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Photo by: Dave Wegiel
Pirates Remain Alive After Record 21-Run Outburst
5/25/2018 7:48:00 PM | Baseball
MASON, OHIO – Sophomore Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.) and senior Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.) combined for nine RBIs to lead the Seton Hall baseball team to a BIG EAST Championship record 21 runs in a 21-5 victory over Georgetown in Friday's elimination game.
The victory keeps Seton Hall alive in its quest for the 2018 BIG EAST title. Georgetown has been eliminated.
Seton Hall scored in seven of its eight innings at the plate, including six-run outbursts in the second and sixth innings. The Pirates barrage included season-highs of 21 hits and eight doubles. All nine members of the starting lineup reached base at least twice with four Pirates, Toke, Alescio, Rob Dadona (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Sebastiano Santorelli (Tuckahoe, N.Y.), collecting three hits apiece.
For a second straight game, the Pirates' opponent scored an unearned run in the top of the first inning. And, for the second consecutive game, The Hall bounced back in the bottom of the inning. With one out, Santorelli hit a double down the left field line. Senior Al Molina (Freehold, N.J.) followed with an RBI single to tie the game. After a single by Alescio, Toke delivered a two-out, two RBI single up the middle to put The Hall in front, 3-1.
The Pirates broke the game open in the bottom of the second with a two-out rally. Seton Hall sent 10 men to the plate in a six-run outburst that put it on top, 9-1. With two outs and the bases loaded, the Pirates had three straight extra base hits, each of which drove in two runs. Alescio and Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) hit back-to-back doubles, followed by a towering two-run home run by Toke over the left-center field wall.
Inside the Numbers:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it continues play in the 2018 BIG EAST Championship in Mason, Ohio. The Pirates will face No. 3 Butler in an elimination game. This time however, the winner will advance to the BIG EAST Championship on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
The victory keeps Seton Hall alive in its quest for the 2018 BIG EAST title. Georgetown has been eliminated.
Seton Hall scored in seven of its eight innings at the plate, including six-run outbursts in the second and sixth innings. The Pirates barrage included season-highs of 21 hits and eight doubles. All nine members of the starting lineup reached base at least twice with four Pirates, Toke, Alescio, Rob Dadona (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Sebastiano Santorelli (Tuckahoe, N.Y.), collecting three hits apiece.
For a second straight game, the Pirates' opponent scored an unearned run in the top of the first inning. And, for the second consecutive game, The Hall bounced back in the bottom of the inning. With one out, Santorelli hit a double down the left field line. Senior Al Molina (Freehold, N.J.) followed with an RBI single to tie the game. After a single by Alescio, Toke delivered a two-out, two RBI single up the middle to put The Hall in front, 3-1.
The Pirates broke the game open in the bottom of the second with a two-out rally. Seton Hall sent 10 men to the plate in a six-run outburst that put it on top, 9-1. With two outs and the bases loaded, the Pirates had three straight extra base hits, each of which drove in two runs. Alescio and Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) hit back-to-back doubles, followed by a towering two-run home run by Toke over the left-center field wall.
A three-run home run by Georgetown's Sammy Stevens in the top of the fourth inning cut the Pirates' lead to 11-5, but The Hall's offense went on to score 10 more times afterward.GONE GOODBYE!! MATT TOKE CAPS A SIX-RUN SECOND INNING WITH A TWO-RUN BOMB!! PIRATES LEAD, 9-1!!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/Zp9UFNQyW4
— Seton Hall Baseball (@SHUBaseball) May 25, 2018
Inside the Numbers:
- Toke reached base four times, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, two runs scored and a career-high five RBIs.
- Alescio went 3-for-5 with a double, three runs scored and four RBIs.
- Santorelli reached base a team-best five times, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two walks, an RBI and three runs scored.
- Dadona reached base four times, going 3-for-6 with a walk, two RBIs and three runs scored.
- Molina reached base four times, going 2-for-3 with two walks, a sacrifice fly, a stolen base, two RBIs and three runs scored.
