McLinskey, Santorelli Shine in Pirate Defeat

Saturday, March 10

Boca Raton, Fla.

4:00 PM

Seton Hall University

5-7

Florida Atlantic

10-4

Seton Hall

Florida Atlantic

3/10/2018 8:57:00 PM | Baseball

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BOCA RATON, FLA. – Freshman Ryan McLinskey (Pearl River, N.Y.) tossed 3.1 innings of sparkling relief, while junior Sebastiano Santorelli (Tuckahoe, N.Y.) collected three hits, but the Seton Hall baseball team fell at Florida Atlantic, 11-3, in a rain-shortened game on Saturday.

McLinskey pitched 3.1 innings and scattered just two hits with a career-high five strikeouts and no walks. Junior Dylan Verdonk (Losser, Netherlands) came on in relief of McLinskey, and also pitched very well. Verdonk didn't allow a hit in a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.

Santorelli continued his strong start to the season, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.

The Pirates took an early lead with single runs in the top of the first and second innings, both with two outs. Santorelli's RBI single put the Pirates on the scoreboard in the first, while an RBI single by Rob Dadona (Staten Island, N.Y.) gave The Hall a 2-0 lead in the top of the second.

Turning Point:
Trailing 2-1, Florida Atlantic took control in the bottom of the third inning. The Owls sent 14 batters to the plate and erupted for nine runs on eight hits, to turn a 2-1 deficit to a commanding 10-2 lead. Seton Hall starter Andrew Politi (Long Valley, N.J.) allowed six of the runs before handing the ball to Matt Ponsiglione (Staten Island, N.Y.), who had similar troubles. McLinskey was brought on to record the final out of the inning.

Due to heavy rain with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, the game was called. It will not resume.

Inside the Numbers:

McLinskey tossed 3.1 innings of scoreless relief with just two hits, five strikeouts and no walks.
Santorelli was the lone Pirate with multiple hits, going 3-for-4 with an RBI. His average is now up to .372 on the young season.
Verdonk pitched a scoreless inning with no hits and two strikeouts.
Freshman Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) reached base twice with a single and a hit-by-pitch.
Freshman Hunter Waldis (Far Hills, N.J.) was pitching very well in the eighth inning, until the rain got harder, and a wet ball and mound contributed to an Owls run. The game was finally halted with Waldis on the mound with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Seton Hall had eight hits, while Florida Atlantic had 12. The Pirates committed two errors, while FAU had only one.
Seton Hall left eight men on base, while Florida Atlantic left 10.
Florida Atlantic's Kyle Marman earned the victory. He allowed just one earned run over 5.0 innings.

News & Notes:

The loss drops the Pirates to 5-7 on the young season, while Florida Atlantic improves to 10-4.
Seton Hall falls to 2-5 all-time against Florida Atlantic.
The Pirates struck out a season-high 14 batters today. Politi and McLinskey led the team with five strikeouts apiece.
Seton Hall has now recorded two or fewer errors in eight straight games.

Next Up:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it concludes its three-game series at Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, Fla. First pitch is scheduled for 11:00 a.m.

LINE SCORE
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8*	R	H	E
SETON HALL (5-7)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	8	2
Florida Atlantic (10-4)	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	1	11	12	1

* The game was ended due to heavy rain with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning.
WINNING PITCHER: Kyle Marman (4-0) LOSING PITCHER: Andrew Politi (0-3)