense was kept off the scoreboard by a trio of Xavier pitchers.

With two outs and runners on second and third in the bottom of the second inning, Xavier's Matt Fallon lined a shot off the chest of Seton Hall starter Billy Layne, Jr. (Cliffwood Beach, N.J.). The infield hit plated the first run of the ball game. Although Layne, Jr. remained in the game, he gave up a bases-clearing triple to the next batter, and the Pirates were in a 3-0 hole.

As a precaution, Layne, Jr. exited after the second inning, but the Pirate bullpen also struggled, allowing runs in the fourth, sixth and seventh innings.

Inside the Numbers:

Layne, Jr. took the loss and falls to 3-1 on the season.
Senior Ryan Testani (Shelton, Conn.) was the lone Pirate pitcher to not allow a run. He tossed a perfect eighth inning with two strikeouts.
Seton Hall left six men on base, while Xavier left seven.

News & Notes:

Seton Hall has committed more than one error only once in its last 14 games.
Testani's earned run average dips to 0.29 with another strong outing.
Seton Hall falls to 7-6 all-time against Xavier.

Next Up:
Seton Hall will return to action next week when it begins a brief home-and-home mid-week series against Rutgers. The Pirates will travel to Bainton Field in Piscataway on Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.