Seton Hall Concludes Home Schedule Against Villanova

South Orange, N.J. - The Seton Hall baseball team will conclude its home schedule this weekend as the Pirates welcome Villanova to Mike Sheppard Sr. Stadium at Owen T. Carroll Field for a three-game series beginning on Friday at 4 p.m.

All three games will be streamed on the Pirate Sports Network via FloBaseball. Following Friday's game, 14 seniors and graduate students will be recognized for their hard work and dedication to Seton Hall baseball in conjunction with the final home series of the season:

Chris Saker, Manager
Joe Cinnella
Alex Clyde
Steve Grober
David Haberman
Alex Nicolosi
Brennan O'Neill
Blaise Panzini
Nick Payero
Justin Scotto
Collin Sheehan
Bobby Sheppard
Ryan Sheppard
Hunter Waldis

Friday vs. Villanova, 4 PM: RHP #11 Nick Payero (Monroe, N.J.) vs. Tyler Arella
Saturday (DH) vs. Villanova, 12 PM: RHP #39 Joe Cinnella (Mahwah, N.J.) vs. Cole Patten
Saturday (DH) vs. Villanova, 3 PM: RHP #26 Hunter Waldis (Naples, Fla.) vs. Jonathan Cole

NOTES YOU NEED TO KNOW

The Pirates rank second in the BIG EAST with a .974 fielding percentage and have committed only 44 errors as a team all season.
Friday marks the 136th all-time meeting between Seton Hall and Villanova.
The Pirates lead the all-time series, 92-44, and have won 14 of the last 15 games in the series.
Last season, Seton Hall swept the Wildcats on the road.
Head coach Rob Sheppard currently sits at 485 career victories.
The Hall has three players that have three triples on the season in Sheehan, junior Devin Hack (Somerville, N.J.) and redshirt sophomore Will Gale (Scotch Plains, N.J.), which is also tied for the BIG EAST lead.
Junior Jonathan Luders (Lynnfield, Mass.) ranks fourth in the BIG EAST with a .358 batting average.
Luders is also hitting .353 in conference play.
Plagued by injuries, Gale is hitting .412 (7-for-17) in five BIG EAST games and .320 in 33 games played this season.