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Pirates Erupt for 17 Hits, 14 Runs in Iona Rout
3/31/2019 5:49:00 PM | Baseball
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Junior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) drove in five RBIs to lead an offensive onslaught for the Seton Hall baseball team in a 14-2 victory at Iona in the series finale on Sunday.
Seton Hall, which won for the seventh time in its last eight games, belted out season-highs of 17 hits and 14 runs. Shedler-McAvoy and Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) led the hit parade with three apiece. Shedler-McAvoy finished 3-for-5 with five RBIs, a triple and two runs scored. Del Castillo was only a home run shy of the cycle, gong 3-for-4 with a triple a double, an RBI and two runs scored.
Seton Hall starter David Festa (Verona, N.J.) battled control issues early, but allowed only two runs on three hits over four innings. He struck out four and walked three in a no decision. The Pirate bullpen allowed only one run and one hit over the game's final five innings. Relievers Blake Espinal (Bronx, N.Y.) and Sean Miller (Newton, N.J.) each tossed two perfect innings.
What Happened:
Seton Hall got on the scoreboard first with a little two-out magic in the top of the first inning. With two down, Del Castillo tripled to right field, and came in to score on an RBI double to the left-center field gap by Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.). Shedler-McAvoy followed with a single to score Toke and give The Hall an early 2-0 advantage.
The Hall's lead however, was short-lived as Festa ran into control issues in the bottom of the first, leading to a pair of Iona runs that tied the game at two.
In the top of the third inning, the Pirates jumped back in front thanks to a one-out RBI double by Del Castillo. They added two insurance runs in the top of the fourth inning due to some timely hitting and good base-running. With one out, Sebastiano Santorelli (Tuckahoe, N.Y.) singled and stole second base. After Chris Villa (Staten Island, N.Y.) walked, a double steal moved both runners into scoring position. Freshman Alex Clyde (Old Tappan, N.J.) followed with a run-scoring groundout, and Huntzinger singled up the middle to extend the Pirates' lead to 5-2.
In the top of the fifth inning, the Pirates blew the game open. The Hall sent 11 men to the plate and scored six runs on seven hits. In the offensive onslaught, Shedler-McAvoy had a two-RBI single, Steve Grober (Hillsborough, N.J.) had a run-scoring double, Santorelli singled in a run, and Clyde drove in two more with a double. When the smoke cleared, The Hall had a commanding 11-2 advantage.
Inside the Numbers:
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday when it makes the short trip to Teaneck, N.J. for a contest at Fairleigh Dickinson. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
Seton Hall, which won for the seventh time in its last eight games, belted out season-highs of 17 hits and 14 runs. Shedler-McAvoy and Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) led the hit parade with three apiece. Shedler-McAvoy finished 3-for-5 with five RBIs, a triple and two runs scored. Del Castillo was only a home run shy of the cycle, gong 3-for-4 with a triple a double, an RBI and two runs scored.
Seton Hall starter David Festa (Verona, N.J.) battled control issues early, but allowed only two runs on three hits over four innings. He struck out four and walked three in a no decision. The Pirate bullpen allowed only one run and one hit over the game's final five innings. Relievers Blake Espinal (Bronx, N.Y.) and Sean Miller (Newton, N.J.) each tossed two perfect innings.
What Happened:
Seton Hall got on the scoreboard first with a little two-out magic in the top of the first inning. With two down, Del Castillo tripled to right field, and came in to score on an RBI double to the left-center field gap by Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.). Shedler-McAvoy followed with a single to score Toke and give The Hall an early 2-0 advantage.
The Hall's lead however, was short-lived as Festa ran into control issues in the bottom of the first, leading to a pair of Iona runs that tied the game at two.
In the top of the third inning, the Pirates jumped back in front thanks to a one-out RBI double by Del Castillo. They added two insurance runs in the top of the fourth inning due to some timely hitting and good base-running. With one out, Sebastiano Santorelli (Tuckahoe, N.Y.) singled and stole second base. After Chris Villa (Staten Island, N.Y.) walked, a double steal moved both runners into scoring position. Freshman Alex Clyde (Old Tappan, N.J.) followed with a run-scoring groundout, and Huntzinger singled up the middle to extend the Pirates' lead to 5-2.