- Ramiz went 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, three RBIs and two runs scored.
- Seton Hall starting pitcher Ricky DeVito (Staten Island, N.Y.) picked up the victory, allowing four earned runs in six innings with six strikeouts and one walk. He only allowed three hits while improving to 6-2.
- Junior Dylan Verdonk (Losser, Netherlands) allowed only one hit over two scoreless innings with a career-high four strikeouts and one walk.
- Sophomore Blake Espinal (Bronx, N.Y.) pitched a scoreless ninth inning.
- The Pirates had a season-high 21 hits, while Georgetown had six. Seton Hall committed two errors, while the Hoyas had one.
- Seton Hall left 10 men on base, while Georgetown left seven.
- Georgetown's Jeremiah Burke took the loss. He allowed nine runs over 1.2 innings.
- The victory improves Seton Hall to 28-19-1 on the season, while Georgetown's season comes to an end with a final record of 25-30.
- The win improves Seton Hall to 35-41 all-time in the BIG EAST Championship and snaps a six-game losing streak in the annual tournament.
- Seton Hall improves to 86-27 all-time against Georgetown, and a perfect 3-0 against the Hoyas this season.
- Seton Hall's 21 runs today sets a BIG EAST Championship record.
- The Hall recorded a season-high 21 hits and eight doubles in today's game.
- Seton Hall reached double-figures in hits for the 18th time this season.
- With three hits today, Dadona surpassed the 100-hit milestone for his career.
- Seton Hall scored at least 20 runs in a game twice this year for the first time since 1989. (The Pirates scored 28 runs at Princeton on April 11.)
- Toke's home run gives Seton Hall 25 for the season. It's the most home runs in a season for the Pirates since belting 28 in 2007.
- Seton Hall struck out 11 batters today. It's the 19th time this season that the Pirates have reached double-figures in strikeouts.
- The Pirates are now 9-0 this season when scoring at least 10 runs.
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it continues play in the 2018 BIG EAST Championship in Mason, Ohio. The Pirates will face No. 3 Butler in an elimination game. This time however, the winner will advance to the BIG EAST Championship on Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
| WINNING PITCHER | LOSING PITCHER | ||
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RICKY DEVITO (6-2) 6.0 IP, 4 ER, 6 K |
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JEREMIAH BURKE (3-2) 1.2 IP, 9 ER |
| LINE SCORE | ||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| #4 Georgetown (25-30) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| #2 SETON HALL (28-19-1) | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | X | 21 | 21 | 2 |
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: DeVito, Ricky (6-2)
L: Burke, Jeremiah (3-2)
Batting:
HR: Stevens, Sammy 1 ; DeRenzi, Michael 1
RBI: Bernauer, Alex 1 ; Stevens, Sammy 1 ; DeRenzi, Michael 3
SH: Davis, Ryan M 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bernstein, Jake 1 ; Stevens, Sammy 1 ; Achecar III, Freddy 1 ; Weisenberg, Ryan 1 ; DeRenzi, Michael 1
SB: Superko, Kevin 1
HBP: Bernstein, Jake 2 ; Achecar III, Freddy 1 ; Weisenberg, Ryan 1
Batting:
2B: Santorelli, Sebastiano 2 ; Alescio, Mike 1 ; Ramiz, Ryan 1 ; Toke, Matt 1 ; Hood, Connor 1 ; Dana, Casey 1 ; Del Castillo, Christian 1
HR: Toke, Matt 1
RBI: Dadona, Rob 2 ; Santorelli, Sebastiano 1 ; Molina, Al 2 ; Alescio, Mike 4 ; Ramiz, Ryan 3 ; Toke, Matt 5 ; Huntzinger, Jerry 1 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 2
SF: Molina, Al 1 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Dadona, Rob 3 ; Santorelli, Sebastiano 3 ; Molina, Al 3 ; Alescio, Mike 3 ; Ramiz, Ryan 2 ; Toke, Matt 2 ; Hood, Connor 1 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 2 ; Del Castillo, Christian 2
SB: Molina, Al 1 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1
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