Pirates Fall in Friday Doubleheader at Saint Mary’s

Friday, March 6

Moraga, Calif.

1 p.m.

Seton Hall University

5-7

Saint Mary's

5-8

Seton Hall

Saint Mary's

Pirates Fall in Friday Doubleheader at Saint Mary’s

3/6/2020 8:35:00 PM | Baseball

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The Hall is set to play its first game on campus in a year against Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday

MORAGA, Calif. – Despite another strong day offensively for junior Casey Dana (Montgomery, N.Y.) and a three-hit afternoon for senior Tyler Shedler-McAvoy (Allendale, N.J.), the Seton Hall baseball couldn't capitalize against Saint Mary's as the Gaels defeated the Pirates by the score of 6-2 in both games of a doubleheader.

Dana and Shedler-McAvoy both went 3-for-7; Dana had two RBI while Shedler-McAvoy posted two triples over the twin bill. Sophomores Brennan O'Neill (Morristown, N.J.) and David Festa (Verona, N.J.) took the losses today for the Pirates (5-8)

What Happened:
In game one, Saint Mary's jumped out to a 2-0 lead early but starter Ryan McLinskey (Pearl River, N.Y.) settled in an kept the Gaels off the scoreboard through the sixth inning.

In the top of the seventh, Dana led off the inning with a single and he went first to third on another single off the bat of senior Connor Hood (Shrewsbury, Pa.). That set up redshirt junior Christian Del Castillo (Miami, Fla.) who dropped a single into center field that cut the deficit to one, 2-1.

After a sacrifice bunt from sophomore Alex Clyde (Old Tappan, N.J.) moved both runners into scoring position, junior Thomas Holdorf (Freehold, N.J.) drove in Dana on an RBI groundout that tied up the score at 2-2. It wouldn't be enough though as the Gaels pushed across four runs in the home half of the eighth to take a 6-2 lead for good.

In game two, the Pirates fell behind early again but they chipped away at the deficit in the fourth. Shedler-McAvoy led off the inning with a triple to right field and was sent home on the third pitch that Dana, pulling it to left field to make it 3-1. However, Saint Mary's tacked on two more runs in the fifth and a run in the sixth to pad their. Despite another triple by Shedler-McAvoy, who was again driven in by Dana, in the ninth inning, a 6-2 lead for the Gaels was too much to overcome.

Up Next:

On Wednesday, March 11, Seton Hall will play their first home game on campus in a year when they take on Fairleigh Dickinson at 4 p.m. in the newly named Mike Sheppard, Sr. Stadium at Owen T. Carroll Field.

The day prior, on March 10, there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4 p.m. that will be attended by Seton Hall University President Dr. Joseph E. Nyre, Executive Vice President for Operations and Chief of Staff Pat Lyons, Director of Athletics and Recreation Bryan Felt, 2018 Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Fame inductee Phyllis Sheppard as well as student-athletes and coaches of the three programs that call the transformed facility home: women's soccer, men's soccer and baseball.