Thompson Shines, but Pirates Drop Finale, 3-1

Saturday, April 20

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

3:00 PM

Seton Hall University

16-20, 0

Creighton

22-8, 0

Creighton

Seton Hall

4/20/2019 7:51:00 PM | Baseball

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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Junior Noah Thompson (Frisco, Texas) didn't allow an earned run through 6.1 innings, but the Seton Hall baseball team dropped a pitchers' duel to Creighton, 3-1, in the series finale on Saturday.

Thompson pitched excellently, certainly good enough to earn the victory, but instead was saddled with the loss. The right-hander allowed just two unearned runs over 6.1 innings pitched. He struck out six batters and walked three.

Sophomore Jerry Huntzinger (Staten Island, N.Y.) provided all the offense the Pirates would produce in the team's first at bat, a solo home run. In all, the Pirates' offense mustered just three hits. Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) doubled with two outs in the fourth inning, while Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) had a two-out single in the sixth.

What Happened:
After scoring just one run in each of the first two games in the series, the Pirates needed only one batter for a run in game three. Huntzinger blasted a 2-1 pitch off the left field foul pole for his first career home run to give The Hall a 1-0 lead. But from there, the Pirates' offense went cold.

Although Thompson continued to pitch well, Creighton struck for single unearned runs in both the top of the fourth and fifth innings, enabling them to grab a 2-1 advantage.

In the top of the ninth inning, Creighton got some insurance on a pinch hit solo home run by Parker Upton off Pirate reliever Ryan McLinskey (Pearl River, N.Y.) to extend their lead to 3-1.

Inside the Numbers:

Creighton out-hit Seton Hall, 7-to-3. Seton Hall committed two errors, and Creighton had one.
Thompson took the loss, allowing just two unearned runs over 6.1 innings. He walked three batters and struck out six.
McLinskey allowed only a solo home run over two innings of relief. He struck out three batters and walked one.
Huntzinger belted his first career home run, a solo shot in the first inning.
Seton Hall left four men on base, while Creighton left seven.
Creighton's Evan Johnson earned the win. He allowed only one run over seven innings with eight strikeouts and only one walk.

News & Notes:

The Pirates fall to 16-20 overall on the season and 2-4 in the BIG EAST, while Creighton improves to 22-8 overall and 5-1 in conference play.
Seton Hall falls to 6-17 all-time against the Bluejays.
Today was the 100^th game played in Hood's collegiate career.
Seton Hall mustered exactly one run in all three games during the series with Creighton.
With six strikeouts today, Thompson surpassed 100 for his career.
Today was the 19th time this season that Seton Hall struck out at least 10 batters.

Next Up:
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday, April 24 when it travels to Philadelphia, Pa. for a midweek contests at Penn. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.