Pirates Rally Past Wagner, 8-5

Wednesday, March 29

South Orange, N.J.

4 p.m.

Seton Hall University

10-12

Wagner

13-10

Wagner

Seton Hall

Zack Sylvester swings at a pitch against Monmouth on March 16

3/29/2023 7:59:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score BOX SCORE - WAG (.pdf)

The Hall bounces back from a 4-0 deficit to collect its second victory in as many days.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Four Pirates collected at least two hits and the Seton Hall baseball team rallied from a 4-0 deficit to defeat Wagner, 8-5, at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Stadium on Wednesday.

With the game tied at five in the seventh inning, sophomore Pat D'Amico (Lynnfield, Mass.) doubled over the head of the right fielder to score Will Gale (Scotch Plains, N.J.) with the go-ahead run. Later in the inning, Staus Pokrovsky (Pittsgrove, N.J.) provided the insurance with a two-run RBI single to give The Hall an 8-5 lead.

Junior Zack Sylvester (Montville, N.J.) led the Pirates with three hits, including a double, and two RBIs. Gale and Pokrovsky had two hits and two RBIs apiece. Alex Clyde (Old Tappan, N.J.) was 2-for-4 with a triple.

How It Happened:
The first five Seahawks reached base in the top of the second inning, and a bases-clearing double gave Wagner an early 4-0 lead.

The Pirates started chipping away in the third as an RBI single by Sylvester and an RBI groundout by Gale cut Wagner's lead in half, 4-2. With two outs in the fourth, Clyde belted an RBI single through the right side, and Sylvester followed with a run-scoring bloop-double to tie the score at four. After a Devin Hack (Somerville, N.J.) walk, Gale beat out an infield single, allowing Clyde to score the go-ahead run.

Wagner scored on an error in the fifth to tie the game at five, but the Pirates had the last laugh in the seventh. With Gale on second and one out, D'Amico doubled to right field to put The Hall ahead, 6-5. After Max Viera (Greenwood Lake, N.Y.) singled and stole second base, Pokrovsky added the insurance with a hard single to left that scored both D'Amico and Viera.

Pat D'Amico with the double over the head of the right fielder!! The Pirates take a 6-5 lead!!#HALLin #neverloseyourhustle pic.twitter.com/zbYCQL9AAH
— Seton Hall University Baseball (@SHUBaseball) March 29, 2023

Numbers & Notes:

Seton Hall improves to 10-12 on the season, while Wagner drops to 13-10.
Both teams had 11 hits and one error.
Wagner left 11 men on base, while the Pirates left only five.
Sylvester went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and two RBI.
Gale reached base three times, going 2-for-4 with a walk, a run scored and two RBI.
Pokrovsky was 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Clyde was 2-for-4 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored.
Joe Cinnella (Mahwah, N.J.) picked up the win with 2.0 innings of one-hit relief. He's now 1-2 on the season.
Freshman Michael Gillen (Rochelle Park, N.J.) earned his first career save by pitching the final two scoreless innings.
Seton Hall and Wagner combined to throw 12 pitchers in the game.
The Hall has now recorded a save in back-to-back games after recording only two saves over the season's first 20 games.
Today's victory is the 499^th for Seton Hall head coach Rob Sheppard.

STAUS POKROVSKY WITH THE TWO-RBI SINGLE!! After trailing 4-0, The Hall leads 8-5 in the bottom of the seventh!!#HALLin #neverloseyourhustle pic.twitter.com/3x3FNdxAhf
— Seton Hall University Baseball (@SHUBaseball) March 29, 2023

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday when it opens a three-game series in Johnson City, Tenn. at East Tennessee State. First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.