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Del Castillo, Pirates Blast Monmouth, 12-2
3/24/2019 7:09:00 PM | Baseball
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Junior Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) had four hits, including his team-leading third home run of the season as the Seton Hall baseball team downed Monmouth, 12-2, on Sunday for its third straight victory.
Del Castillo spearheaded a Seton Hall offense that belted out 12 runs and matched a season-high with 14 hits. The outfielder went 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs.
Junior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) also had a monster games, going 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBIs and three runs scored. Sophomore Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) chipped in three hits, going 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. Both Thomas Holdorf (Freehold, N.J.) and Steve Grober (Hillsborough, N.J.) also had a pair of hits. Holdorf went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and three RBIs, while Grober went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Freshman David Festa (Verona, N.J.) earned the victory in relief, scattering just three hits over 4.0 scoreless innings. He struck out four and walked only one.
What Happened:
Seton Hall wasted little time getting on the scoreboard for a second straight day. Huntzinger singled through the right side to lead off the game, and Shedler-McAvoy followed with an opposite-field, two-run home run to give the Pirates a 2-0 lead just two batters into the game.
After Monmouth cut the Pirates' lead in half in the bottom of the second, The Hall got the run back in the top of the third on an RBI single by Dana. In the bottom of the fourth, the Hawks again scored a single run off Pirate starter Noah Thompson (Frisco, Texas), but this time it was Del Castillo with a two-out RBI single in the top of the fifth to again put The Hall up by two, 4-2.
In the top of the sixth inning, The Hall erupted for five runs to put the game away. Connor Hood (Shrewsbury, Pa.) was hit by a pitch to lead off. Holdorf sacrificed him to second, but reached on a throwing error by the Monmouth catcher. With one out, Grober lined a single to right field to score Hood, but the Hawks' right field booted the ball, which allowed Holdorf to cross home plate with Seton Hall's sixth run. Two batters later, Shedler-McAvoy's hustle-double scored Grober for the third Pirate run of the inning. Del Castillo capped the sixth with a two-run home run to put The Hall up, 9-2.
Inside the Numbers:
Del Castillo spearheaded a Seton Hall offense that belted out 12 runs and matched a season-high with 14 hits. The outfielder went 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs.
Junior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) also had a monster games, going 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, a walk, three RBIs and three runs scored. Sophomore Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) chipped in three hits, going 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. Both Thomas Holdorf (Freehold, N.J.) and Steve Grober (Hillsborough, N.J.) also had a pair of hits. Holdorf went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and three RBIs, while Grober went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Freshman David Festa (Verona, N.J.) earned the victory in relief, scattering just three hits over 4.0 scoreless innings. He struck out four and walked only one.
What Happened:
Seton Hall wasted little time getting on the scoreboard for a second straight day. Huntzinger singled through the right side to lead off the game, and Shedler-McAvoy followed with an opposite-field, two-run home run to give the Pirates a 2-0 lead just two batters into the game.
After Monmouth cut the Pirates' lead in half in the bottom of the second, The Hall got the run back in the top of the third on an RBI single by Dana. In the bottom of the fourth, the Hawks again scored a single run off Pirate starter Noah Thompson (Frisco, Texas), but this time it was Del Castillo with a two-out RBI single in the top of the fifth to again put The Hall up by two, 4-2.
In the top of the sixth inning, The Hall erupted for five runs to put the game away. Connor Hood (Shrewsbury, Pa.) was hit by a pitch to lead off. Holdorf sacrificed him to second, but reached on a throwing error by the Monmouth catcher. With one out, Grober lined a single to right field to score Hood, but the Hawks' right field booted the ball, which allowed Holdorf to cross home plate with Seton Hall's sixth run. Two batters later, Shedler-McAvoy's hustle-double scored Grober for the third Pirate run of the inning. Del Castillo capped the sixth with a two-run home run to put The Hall up, 9-2.
Inside the Numbers:
- Seton Hall out-hit Monmouth, 14-to-6. The Hawks committed three errors, while The Hall had none.
- Del Castillo went 4-for-5 with a home run, two runs scored and three RBIs.
- Shedler-McAvoy reached base three times, going 2-for-5 with a home run, a double, a walk, three runs scored and three RBIs.
- Dana had three singles, going 3-for-5 with a run scored and an RBI.
- Holdorf went 2-for-4 with a run scored, a sacrifice bunt and three RBIs.
- Grober went 2-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored.
- Festa picked up the victory for Seton Hall, pitching four scoreless innings of relief. He scattered just three hits, struck out four and walked only one to improve to 1-1.
- Freshman Nick Payero (Monroe, N.J.) tossed a scoreless ninth inning.
- Thompson allowed two hits over four innings with five walks and six strikeouts. He got a no decision.
- Seton Hall left eight men on base, while Monmouth left 12.
- Monmouth's James Kelly took the loss. He allowed eight runs over 5.1 innings pitched.
- The Pirates improve to 6-12 on the season, while Monmouth falls to 7-13-1. The Hall's current three-game win streak is its longest of the season so far.
- Seton Hall improves to 38-8-1 all-time against the Hawks and snaps a brief two-game losing streak in the series.
- Seton Hall's 14 hits today match a season-high.
- Dana has reached base in 11 consecutive games, a season-high for any Pirate.
- Today was the seventh time this season that the Pirates have recorded at least 10 hits.
- Seton Hall out-hit its opponent for the 12th time in 18 games this season.
- The Hall's offense has erupted for 33 runs over its last three games, reaching double-digits in all three. The Pirates have seen their team batting average go from .223 before these last three games, to a season-high .241 after.
- Del Castillo's offensive out-burst is the first four-hit game for any Pirate this season.
- In his last three games, Del Castillo has gone 9-for-15 (.600) with two home runs and nine RBIs, while Shedler-McAvoy has gone 6-for-12 (.500) with a home run and six RBIs.
- Today Seton Hall pitchers struck out 11 Hawks. It's the ninth time this season the Pirates have reached double-digits in strikeouts.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Festa, David (1-1)
L: Kelly, James (2-2)
Batting:
2B: Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1 ; Holdorf, Thomas 1
HR: Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1 ; Del Castillo, Christian 1
RBI: Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 3 ; Del Castillo, Christian 3 ; Dana, Casey 1 ; Holdorf, Thomas 3 ; Grober, Steve 1
SH: Huntzinger, Jerry 1 ; Holdorf, Thomas 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Huntzinger, Jerry 1 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 3 ; Del Castillo, Christian 2 ; Dana, Casey 1 ; Toke, Matt 1 ; Hood, Connor 1 ; Holdorf, Thomas 1 ; Grober, Steve 2
SB: Huntzinger, Jerry 1 ; Toke, Matt 1
HBP: Hood, Connor 1
Batting:
2B: Koniencki, Clay 1 ; Taylor, Brandon 1 ; Long, Danny 1
RBI: Walsh, JP 1 ; Long, Danny 1
SH: Norman, Kyle 1
SF: Walsh, JP 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Taylor, Brandon 2
HBP: Taylor, Brandon 2
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