Pirates Set For BIG EAST Road Clash With Xavier

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Winners of eight of its last 10, the Seton Hall baseball team hits the road this weekend for another tough BIG EAST series at Xavier. The four-game series is scheduled from May 7-9.

The Pirates (19-15, 12-3 BIG EAST) are currently second in the BIG EAST and the Musketeers (17-19, 8-6 BIG EAST) sit in fourth place. Seton Hall's 12 conference wins are the most in the BIG EAST.

PROJECTED STARTERS (subject to change)
Friday (DH) - RHP Ryan McLinskey (3-0, 2.11 ERA); LHP Joe Cinnella (3-1, 3.09 ERA) - GAME 1 Live Stream | Live Stats GAME 2 Live Stream | Live Stats
Saturday - RHP David Festa (1-2, 2.28 ERA) - Live Stream | Live Stats
Sunday - LHP Tyler Burnham (2-3, 3.86 ERA) - Live Stream | Live Stats

NEWS & NOTES

Seton Hall is coming off of a four-game sweep of Georgetown -- its second conference sweep and third BIG EAST series victory of the season.
The Pirates lead the all-time series with Xavier, 11-8, and took two out of three their last trip to Cincinnati back in May 2019.
Senior Tyler Burnham (East Brunswick, N.J.) made history on May 2 by throwing Seton Hall's fifth no-hitter since 1990 to go along with a career-high 14 strikeouts in a 2-0 win over Georgetown.
Burnham was named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week and NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week.
Graduate student Matt Toke (Three Bridges, N.J.) was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after hitting .467 (7-for-15) with two doubles, five RBI and three runs scored while playing stellar defense at first base against the Hoyas.
Toke was a unanimous selection on the Preseason All-BIG EAST squad.
Senior Jerry Huntzinger (Staten Island, N.Y.) leads the BIG EAST and ranks fourth in the country with 24 stolen bases.
Seton Hall ranks in the top three in the BIG EAST in hitting (3rd, .274), pitching (2nd, 3.83 ERA) and fielding (2nd, .972).