Tuesday, May 1
South Orange, N.J.
4:00 PM
Seton Hall University
21-15-1
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Saint Peter's
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Hood, Villa Help Pirates Cage Peacocks, 11-1
5/1/2018 7:12:00 PM | Baseball
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Sophomore Connor Hood (Shrewsbury, Pa.) reached base four times, and junior Chris Villa (Staten Island, N.Y.) had three hits as the Seton Hall baseball team downed Saint Peter's, 11-1, on Wednesday.
Hood reached base four times, going 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, an RBI, a stolen base and three runs scored. Villa had a team-best three hits, going 3-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs.
Saint Peter's took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning, but their advantage was short-lived. In the bottom of the inning the Pirates took control. With one out, Villa singled through the left side, and advanced to second on a single by Ryan Lutz (Goshen, N.Y.). Hood followed with an RBI single to left field to tie the game at one. After a double steal, Sebastiano Santorelli (Tuckahoe, N.Y.) doubled to left-center field to score two more runs and give The Hall a 3-0 lead.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Pirate offense blew the game open. Sophomore Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) led off with a ground-rule double to right-center field. After Nick Dabrio (Jackson, N.J.) walked, Villa singled to center field to give The Hall a 4-0 lead. Lutz reached on a fielder's choice, which allowed the Pirates' fifth run to score. After Hood doubled down the left field line, senior Rob Dadona (Staten Island, N.Y.) drove in two more runs with a single up the middle to give the Pirates a commanding 7-0 advantage.
Inside the Numbers:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, May 4 when it begins a three-game series in Omaha, Neb. against BIG EAST rival Creighton. First pitch is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised live on FS1.
Hood reached base four times, going 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, an RBI, a stolen base and three runs scored. Villa had a team-best three hits, going 3-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs.
Saint Peter's took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning, but their advantage was short-lived. In the bottom of the inning the Pirates took control. With one out, Villa singled through the left side, and advanced to second on a single by Ryan Lutz (Goshen, N.Y.). Hood followed with an RBI single to left field to tie the game at one. After a double steal, Sebastiano Santorelli (Tuckahoe, N.Y.) doubled to left-center field to score two more runs and give The Hall a 3-0 lead.
In the bottom of the third inning, the Pirate offense blew the game open. Sophomore Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) led off with a ground-rule double to right-center field. After Nick Dabrio (Jackson, N.J.) walked, Villa singled to center field to give The Hall a 4-0 lead. Lutz reached on a fielder's choice, which allowed the Pirates' fifth run to score. After Hood doubled down the left field line, senior Rob Dadona (Staten Island, N.Y.) drove in two more runs with a single up the middle to give the Pirates a commanding 7-0 advantage.
Inside the Numbers:
- Seton Hall starter Tyler Burnham (East Brunswick, N.J.) picked up the victory. He pitched two pre-determined innings, allowing one run with one strikeout.
- Hood reached base four times, going 2-for-2 with two walks, a double, an RBI and three runs scored.
- Villa went 3-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs.
- Dadona, Santorelli and Villa drove in two runs apiece.
- Freshman Ryan McLinskey (Pearl River, N.Y.) tossed three scoreless innings of relief.
- Blake Espinal (Bronx, N.Y.), Dylan Verdonk (Losser, Netherlands), Hunter Waldis (Far Hills, N.J.) and Matt Ponsiglione (Staten Island, N.Y.) all tossed a scoreless inning of relief.
- Seton Hall had 11 hits, while Saint Peter's had only four. Both teams committed one error.
- Both teams left seven men on base.
- Saint Peter's Steve Epstein took the loss. He allowed nine runs over five innings.
- The victory improves Seton Hall to 21-15-1 overall, while Saint Peter's falls to 0-34.
- Seton Hall is now 41-7 all-time against Saint Peter's. Furthermore, the Pirates have now won eight of the last nine games with the Peacocks.
- The Pirates reached double-figures in hits for the 14th time this season.
- Seton Hall improves to 7-0 when it scores at least 10 runs.
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, May 4 when it begins a three-game series in Omaha, Neb. against BIG EAST rival Creighton. First pitch is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. ET. The game will be televised live on FS1.
| LINE SCORE | ||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Saint Peter's (0-34) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| SETON HALL (21-15-1) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 11 | 11 | 1 |
WINNING PITCHER: Tyler Burnham (3-1) LOSING PITCHER: Steve Epstein (0-7) SAVE: None
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Burnham, Tyler (3-1)
L: Epstein, Steve (0-7)
Batting:
2B: Ramos, Anthony 1 ; Campo, Tom 1
3B: Ferony, Peter 1
RBI: Campo, Tom 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ferony, Peter 1
Batting:
2B: Santorelli, Sebastiano 1 ; Del Castillo, Christian 1 ; Villa, Chris 1 ; Hood, Connor 1
RBI: Dadona, Rob 2 ; Holdorf, Thomas 1 ; Santorelli, Sebastiano 2 ; Dana, Casey 1 ; Dabrio, Nick 1 ; Villa, Chris 2 ; Lutz, Ryan 1 ; Hood, Connor 1
SF: Dana, Casey 1 ; Dabrio, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Talbott, Chris 1 ; Del Castillo, Christian 1 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1 ; Dabrio, Nick 1 ; Villa, Chris 1 ; Huntzinger, Jerry 1 ; Lutz, Ryan 2 ; Hood, Connor 3
SB: Alescio, Mike 2 ; Lutz, Ryan 1 ; Hood, Connor 1
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