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Pirate Bats Erupt in 14-9 Win Over Seattle
3/2/2018 6:35:00 PM | Baseball
KISSIMMEE, FLA. – The Seton Hall baseball team erupted for season-highs of 14 runs and 13 hits in a 14-9 victory over Seattle in its opening game of the 2018 Kissimmee Irish Classic on Friday.
The first six batters in the Pirates' starting lineup all reached base at least three times, led by sophomore Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.) who reached in five of his six plate appearances. Freshman Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) reached base four times and finished the game only a home run shy of the cycle.
Neither starting pitcher made it past the third inning in a see-saw offensive affair. Seattle scored three runs off Pirate starter Shane McCarthy (Fair Haven, N.J.) in the bottom of the first inning, but The Hall clawed back with single runs in the second and third, before a two-run fourth gave it a 4-3 lead.
The Seton Hall lead was short-lived however, as the Redhawks burst out for four runs off reliever Tyler Burnham (East Brunswick, N.J.) in the fifth inning to take a 7-4 advantage.
Turning Point:
Trailing by three runs, Seton Hall's offense scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to take the lead for good. Senior Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) and Toke led off the inning with back-to-back singles. Junior Sebastiano Santorelli (Tuckahoe, N.Y.) followed with a fielder's choice, which plated a run. Dana then doubled to center field, putting two runs in scoring position with only one out. Pinch hitter Nick Dabrio (Jackson, N.J.) followed with a two-RBI single up the middle to tie the game at 7. The next batter, Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) laced a double down the left field line to score Dabrio and give The Hall an 8-7 lead.
With the game still close, the Pirates put it out of reach in the top of the eighth inning, sending 11 men to the plate in a 6-run outburst to put them up, 14-8.
Inside the Numbers:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it continues play at the Kissimmee Irish Classic against tournament host, Notre Dame. First pitch is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. A free live audio stream will be provided by the Pirate Sports Network via SHUpirates.com.
The first six batters in the Pirates' starting lineup all reached base at least three times, led by sophomore Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.) who reached in five of his six plate appearances. Freshman Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) reached base four times and finished the game only a home run shy of the cycle.
Neither starting pitcher made it past the third inning in a see-saw offensive affair. Seattle scored three runs off Pirate starter Shane McCarthy (Fair Haven, N.J.) in the bottom of the first inning, but The Hall clawed back with single runs in the second and third, before a two-run fourth gave it a 4-3 lead.
The Seton Hall lead was short-lived however, as the Redhawks burst out for four runs off reliever Tyler Burnham (East Brunswick, N.J.) in the fifth inning to take a 7-4 advantage.
Turning Point:
Trailing by three runs, Seton Hall's offense scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning to take the lead for good. Senior Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) and Toke led off the inning with back-to-back singles. Junior Sebastiano Santorelli (Tuckahoe, N.Y.) followed with a fielder's choice, which plated a run. Dana then doubled to center field, putting two runs in scoring position with only one out. Pinch hitter Nick Dabrio (Jackson, N.J.) followed with a two-RBI single up the middle to tie the game at 7. The next batter, Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) laced a double down the left field line to score Dabrio and give The Hall an 8-7 lead.
With the game still close, the Pirates put it out of reach in the top of the eighth inning, sending 11 men to the plate in a 6-run outburst to put them up, 14-8.
Inside the Numbers:
- Toke reached base five times, going 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and three walks.
- Dana reached base four times, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, a hit-by-pitch, a sacrifice fly, two RBIs and two runs scored.
- Alescio went 2-for-4 with a walk, a sacrifice fly, two RBIs and two runs scored.
- After entering the game in the seventh inning, Dabrio went 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, two runs scored and three RBIs.
- Sophomore Blake Espinal (Bronx, N.Y.) picked up the victory with two innings of relief. He gave up just one unearned run and struck out three to improve to 2-0 on the season.
- Santorelli had three RBIs.
- Sophomore Corey Sawyer (Kearny, N.J.) tossed a scoreless eighth inning.
- Senior Al Molina (Freehold, N.J.) reached base three times, going 2-for-4 with a double, a walk, a sacrifice bunt and three runs scored.
- Sophomore Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) reached base three times in the leadoff spot.
- Ramiz reached base twice with a double and two RBIs.
- Seton Hall and Seattle tied with 13 hits apiece, but committed two errors, compared to the Redhawks' 1.
- Seton Hall left 12 men on base, while Seattle left seven.
- Seattle's Tyler Yeh took the loss in relief.
- Today's game was the first-ever between Seton Hall and Seattle.
- The win improves the Pirates to 3-4 on the young season, while Seattle falls to 5-5.
- McCarthy made his 40th career start today, which ties Tim Byron and former teammate Zach Prendergast for fifth all-time at Seton Hall.
- Seton Hall's 14 runs and 13 hits are season-highs.
- Alescio now has had five multi-hit games in seven games so far this season.
- With two RBIs today, both Alescio and Ramiz have an even 50 for their careers.
- Seton Hall improves to 3-0 this season when leading after seven innings.
- Molina now has a team-best five-game hit streak.
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it continues play at the Kissimmee Irish Classic against tournament host, Notre Dame. First pitch is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. A free live audio stream will be provided by the Pirate Sports Network via SHUpirates.com.
| WINNING PITCHER | LOSING PITCHER | ||
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BLAKE ESPINAL (2-0) 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K |
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TYLER YEH (0-2) 2.0 IP, 4 R |
| LINE SCORE | ||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| SETON HALL (3-4) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 2 |
| Seattle (5-5) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Espinal, Blake (2-0)
L: Yeh, Tyler (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Molina, Al 1 ; Toke, Matt 1 ; Dana, Casey 1 ; Dabrio, Nick 1 ; Ramiz, Ryan 1
3B: Dana, Casey 1
RBI: Alescio, Mike 2 ; Toke, Matt 1 ; Santorelli, Sebastiano 3 ; Dana, Casey 2 ; Dabrio, Nick 3 ; Ramiz, Ryan 2
SH: Molina, Al 1
SF: Alescio, Mike 1 ; Dana, Casey 1 ; Ramiz, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Del Castillo, Christian 1 ; Molina, Al 3 ; Alescio, Mike 2 ; Toke, Matt 1 ; Santorelli, Sebastiano 2 ; Dana, Casey 2 ; Dabrio, Nick 2 ; Dadona, Rob 1
SB: Del Castillo, Christian 1 ; Santorelli, Sebastiano 1
HBP: Del Castillo, Christian 1 ; Santorelli, Sebastiano 1 ; Dana, Casey 1
Batting:
2B: Hurd, Dalton 1 ; Denney, Lucas 1
3B: Cosgrove, Jake 1
RBI: Cosgrove, Jake 3 ; Sutton, Sean 3 ; Hurd, Dalton 1 ; Denney, Lucas 1
SF: Sutton, Sean 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Lively, Austin 3 ; Perrin, Curtis 2 ; Cosgrove, Jake 3 ; Sterne, Cameron 1
CS: Lively, Austin 1
HBP: Sterne, Cameron 1
PO: Denney, Lucas 1
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