Pirates Drop Friday's Contest with Creighton

Friday, April 19

Staten Island, N.Y. / Richmond County Bank Ballpark

1:00 PM

Seton Hall University

16-19, 0

Creighton

21-8, 0

Creighton

Seton Hall

4/19/2019 4:23:00 PM | Baseball

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Sophomore Sean Miller (Newton, N.J.) tossed three sparkling innings of relief, and Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) had a pair of hits, but the Seton Hall baseball team fell to Creighton, 11-1, on Friday at Richmond County Bank Ballpark in Staten Island.

Miller allowed one run over four innings of relief with five strikeouts and no walks. His lone allowed run was due to a Creighton double on a ball that was lost in the sun by the Pirate outfield.

Offensively, Dana led The Hall with two hits, going 2-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base.

What Happened:
Creighton scored in both the second and third innings by using the long ball off Pirate starter David Festa (Verona, N.J.). Jason Allbery hit a solo home run in the second inning, and Will Robertson belted a two-run home run in the third to put the Bluejays up 3-0.

In the top of the fifth inning, Creighton broke the game open, striking for seven runs on five hits off Pirate relievers Hunter Waldis (Far Hills, N.J.) and Nick Payero (Monroe, N.J.). Six of the seven runs came with two outs in the inning. The big blow was a three-run home run by Robertson that capped the inning to put the Bluejays up 10-0.

Inside the Numbers:

Creighton out-hit Seton Hall, 13-to-6. Seton Hall committed two errors, and Creighton had none.
Miller allowed only one run over three innings. He struck out five batters with no walks.
Dana went 2-for-4 with a run scored.
Junior Blake Espinal (Bronx, N.Y.) tossed a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts and stranded a pair of runners he inherited.
Festa took the loss for Seton Hall. He allowed three runs over three innings, with one strikeout and no walks.
Toke reached base twice with a single and a walk, and drove in the Pirates' lone run.
Seton Hall left six men on base, while Creighton left eight.
Creighton's Denson Hull got the win. He allowed only one run over six innings pitched.

News & Notes:

The Pirates fall to 16-19 overall on the season and 2-3 in the BIG EAST, while Creighton improves to 21-8 overall and 4-1 in conference play.
Seton Hall falls to 6-16 all-time against the Bluejays.
Dana now has 12 multi-hit games this season, which leads Seton Hall.

Next Up:
Seton Hall will return to tomorrow when it concludes its three-game series against BIG EAST foe Creighton at Richmond County Bank Ballpark in Staten Island, N.Y. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.