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Liberty edges Seton Hall, 3-2
2/22/2020 5:38:00 PM | Baseball
Flames even the series and the rubber match will go down tomorrow at 1 p.m.
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Senior Noah Thompson (Frisco, Texas) allowed only one earned run and struck out six batters in 6.2 innings of work but it wasn't enough as Liberty defeated the Seton Hall baseball team, 3-2, to even the three game series at one game apiece.
The Flames, a team that finished 40th in the RPI last season, kept the Pirate bats in check all afternoon as the Hall (3-2) registered two of its five hits in the ninth inning. Sophomore Cole Patten (Manasquan, N.J.) and Thompson (0-1) combined to allow only four hits.
What Happened:
After Thompson retired the first three batters he faced and striking out the side in the second, the Flames got on the board first on an error in the bottom of the third that made it 1-0.
The Pirates answered right back in the top of the fourth when senior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) walked to lead of the inning, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher. Junior Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) sent him home on an RBI groundout that tied up the score at 1-1.
After a Liberty home run broke the tie in the home half of the fourth, the Flames capitalized on another Seton Hall error that kept an unearned run on base and gave themselves a 3-1 advantage.
Thompson and Patten combined to allow only two more batters to reach base the rest of the way, keeping the Pirates in the contest. In the top of the ninth, sophomore Steve Grober (Hillsborough, N.J.) roped a double down the right field line with two outs and he was lifted for pinch runner Will Gale (Scotch Plains, N.J.). Freshman Staus Pokrovsky (Pittsgrove, N.J.) came in to pinch hit and he delivered with an RBI single that scored Gale from second and cut the deficit to one, 3-2. The Pirate rally would end there though as the Flames forced a rubber match.
News & Notes:
Up Next:
The rubber match of the three game series will be broadcast at 1 p.m. tomorrow on ESPN+. A subscription is required but live stats and an audio stream can be found on the baseball schedule page on SHUPirates.com
The Flames, a team that finished 40th in the RPI last season, kept the Pirate bats in check all afternoon as the Hall (3-2) registered two of its five hits in the ninth inning. Sophomore Cole Patten (Manasquan, N.J.) and Thompson (0-1) combined to allow only four hits.
What Happened:
After Thompson retired the first three batters he faced and striking out the side in the second, the Flames got on the board first on an error in the bottom of the third that made it 1-0.
The Pirates answered right back in the top of the fourth when senior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.) walked to lead of the inning, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by the catcher. Junior Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) sent him home on an RBI groundout that tied up the score at 1-1.
After a Liberty home run broke the tie in the home half of the fourth, the Flames capitalized on another Seton Hall error that kept an unearned run on base and gave themselves a 3-1 advantage.
Thompson and Patten combined to allow only two more batters to reach base the rest of the way, keeping the Pirates in the contest. In the top of the ninth, sophomore Steve Grober (Hillsborough, N.J.) roped a double down the right field line with two outs and he was lifted for pinch runner Will Gale (Scotch Plains, N.J.). Freshman Staus Pokrovsky (Pittsgrove, N.J.) came in to pinch hit and he delivered with an RBI single that scored Gale from second and cut the deficit to one, 3-2. The Pirate rally would end there though as the Flames forced a rubber match.
News & Notes:
- The Pirates move to 1-2 all-time against Liberty.
- Liberty committed three errors to the Pirates two but the Hall was only able to cash in on one of them in the top of the fourth.
- The Pirates left five runners on base.
- Junior Thomas Holdorf (Freehold, N.J.) made his 15th career start on Saturday, serving as the designated hitter.
- Pokrovsky registered is first career RBI on his single in the ninth inning.
- Shedler-McAvoy is now 3-for-3 on stolen bases this season and he has 45 career stolen bases.
- Dana now has 60 career RBI.
Up Next:
The rubber match of the three game series will be broadcast at 1 p.m. tomorrow on ESPN+. A subscription is required but live stats and an audio stream can be found on the baseball schedule page on SHUPirates.com
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: SKIRROW, Noah (1-1)
L: Thompson, Noah (0-1)
S: RILEY, Landon (2)
Batting:
2B: Dana, Casey 1 ; Grober, Steve 1
RBI: Dana, Casey 1 ; Pokrovsky, Staus 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1 ; Gale, Will 1
SB: Shedler-McAvoy, Tyler 1
CS: Hack, Devin 1
Batting:
2B: HIGHFILL, Ben 1
HR: GULAKOWSKI, Brady 1
RBI: GULAKOWSKI, Brady 1 ; WILKINSON, Garrett 1
SH: ROHRER, Brandon 1 ; WILSON, Owen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: GULAKOWSKI, Brady 1 ; LOCKLEAR, Cam 1 ; MCDYRE, Trey 1
HBP: GUY, Jaylen 1
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