Pirates Blank Iona with Combined No-Hitter, 7-0

Saturday, March 30

New Rochelle, N.Y. / City Park

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

9-13

Iona

5-19

Seton Hall

Iona

3/30/2019 5:09:00 PM | Baseball

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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Five pitchers combined to throw the third no-hitter by the Seton Hall baseball team in the last four seasons, in a 7-0 shutout of Iona on Saturday. Sophomore Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) spearheaded the Pirate offense with four RBIs.

Seton Hall starter Noah Thompson (Frisco, Texas) tossed the first two scoreless innings, followed by Tyler Burnham (East Brunswick, N.J.), who tossed the next 3.2 innings, then Nick Payero (Monroe, N.J.), who threw 1.1 innings, followed by Hunter Waldis (Far Hills, N.J.), who pitched a hitless eighth inning, and finally Sean Miller (Newton, N.J.) finished the outing with a hitless ninth.

Dana provided all the needed offense, and more, reaching base four times. The third baseman went 3-for-4 with a walk and four RBIs.

What Happened:
After getting shutout in the series opener, the Pirates wasted little time in getting on the scoreboard today. Jerry Hunzinger (Staten Island, N.Y.) walked to lead off the game and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.). After Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) reached on an infield single, Dana singled to center field to drive in the Pirates' first run of the series. Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.) followed with an RBI fielder's choice to put The Hall up, 2-0.

In the top of the second inning, the Pirates' offense blew the game open. With one out, Connor Hood (Shrewsbury, Pa.) walked and advanced to second on a single by Clyde. Huntzinger singled through the right side, driving in Hood with the Pirates' third run. Shedler-McAvoy then reached on an error by Iona's second baseman, which allowed Clyde to score. After a double steal with two outs, Dana delivered a two-RBI single through the left side to extend The Hall's advantage to 6-0.

Dana drove in his fourth run of the game in the top of the eighth inning.

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall out-hit Iona, 7-to-0. Iona committed two errors, while the Pirates committed none.
Dana reached base four times, going 3-for-4 with a walk and four RBIs.
Thompson started and retired all six batters he faced, including three strikeouts.
Burnham tossed 3.2 hitless innings with four strikeouts. He earned the win.
Payero pitched 1.1 innings with three strikeouts.
Waldis tossed a hitless eighth inning with two strikeouts.
Miller pitched a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts.
Clyde reached base three times, going 2-for-4 with a walk and a run scored.
Seton Hall left 11 men on base, while Iona left nine.
Iona's Hunter Sibley took the loss. He allowed six runs over 3.0 innings pitched.

News & Notes:

The Pirates improve to 9-13 on the season, while Iona falls to 6-19.
Seton Hall improves to 32-5 all-time against the Gaels and has won 11 of the last 12 in the series.
Grober had his six-game hit streak snapped.
Today was the ninth time this season that the Pirates have recorded at least 10 hits.
Seton Hall out-hit its opponent for the 14^th time in 21 games this season.
Seton Hall improves to 9-0 when leading after seven innings.
Today's no-hitter is the third in the last four seasons for Seton Hall. Shane McCarthy tossed a perfect game vs. LIU-Brooklyn during the 2016 season, while Zach Prendergast tossed a no-no at Villanova in 2017.
Today was the third time this season that Seton Hall has shut out a team. The Hall shut out Virginia, 3-0, on March 2, and Wagner, 10-0, on March 23.
Today was the 12^th time this season that Seton Hall struck out at least 10 batters.

Next Up:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it concludes its three-game series in New Rochelle, N.Y. against local rival Iona. First pitch is scheduled for Noon.