Dana Homers in Pirates' Setback at Wofford

Saturday, February 24

Spartanburg, S.C.

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

1-4

Wofford

3-3

Seton Hall

Wofford

2/24/2018 11:24:00 PM | Baseball

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Freshman Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) hit his first career home run, but the Seton Hall baseball team fell at Wofford, 12-5, in the first game of Friday's split-opponent doubleheader.

The Pirates were able to club a season-high 11 hits, but most of them came late in the ballgame once Wofford had already established a significant advantage.

Wofford struck first in the game with a first-inning run off Seton Hall starter Andrew Politi (Long Valley, N.J.). The Pirates however, struck for single runs in the next two innings to take a 2-1 lead. A two-out RBI single by Rob Dadona (Staten Island, N.Y.) tied the game at one in the top of the second, while Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) scored on a wild pitch in the top of the third inning to give The Hall the lead.

Turning Point:
Trailing 2-1, Wofford's offense broke out in the bottom of the fifth. The Terriers sent 11 men to the plate and scored five runs off a trio of Pirate pitchers. Three of the Wofford runs were scored with two outs as they used five hits, a walk and two hit batsmen to build a 6-2 lead.

Two innings later, Wofford erupted for a six-run seventh inning to put them in front, 12-2.

Inside the Numbers:

Three Pirates collected two hits, Dadona, Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) and Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.).
Dadona reached base three times, going 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk.
Toke reached base three times, going 2-for-4 with a double and a walk.
Alescio went 2-for-5 with a stolen base.
Politi took the loss, falling to 0-2 on the young season. He pitched 4.2 innings and allowed five runs with five strikeouts and four walks.
Dana connected on his first career home run, a three-run shot in the eighth inning.
Seton Hall left nine men on base, while Wofford left eight.
Wofford's Austin Higginbotham earned the victory, allowing just two unearned runs over seven innings with six strikeouts and just one walk.

News & Notes:

Today's game was the first-ever between Seton Hall and Wofford.
The loss drops the Pirates to 1-4 on the young season, while Wofford improves to 2-3.
Seton Hall's 11 hits are a season-high.