Saturday, April 14
South Orange, N.J.
1:00 PM
Seton Hall University
13-13-1, 0
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Xavier
12-22, 0
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9
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Xavier
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0
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5
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Seton Hall
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9
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Pirates Drop Game One to Xavier, 5-3
4/14/2018 9:39:00 PM | Baseball
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Seniors Rob Dadona (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Al Molina (Freehold, N.J.) reached base three times apiece, but the Seton Hall baseball team fell to Xavier, 5-3, in game one of a doubleheader on Saturday.
Dadona went 2-for-4 with a walk and two stolen bases, while Molina went 2-for-4 with a walk. Senior Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) was the top Pirate run generator, recording a pair of RBIs.
After both teams scored a run in the first inning, the Pirates took the lead in the bottom of the third inning. Sebastiano Santorelli (Tuckahoe, N.Y.) and Molina led off the inning with back-to-back singles. After Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) sacrificed both runners into scoring position, Ramiz grounded out to short, which scored Santorelli with the go-ahead run.
Turning Point:
After Xavier tied the game at two with a single run in the top of the fourth inning, they took control of the game in the top of the sixth. A wild pitch by Seton Hall starter Ricky DeVito (Staten Island, N.Y.) allowed the lead run to score with one out. After DeVito got the second out of the inning, Xavier's Chris Givin drove in another run with a bunt single, giving the Musketeers a 4-2 lead.
Seton Hall plated their third and final run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Freshman Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) led off the inning with a double to left field. After advancing to third on a passed ball, he scored on a ground out by Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.).
Inside the Numbers:
WINNING PITCHER: Matt Kent (3-0) LOSING PITCHER: Ricky DeVito (1-1) SAVE: Nick Zwack (1)
Dadona went 2-for-4 with a walk and two stolen bases, while Molina went 2-for-4 with a walk. Senior Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) was the top Pirate run generator, recording a pair of RBIs.
After both teams scored a run in the first inning, the Pirates took the lead in the bottom of the third inning. Sebastiano Santorelli (Tuckahoe, N.Y.) and Molina led off the inning with back-to-back singles. After Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) sacrificed both runners into scoring position, Ramiz grounded out to short, which scored Santorelli with the go-ahead run.
Turning Point:
After Xavier tied the game at two with a single run in the top of the fourth inning, they took control of the game in the top of the sixth. A wild pitch by Seton Hall starter Ricky DeVito (Staten Island, N.Y.) allowed the lead run to score with one out. After DeVito got the second out of the inning, Xavier's Chris Givin drove in another run with a bunt single, giving the Musketeers a 4-2 lead.
Seton Hall plated their third and final run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Freshman Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) led off the inning with a double to left field. After advancing to third on a passed ball, he scored on a ground out by Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.).
Inside the Numbers:
- Dadona reached base three times, going 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and two stolen bases.
- Molina went 2-for-4 with a walk.
- Ramiz drove in two runs.
- DeVito took the loss after allowing just two earned runs over 5.2 innings pitched with seven strikeouts and three walks.
- Sophomore Noah Thompson (Frisco, Texas) allowed one run over 3.1 innings of relief, scattering just two hits.
- Seton Hall had nine hits, while Xavier had seven. Seton Hall committed three errors, while the Musketeers had one.
- Both teams left a large amount of men on base. Seton Hall matched its season-high of 13 stranded, while Xavier left 10 on base.
- Xavier's Matt Kent picked up the victory. He allowed three runs over 5.2 innings pitched.
- The loss drops the Pirates to 13-13-1 overall and 1-1 in the BIG EAST on the season, while Xavier improves to 12-22 overall and 2-3 in conference play.
- Seton Hall is now 8-7 all-time against Xavier.
| LINE SCORE | ||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Xavier (12-22, 2-3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| SETON HALL (13-13-1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: KENT,Matt (3-0)
L: DeVito, Ricky (1-1)
S: ZWACK, Nick (1)
Batting:
2B: MAJOR, Allbry 2
HR: WARKENTIN, Matt 1
RBI: GIVIN,Chris 1 ; WARKENTIN, Matt 1 ; MAJOR, Allbry 1 ; MONASTRA, Natale 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GELLENBECK,Joe 1 ; WARKENTIN, Matt 1 ; ALTENBERGER, Ryan 1 ; GRAMMES, Conor 1 ; SORIA,Nate 1
SB: SORIA,Nate 1
HBP: ALTENBERGER, Ryan 1
Batting:
2B: Dana, Casey 1
RBI: Ramiz, Ryan 2 ; Del Castillo, Christian 1
SH: Alescio, Mike 1 ; Hood, Connor 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dadona, Rob 1 ; Santorelli, Sebastiano 1 ; Dana, Casey 1
SB: Dadona, Rob 2
CS: Ramiz, Ryan 1
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