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Offense explodes again as Pirates throttle Milwaukee, 17-1
2/16/2020 3:48:00 PM | Baseball
Hall wins two of three in Winston-Salem to open the season
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Seton Hall baseball team used a four-run sixth inning and an 11-run seventh to blitz Milwaukee, 17-1, on its final day in Winston-Salem, N.C., where the Pirates (2-1) opened the season with three games.
The Hall defeated their last two opponents of weekend by a combined score of 27-3 after falling in walk-off fashion to No. 20 Wake Forest, 4-3, on Friday evening.
Five different players registered multi-hit games and five players drove in two or more runs against the Panthers. The Seton Hall pitching staff didn't allow an earned run and sophomore David Festa (Verona, N.J.) earned the win as he struck out five batters in 6.1 innings of work.
What Happened:
After giving up an unearned run in the top of the first, Festa struck out two batters in the top of the second to keep the Panthers off the scoreboard. In the home half, sophomore Steve Grober (Hillsborough, N.J.) led off with a single down the first base line and he later moved to second on a single by sophomore David Haberman (Morristown, N.J.). With two outs, freshman Devin Hack (Somerville, N.J.) delivered with a double to right center that scored Grober, tying the game up at 1-1.
Festa had retired 10 batters in a row until the top of the sixth when he walked the leadoff man. On the first pitch of the next at-bat, Festa induced a double play turned by junior Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) at third base, sophomore Alex Clyde (Old Tappan, N.J.) at second and senior Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.) at first.
Toke then stepped to the plate in the bottom of the sixth with senior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) on first base and no one out. On a 3-2 pitch, Toke turned on the ball and sent it ricocheting off the brick scoreboard in right field, putting the Pirates in front, 3-1.
Later in the inning, Clyde put down a squeeze bunt that scored senior Connor Hood (Shrewsbury, Pa.) from third and advanced Dana, who singled earlier, to second base. Dana was driven in by Haberman, whose RBI single extended the Pirates' lead to 5-1.
After Festa and sophomore Brennan O'Neill (Morristown, N.J.) combined to retire the side in the top of the seventh, the home half of the inning saw the Hall score 11 runs on seven hits. Hood posted two RBI singles, Dana drove in a run on a single, Haberman and Shedler-McAvoy picked up RBIs on walks, junior Thomas Holdorf (Freehold, N.J.) and freshman Jonathan Luders (Lynnfield, Mass.) had RBI doubles and sophomore Bobby Sheppard (Basking Ridge, N.J.) pushed a run across on a sac fly.
The next inning, Holdorf rocketed his first career home run, a solo blast, that made it 17-1 Seton Hall in the bottom of the eighth. Junior Tyler Burnham (East Brunswick, N.J.) finished out the game for the Pirates.
News & Notes:
Up Next:
The Pirates will next head to Lynchburg, Va., for a three-game set against Liberty. All three games can be streamed on ESPN+. First pitch for game one is set for 4 p.m.
The Hall defeated their last two opponents of weekend by a combined score of 27-3 after falling in walk-off fashion to No. 20 Wake Forest, 4-3, on Friday evening.
Five different players registered multi-hit games and five players drove in two or more runs against the Panthers. The Seton Hall pitching staff didn't allow an earned run and sophomore David Festa (Verona, N.J.) earned the win as he struck out five batters in 6.1 innings of work.
What Happened:
After giving up an unearned run in the top of the first, Festa struck out two batters in the top of the second to keep the Panthers off the scoreboard. In the home half, sophomore Steve Grober (Hillsborough, N.J.) led off with a single down the first base line and he later moved to second on a single by sophomore David Haberman (Morristown, N.J.). With two outs, freshman Devin Hack (Somerville, N.J.) delivered with a double to right center that scored Grober, tying the game up at 1-1.
Festa had retired 10 batters in a row until the top of the sixth when he walked the leadoff man. On the first pitch of the next at-bat, Festa induced a double play turned by junior Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) at third base, sophomore Alex Clyde (Old Tappan, N.J.) at second and senior Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.) at first.
Toke then stepped to the plate in the bottom of the sixth with senior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) on first base and no one out. On a 3-2 pitch, Toke turned on the ball and sent it ricocheting off the brick scoreboard in right field, putting the Pirates in front, 3-1.
Later in the inning, Clyde put down a squeeze bunt that scored senior Connor Hood (Shrewsbury, Pa.) from third and advanced Dana, who singled earlier, to second base. Dana was driven in by Haberman, whose RBI single extended the Pirates' lead to 5-1.
After Festa and sophomore Brennan O'Neill (Morristown, N.J.) combined to retire the side in the top of the seventh, the home half of the inning saw the Hall score 11 runs on seven hits. Hood posted two RBI singles, Dana drove in a run on a single, Haberman and Shedler-McAvoy picked up RBIs on walks, junior Thomas Holdorf (Freehold, N.J.) and freshman Jonathan Luders (Lynnfield, Mass.) had RBI doubles and sophomore Bobby Sheppard (Basking Ridge, N.J.) pushed a run across on a sac fly.
The next inning, Holdorf rocketed his first career home run, a solo blast, that made it 17-1 Seton Hall in the bottom of the eighth. Junior Tyler Burnham (East Brunswick, N.J.) finished out the game for the Pirates.
News & Notes:
- After falling to No. 20 Wake Forest on a walk-off home run in the ninth inning on Friday, 4-3, the Pirates went out and beat their next two opponents by a combined score of 27-3.
- The Hall's 11-run seventh inning marked the first time since March 18, 2015 that the Pirates scored at least 10 runs in an inning when the Hall plated 10 runs against the Peacocks in the bottom of the fourth.
- Hood played his third different position in as many games on Sunday. He started at second base on Friday, third on Saturday and right field against Milwaukee.
- Three true freshmen made their first collegiate appearances on Sunday; Luders, Jace Baqui (Wailuku, Hawai'i) and William Gale (Scotch Plains, N.J.). Luder and Gale picked up their first career hits and Gale stole a base and scored a run.
- Holdorf registered his fourth career multi hit game.
- Hood went 6-for-14 with five RBI over the three games this weekend.
Up Next:
The Pirates will next head to Lynchburg, Va., for a three-game set against Liberty. All three games can be streamed on ESPN+. First pitch for game one is set for 4 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Festa, David (1-0)
L: EDWARDS, Mike (0-1)
Batting:
RBI: VYSKOCIL, Joe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BUBAN, Mitchell 1
CS: OLEJNIK, Ty 1
Batting:
2B: Luders, Jonathan 1 ; Hack, Devin 1 ; Holdorf, Thomas 1
HR: Toke, Matt 1 ; Holdorf, Thomas 1
RBI: Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1 ; Toke, Matt 2 ; Luders, Jonathan 2 ; Dana, Casey 1 ; Sheppard, Bobby 1 ; Hood, Connor 2 ; Clyde, Alex 1 ; Haberman, David 2 ; Hack, Devin 1 ; Holdorf, Thomas 3
SH: Clyde, Alex 1
SF: Sheppard, Bobby 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Baqui, Jace 1 ; Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 3 ; Toke, Matt 2 ; Luders, Jonathan 1 ; Dana, Casey 2 ; Grober, Steve 1 ; Gale, Will 1 ; Hood, Connor 2 ; Clyde, Alex 1 ; Haberman, David 1 ; Holdorf, Thomas 2
SB: Gale, Will 1
HBP: Grober, Steve 1 ; Hack, Devin 1
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H
2
RBI
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AB
4
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
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