Del Castillo, McCarthy Guide Pirates Past Cowboys

Friday, March 16

Stillwater, Okla.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

7-8

Oklahoma State

8-8

Seton Hall

Oklahoma State

3/16/2018 11:23:00 PM | Baseball

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STILLWATER, OKLA. – Sophomore Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) homered and drove in three runs, and senior Shane McCarthy (Fair Haven, N.J.) pitched seven strong innings as the Seton Hall baseball team defeated Oklahoma State, 10-7, on Friday.

Del Castillo reached base three times, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs scored and a career-high three RBIs.

McCarthy tossed a season-high seven innings, and didn't allow an earned run. He also struck out four and walked only one to pick up his first victory of the season.

Turning Point:
Seton Hall got on the scoreboard first in the top of the second inning. With one out and Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) on first base, Del Castillo launched his first career home run over the right field fence to give The Hall a 2-0 lead.

In the top of the fourth inning, the Pirates' offense went back to work. Senior Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) led off with a double down the left field line, Ramiz walked, and freshman Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) reached on an error to load the bases with no outs. Del Castillo and Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) followed with back-to-back singles, each driving in a single run, to put the Pirates up, 4-0. Senior Rob Dadona (Staten Island, N.Y.) then doubled off the wall in left-center field to drive in two more runs and extend The Hall's lead to 6-0.

In the top of the fifth inning, a two-out RBI single by Dana, plated the Pirates' seven run.

Oklahoma State scored four unearned runs off of McCarthy in the bottom of the seventh inning to cut the Pirates' lead to 7-4, but the senior was able to limit the damage. Both teams scored three runs late.

Inside the Numbers:

McCarthy earned the victory, pitching seven innings without an earned run. He had four strikeouts and only one walk.
Del Castillo reached base three times, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, two runs scored and a career-high three RBIs.
Dadona and Dana drove in two runs apiece.
Ramiz reached base three times, going 1-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base and three runs scored.
Dana reached base three times, going 1-for-3 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch, a run scored and two RBIs.
Both Alescio and Ramiz scored three runs each.
Seton Hall had seven hits, while Oklahoma State had 10. The Cowboys committed three errors, while the Pirates only had two.
Seton Hall left eight men on base, while the Cowboys left seven.
Oklahoma State's Jonathan Hensley took the loss. He allowed six runs over five innings pitched.

News & Notes:

The victory improves the Pirates to 7-8 on the season, while Oklahoma State falls to 8-8.
Seton Hall improves to 2-1 all-time against the Cowboys.
McCarthy made his 42^nd career start today, which ranks fifth-most all-time at Seton Hall. Former Pirate B.J. Benik ranks fourth on the list with 44 starts.
McCarthy hasn't allowed an earned run in his last 12 innings pitched.
With seven innings pitched today, McCarthy has passed the 250.0 inning milestone for his career.
Del Castillo's home run is the fifth of the season for the Pirates.
Seton Hall improves to a perfect 4-0 when scoring 10 or more runs.

Next Up:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it faces Missouri State in Stillwater, Oklahoma. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. ET.