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Shedler, Pirates Claim Series with 11-3 Win
5/4/2019 6:04:00 PM | Baseball
CINCINNATI, OHIO – Junior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) finished only a single shy of the cycle to lead a ferocious Pirate offense that scored five times in the eighth inning in route to an 11-3 victory over Xavier on Saturday.
The win gives The Hall an impressive road series victory over the BIG EAST's top team and gets its overall record to .500 on the season for the first time. It's Seton Hall's fifth straight win, which matches its longest win streak of the season.
Shedler-McAvoy went 3-for-5 with a home run, a triple, a double a run scored and three RBIs. Both Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) and Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) each had two hits. Both Steve Grober (Hillsborough, N.J.) and Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.) reached base three times and had two walks apiece.
On the mound, starter Noah Thompson (Frisco, Texas) allowed only two runs over six strong innings. He struck out six and walked two in a no decision. Sophomore Hunter Waldis (Far Hills, N.J.) continued his strong recent play, tossing two scoreless innings and picking up the victory. Junior Corey Sawyer (Kearny, N.J.) struck out the side in a perfect ninth.
What Happened:
Thompson pitched well for Seton Hall, but allowed a single run in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice fly, and a single run in the bottom of the fourth when he balked with a runner on third.
In the top of the fifth inning, The Hall's offense came roaring awake. After Jerry Huntzinger (Staten Island, N.Y.) reached on an error by the Xavier shortstop, Shedler-McAvoy tied the game with a two-run home run over the left field fence. Del Castillo followed with a triple to center field, and scored on a wild pitch to give The Hall a 3-2 lead.
After Xavier tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning, Seton Hall broke the game open in the top of the eighth, scoring five times on four hits, all with two outs. With runners on first and second, Grober hit the first of three straight doubles. Chris Villa (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Huntzinger each drove in runs with doubles of their own, and Shedler-McAvoy capped the extra-base train with a triple to put The Hall up, 8-3.
In the top of the ninth, Connor Hood (Shrewsbury, Pa.) provided the icing on the cake with a three-run home run.
Inside the Numbers:
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it concludes its three-game series at Xavier. First pitch is scheduled for Noon.
The win gives The Hall an impressive road series victory over the BIG EAST's top team and gets its overall record to .500 on the season for the first time. It's Seton Hall's fifth straight win, which matches its longest win streak of the season.
Shedler-McAvoy went 3-for-5 with a home run, a triple, a double a run scored and three RBIs. Both Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) and Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) each had two hits. Both Steve Grober (Hillsborough, N.J.) and Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.) reached base three times and had two walks apiece.
On the mound, starter Noah Thompson (Frisco, Texas) allowed only two runs over six strong innings. He struck out six and walked two in a no decision. Sophomore Hunter Waldis (Far Hills, N.J.) continued his strong recent play, tossing two scoreless innings and picking up the victory. Junior Corey Sawyer (Kearny, N.J.) struck out the side in a perfect ninth.
What Happened:
Thompson pitched well for Seton Hall, but allowed a single run in the bottom of the second on a sacrifice fly, and a single run in the bottom of the fourth when he balked with a runner on third.
In the top of the fifth inning, The Hall's offense came roaring awake. After Jerry Huntzinger (Staten Island, N.Y.) reached on an error by the Xavier shortstop, Shedler-McAvoy tied the game with a two-run home run over the left field fence. Del Castillo followed with a triple to center field, and scored on a wild pitch to give The Hall a 3-2 lead.
After Xavier tied the game in the bottom of the seventh inning, Seton Hall broke the game open in the top of the eighth, scoring five times on four hits, all with two outs. With runners on first and second, Grober hit the first of three straight doubles. Chris Villa (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Huntzinger each drove in runs with doubles of their own, and Shedler-McAvoy capped the extra-base train with a triple to put The Hall up, 8-3.
In the top of the ninth, Connor Hood (Shrewsbury, Pa.) provided the icing on the cake with a three-run home run.
Inside the Numbers:
- Seton Hall out-hit Xavier, 12-to-6. Xavier committed two errors, while Seton Hall had none.
- Shedler-McAvoy finished a single shy of the cycle, going 3-for-5 with a home run, a triple, a double, a run scored and three RBIs.
- Del Castillo went 2-for-5 with a triple and a run scored.
- Dana went 2-for-5 with a run scored.
- Hood belted a three-run home run.
- Toke reached base four times, going 1-for-2 with two walks, a hit-by-pitch and a run scored.
- Grober reached base three times, going 1-for-3 with a double, two walks and two RBIs.
- Thompson pitched six innings, allowing only two runs with six strikeouts and two walks in a no decision.
- Waldis tossed two scoreless innings with two strikeouts and earned the victory.
- Sawyer struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning.
- Seton Hall left eight men on base, while Xavier left seven.
- Xavier's Trevor Olson took the loss in relief. He allowed five runs in 3.1 innings.
- The Pirates improve to 22-22 overall and 6-5 in the BIG EAST, while Xavier falls to 20-27 overall and 9-4 in conference play.
- Seton Hall improves to 11-7 all-time against the Musketeers.
- Today is the 20th time this season that the Pirates haven't committed an error in a game.
- Today was the 24th time this season that Seton Hall struck out at least 10 batters.
- Seton Hall is now 7-0 this season when scoring at least 10 runs.
- Today was Shedler-McAvoy's team-leading ninth multi-RBI game of the season.
- Today was the 19th time this season that the Pirates have recorded at least 10 hits.
- Today was both Dana's and Shedler-McAvoy's team-leading 13th multi-hit game of the season.
Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow when it concludes its three-game series at Xavier. First pitch is scheduled for Noon.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Waldis, Hunter (3-0)
L: OLSON, Trevor (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Huntzinger, Jerry 1 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1 ; Grober, Steve 1 ; Villa, Chris 1
3B: Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1 ; Del Castillo, Christian 1
HR: Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1 ; Hood, Connor 1
RBI: Huntzinger, Jerry 1 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 3 ; Hood, Connor 3 ; Grober, Steve 2 ; Villa, Chris 1
SH: Santorelli, Sebastiano 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Huntzinger, Jerry 2 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1 ; Del Castillo, Christian 1 ; Dana, Casey 1 ; Toke, Matt 1 ; Santorelli, Sebastiano 2 ; Hood, Connor 1 ; Grober, Steve 1 ; Villa, Chris 1
CS: Huntzinger, Jerry 1
HBP: Toke, Matt 1 ; Santorelli, Sebastiano 1
Batting:
2B: GRAMMES, Conor 1 ; HOUSINGER, Jack 1 ; MONASTRA, Natale 1
RBI: GRAMMES, Conor 1 ; FRANZONI, Luke 1
SH: HOUSINGER, Jack 1
SF: FRANZONI, Luke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: WARKENTIN, Matt 2 ; ALTENBERGER, Ryan 1
CS: MONASTRA, Natale 1
HBP: WARKENTIN, Matt 1 ; ALTENBERGER, Ryan 1
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