Pirates Fall Late at Penn, 5-2

Wednesday, April 24

Philadelphia, Pa. / Meiklejohn Stadium

3:00 PM

Seton Hall University

16-21

Penn

20-14

Seton Hall

Penn

4/24/2019 9:06:00 PM | Baseball

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PHILADELPHIA, PA. – Junior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) reached base three times and drove in two runs, but Penn scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the Seton Hall baseball team, 5-2, on Wednesday.

Shedler-McAvoy went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two RBIs to lead the Pirate offense.

Seton Hall starting pitcher Brennan O'Neill (Morristown, N.J.) allowed only one run over four innings in a no decision. Reliever Tyler Burnham (East Brunswick, N.J.) also pitched well, allowing only a hit in two scoreless frames.

What Happened:
Penn got on the scoreboard first with a sole run in the bottom of the fourth inning. Two of the first three batters of the inning notched extra-base hits against O'Neill to put them on top, 1-0.

In the top of the fifth inning, the Pirates took the lead. Senior Nick Dabrio (Jackson, N.J.) led off with a walk and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Connor Hood (Shrewsbury, Pa.). After Jerry Huntzinger (Staten Island, N.Y.) reached on an error, Shedler-McAvoy singled to center field to drive in two runs and give The Hall a 2-1 advantage.

After the Quakers struck for a run in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at two, they scored three runs on three hits in the bottom of the eighth to take a 5-2 lead.

Seton Hall wasn't without its chances. The Pirates left the bases full in both the fourth and seventh innings.

Inside the Numbers:

Penn out-hit Seton Hall, 13-to-4. Seton Hall committed no errors, and Penn had one.
Shedler-McAvoy reached base three times, going 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and two RBIs.
O'Neill allowed one run over four innings in a no decision.
Burnham allowed only one hit over two scoreless innings of relief.
Both teams left 11 men on base.
Sophomore Ryan McLinskey (Pearl River, N.Y.) took the loss. He allowed three runs in a third of an inning.
Penn's Jacob Sadowitz got the win in relief. He tossed 1.1 scoreless innings.

News & Notes:

The Pirates fall to 16-21 overall on the season, while Penn improves to 20-14.
Seton Hall drops to 2-1 all-time against the Quakers.
Today is the 19^th time this season that the Pirates haven't committed an error in a game.

Next Up:
Seton Hall will return to action this weekend when it begins a three-game series with Butler at Jack Kaiser Stadium on the campus of St. John's University in Queens, N.Y. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.