Pirate Offense Erupts in 11-2 Win Over Georgetown

Friday, April 21

South Orange, N.J.

6:00 PM

Seton Hall University

19-16, 0

Georgetown

21-16, 0

Georgetown

Seton Hall

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Georgetown

W, 5-4

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1:45 PM

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: McCarthy, Shane (2-6)

L: MATHEWS, Simon (3-6)

Georgetown

Batting:

2B: GARZA, Eric 1 ; BERNAUER, Alex 1

3B: KUZBEL, Jake 1

RBI: KUZBEL, Jake 1 ; GARZA, Eric 1

SF: KUZBEL, Jake 1

Base Running:

RUNS: KUZBEL, Jake 1 ; WEISENBERG, Ryan 1

CS: DERENZI, Michael 1

Seton Hall

Batting:

2B: Poduslenko, Joe 1 ; Alescio, Mike 1

3B: Fortin, Matt 1 ; Caputo, Mike 1

RBI: Poduslenko, Joe 2 ; Molina, Al 1 ; Toke, Matt 1 ; Fortin, Matt 2 ; Caputo, Mike 2 ; Alescio, Mike 2

SH: Ramiz, Ryan 1 ; Fortin, Matt 1

SF: Molina, Al 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Poduslenko, Joe 2 ; Ramiz, Ryan 1 ; Molina, Al 1 ; Toke, Matt 2 ; Fortin, Matt 1 ; Caputo, Mike 2 ; Alescio, Mike 1 ; Martin, Jackson 1

SB: Poduslenko, Joe 1 ; Martin, Jackson 2

CS: Molina, Al 1

4/21/2017 10:17:00 PM | Baseball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall baseball offense erupted for 11 runs on 14 hits in an 11-2 victory over Georgetown on Friday.

Four Pirates reached base at least three times, with Joe Poduslenko (Glen Mills, Pa.) reaching base four times.

Trailing 1-0, the Pirates tied the score in the bottom of the first inning on a one-out RBI single by Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.). Georgetown however, struck for a second, unearned run off starter Shane McCarthy (Fair Haven, N.J.) in the top of the second to retake the lead, 2-1.

Turning Point:
In the bottom of the fourth, the Pirates' offense burst out for three runs on three hits. With one out, Matt Fortin (Nashua, N.H.) tripled to center field, and Mike Caputo (Morganville, N.J.) followed with a walk. Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) reached base on a throwing error by Georgetown starter Simon Mathews, which allowed Fortin to score with the tying run. After an infield single by Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) loaded the bases, Poduslenko singled up the middle to plate two more Pirate runs and give The Hall a 4-2 lead.

The Pirates proceeded to score twice more in the fifth, four times in the sixth and once more in the eighth inning to put the game out of reach for Georgetown.

Inside the Numbers:

McCarthy earned the victory with just two unearned runs over five innings. He struck out seven batters and walked four.
Poduslenko went 2-for-3 with a double, a stolen base, two walks, two RBIs and two runs scored.
Junior Matt Leon (Bethlehem, Pa.) tossed two hitless innings of relief with three strikeouts.
Toke went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Sophomore Billy Layne, Jr. (Cliffwood Beach, N.J.) tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
Fortin went 2-for-3 with a triple, a walk, a run scored and two RBIs.
Sophomore Matt Ponsiglione (Staten Island, N.Y.) pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts.
Caputo went 2-for-4 with a walk, a triple, RBIs and two runs scored.
Alescio went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs.
Seton Hall left nine men on base, while Georgetown left 10.

News & Notes:

It's the 16^th time this season the Pirates have recorded at least 10 hits.
With two walks, Poduslenko surpassed 100 for his career.
Junior Al Molina (Freehold, N.J.) has hit safely in a team-high eight consecutive games.
McCarthy's start is the 34^th of his career, which ties for Matt Morris and Corey Young for 10^th most in Seton Hall history.
Leon's appearance is the 53^rd of his career, which ties Benny Mejia for ninth on the Seton Hall career list.
Pirates are 5-0 when scoring at least 10 runs.
The Hall improves to 13-1 when leading after seven innings.
Seton Hall improves to 81-27 all-time against Georgetown.

Next Up:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it continues its three-game series with Georgetown at Owen T. Carroll Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.