Burnham, Pirates Shut Out Saint Peter's, 2-0

Wednesday, March 14

South Orange, N.J.

4:00 PM

Seton Hall University

6-8

Saint Peter's

0-8

Saint Peter's

Seton Hall

3/14/2018 7:03:00 PM | Baseball

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Freshman Tyler Burnham (East Brunswick, N.J.) tossed six scoreless innings as the Seton Hall baseball team shut out Saint Peter's, 2-0, in the Pirates' 2018 home opener at Owen T. Carroll Field on Wednesday.

Burnham scattered just three hits over six innings, struck out four batters and walked only one to earn the victory and improve to 2-0 on the season. Sophomore Noah Thompson (Frisco, Texas) came on in relief and tossed two hitless innings with two strikeouts. Senior Matt Leon (Bethlehem, Pa.) completed the shut out effort with a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts to claim his third save of the season.

Offensively, three Pirates collected two hits apiece with Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) and Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) reaching base three times each.

Turning Point:
Seton Hall scored all the runs it would need with a single run in the bottom of the second inning. With one out, Ramiz tripled over the head of the Peacocks' left fielder. Sophomore Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.), making his season debut, drove in Ramiz with a sacrifice fly to give The Hall a 1-0 lead.

In the bottom of the sixth, the Pirates extended their lead to 2-0. With one out, Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) and Del Castillo had back-to-back singles. Freshman Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.J.) followed with an RBI single through the left side.

Inside the Numbers:

Burnham earned the victory with six innings of scoreless baseball. He scattered just three hits, struck out four batters and walked only one.
Ramiz reached base three times, going 2-for-3 with a walk, a double, a triple and a run scored.
Thompson tossed two scoreless innings with no hits, two strikeouts and no walks.
Junior Sebastiano Santorelli (Tuckahoe, N.Y.) went 2-for-4 with a double and a stolen base.
Leon earned his third save of the season with a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts.
Del Castillo reached base three times, going 2-for-3 with a walk.
Seton Hall had eight hits, while Saint Peter's had only three. Neither team committed an error.
Seton Hall left nine men on base, while the Peacocks left only one.
Saint Peter's Joe Albunia took the loss. He allowed two runs over six innings pitched.

News & Notes:

The victory improves the Pirates to 6-8 on the young season, while Saint Peter's falls to 0-8.
Seton Hall improves to 40-7 all-time against the Peacocks and has now won four straight in the series.
The Pirates are now 2-0 on the season in mid-week games. They defeated Central Michigan, 10-4, in their last mid-week game on March 6 in Kissimmee, Fla.
Today's relief appearance is the 71^st of Leon's career, which ranks sixth-most in Seton Hall history. Former Pirates Isaac Pavlik and Sam Burum are tied for fourth on the list with 73 appearances.
Leon's save is the seventh of his career. He needs just one more to tie five others for eighth-most in Seton Hall history.
With two strikeouts in his appearance today, Leon has surpassed 100 for his career.
Today's victory is the second shutout of the season for Seton Hall. The Pirates blanked Pittsburgh, 1-0, back on Feb. 24.
Seton Hall allowed only three hits today, which is a season-low. The Pirates also walked only one batter today, which matches a season-low.

Next Up:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, March 16 when it begins a three-game series in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Pirates will play host Oklahoma State on both Friday and Sunday, sandwiched around a neutral site game vs. Missouri State on Saturday. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.