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Ryan McLinskey
Pirates Drop Series Opener at St. John's, 3-0
5/16/2019 10:44:00 PM | Baseball
QUEENS, N.Y. – Junior Ricky DeVito (Staten Island, N.Y.) allowed only two runs over six solid innings, but the Seton Hall baseball team fell in the series opener to St. John's, 3-0, on Thursday.
DeVito pitched well despite taking the loss. The right-hander allowed two runs over six innings with four strikeouts. The Red Storm added an insurance run off the Pirate bullpen in the seventh inning.
Junior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) again led the Pirate offense. The center fielder was the lone Pirate with multiple hits, going 2-for-4 with a pair of singles.
What Happened:
It was a pitchers' duel through five innings with DeVito and St. John's Joe LaSorsa matching each other zero-for-zero. St. John's got close, advancing runners to third base in three of the first four innings, but DeVito managed to remain unscathed. In the top of the fifth, the Pirates appeared poised to score. With a runner on second, senior Chris Villa (Staten Island, N.Y.) belted a deep drive to right field, but St. John's Peter Abinanti diving towards the warning track, made a spectacular catch to end the inning.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, St. John's broke through against DeVito. A one-out double by Ryan Markey drove in a pair of runs to give the Red Storm a 2-0 lead.
In the seventh, sophomore Hunter Waldis (Far Hills, N.J.) entered the game in relief, but had trouble with his control, hitting three batters to load the bases. Sophomore Ryan McLinskey (Pearl River, N.Y.) did an excellent job of limiting the damage to just one run, yet St. John's extended their lead to 3-0.
Inside the Numbers:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it continues its three-game series at St. John's. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
DeVito pitched well despite taking the loss. The right-hander allowed two runs over six innings with four strikeouts. The Red Storm added an insurance run off the Pirate bullpen in the seventh inning.
Junior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) again led the Pirate offense. The center fielder was the lone Pirate with multiple hits, going 2-for-4 with a pair of singles.
What Happened:
It was a pitchers' duel through five innings with DeVito and St. John's Joe LaSorsa matching each other zero-for-zero. St. John's got close, advancing runners to third base in three of the first four innings, but DeVito managed to remain unscathed. In the top of the fifth, the Pirates appeared poised to score. With a runner on second, senior Chris Villa (Staten Island, N.Y.) belted a deep drive to right field, but St. John's Peter Abinanti diving towards the warning track, made a spectacular catch to end the inning.
In the bottom of the sixth inning, St. John's broke through against DeVito. A one-out double by Ryan Markey drove in a pair of runs to give the Red Storm a 2-0 lead.
In the seventh, sophomore Hunter Waldis (Far Hills, N.J.) entered the game in relief, but had trouble with his control, hitting three batters to load the bases. Sophomore Ryan McLinskey (Pearl River, N.Y.) did an excellent job of limiting the damage to just one run, yet St. John's extended their lead to 3-0.
Inside the Numbers:
- Both teams had six hits. St. John's had no errors, while Seton Hall committed three.
- Shedler-McAvoy was the lone Pirate with multiple hits. He went 2-for-4.
- McLinskey retired all five batters he faced and recorded a strikeout.
- DeVito pitched well despite taking the loss. He allowed two runs on six hits over six innings with four strikeouts and one walk.
- Seton Hall left seven men on base, while the Red Storm left eight.
- St. John's starter Joe LaSorsa earned the win. He tossed eight scoreless innings.
- The Pirates fall to 25-24 overall and 9-7 in the BIG EAST, while St. John's improves to 28-21 overall and 7-9 in conference play.
- Seton Hall falls to 60-72 all-time against the Red Storm
- Tonight was Shedler-McAvoy's team-leading 16th multi-hit game of the season. Additionally, he has now hit safely in 17 of the last 18 games.
- This was the fifth time Seton Hall has been shut out this season, but only the first time in BIG EAST play.
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it continues its three-game series at St. John's. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: LaSORSA, Joe (5-5)
L: DeVito, Ricky (2-5)
S: HOLLOWELL, Gavin (7)
Batting:
SH: Santorelli, Sebastiano 1 ; Hood, Connor 1
Base Running:
CS: Huntzinger, Jerry 1
Batting:
2B: BARTELS, Carson 1 ; MARKEY, Ryan 1 ; HOGAN, Ryan 1
RBI: MASCARELLA, Wyatt 1 ; MARKEY, Ryan 2
SH: ABINANTI, Peter 1 ; MASCARELLA, Wyatt 1 ; HOGAN, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BARTELS, Carson 1 ; ANTICO, Mike 1 ; BOSSARD, Brandon 1
SB: ANTICO, Mike 2
HBP: BARTELS, Carson 1 ; ANTICO, Mike 1 ; BOSSARD, Brandon 1
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