In the top of the fifth inning, the Pirates blew the game open. The Hall sent 11 men to the plate and scored six runs on seven hits. In the offensive onslaught, Shedler-McAvoy had a two-RBI single, Steve Grober (Hillsborough, N.J.) had a run-scoring double, Santorelli singled in a run, and Clyde drove in two more with a double. When the smoke cleared, The Hall had a commanding 11-2 advantage.
Inside the Numbers:
- Seton Hall out-hit Iona, 17-to-4. Iona committed one error, while the Pirates committed none.
- Shedler-McAvoy went 3-for-5 with a triple, five RBIs and two runs scored.
- Del Castillo finished a home run shy of the cycle, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, an RBI and two runs scored.
- Clyde drove in three runs and had a double.
- Toke went 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, a walk, an RBI and three runs scored.
- Grober went 2-for-5 with a double, a run scored and two RBIs.
- Santorelli went 2-for-5 with an RBI, two runs scored and two stolen bases.
- Jerry Huntzinger (Staten Island, N.Y.) reached base three times, going 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored.
- Festa allowed two runs on two hits over four innings. He struck out four and walked three in a no decision.
- Espinal earned the victory in relief, improving to 2-3. He retired all six batters he faced and struck out three.
- Miller was also perfect in two innings of work, also striking out three batters.
- Seton Hall left six men on base, while Iona left four.
- Iona's Paul Sullivan took the loss. He allowed nine runs in 4.1 innings pitched.
- The Pirates improve to 10-13 on the season, while Iona falls to 6-20.
- Seton Hall improves to 33-5 all-time against the Gaels and has won 12 of the last 13 in the series. Today's victory hands the three-game series to The Hall.
- Today was the 10th time this season that the Pirates have recorded at least 10 hits.
- Seton Hall out-hit its opponent for the 15th time in 22 games this season.
- Seton Hall improves to 10-0 when leading after seven innings.
- Today was the 13th time this season that Seton Hall struck out at least 10 batters.
- For the second time this season, Del Castillo had three quarters of the cycle. On March 12 against Bucknell, he finished a single shy of the cycle. Today, he was a home run shy.
- Seton Hall's 17 hits and 14 runs today were season-highs. Both are the most since the first game of a Championship Sunday double-header against St. John's last May.
- With a 17-hit outburst today, Seton Hall's team batting average is now up to a season-high .249.
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday when it makes the short trip to Teaneck, N.J. for a contest at Fairleigh Dickinson. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Espinal, Blake (2-3)
L: Sullivan, Paul (2-3)
Batting:
2B: Del Castillo, Christian 1 ; Toke, Matt 2 ; Grober, Steve 1 ; Villa, Chris 1 ; Clyde, Alex 1
3B: Del Castillo, Christian 1 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1
RBI: Huntzinger, Jerry 1 ; Del Castillo, Christian 1 ; Toke, Matt 1 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 5 ; Grober, Steve 2 ; Santorelli, Sebastiano 1 ; Clyde, Alex 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Huntzinger, Jerry 1 ; Del Castillo, Christian 2 ; Dabrio, Nick 1 ; Toke, Matt 2 ; Haberman, David 1 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 2 ; Grober, Steve 1 ; Santorelli, Sebastiano 2 ; Villa, Chris 2
SB: Santorelli, Sebastiano 2 ; Villa, Chris 1
CS: Huntzinger, Jerry 1
Batting:
3B: Kinsey, Fran 1
RBI: Kinsey, Fran 1 ; Field, Jake 2
SF: Kinsey, Fran 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeMaio, Joe 1 ; Switalla, Niko 1 ; Kinsey, Fran 1
SB: Gorman, Michael 1
HBP: Hillis, Shaun 1
PO: Gorman, Michael 1
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