Six Seton Hall Pitchers Blank NJIT, 3-0

Wednesday, April 12

South Orange, N.J.

4 p.m.

Seton Hall University

16-15

NJIT

10-20

NJIT

Seton Hall

Dom DiRado delivers a pitch against Monmouth on March 12

4/12/2023 7:25:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score BOX SCORE - NJIT (.pdf)

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Six Pirate pitchers combined to toss Seton Hall's third shutout of the season, a 3-0 victory over NJIT on Wednesday.

Designated a "staff" day, no Pirate pitcher tossed more than two innings with the last three, Dom DiRado (Vestal, N.Y.), Richie Cimpric (Bayport, N.Y.) and Cole Hansen (Skillman, N.J.) throwing two innings apiece. Aaron Groller (Harleysville, Pa.) got the victory, and Hansen picked up his first save.

Offensively, both Oscar Murray (Brentwood, Calif.) and Staus Pokrovsky (Pittsgrove, N.J.) reached base three times. Murray was 1-for-2 with two walk an RBI and a run scored, while Pokorvsky was 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored. The Hall's third run was driven in by Jonathan Luders (Lynnfield, Mass.) on a sacrifice fly.

THE GAME:
Seton Hall got all the runs it would need with a run in the bottom of the third. With the bases loaded and no outs, Luders delivered a sacrifice fly that scored Pokrovsky. Although NJIT got out of the jam allowing only the single run, the damage was ultimately enough.

In the bottom of the fourth with one out, Pokrovsky singled hard to left field to score Murray and put The Hall in front 2-0. Lastly in the seventh, the Pirates got their final insurance run on a two-out RBI single by Murray.

Meanwhile, Seton Hall's pitchers allowed only two base runners over the final five innings.

THE NUMBERS:

NJIT out-hit the Pirates, 8-to-6.
The Pirates were errorless, while the Highlanders committed one.
The Hall left 11 men on base, while NJIT left seven.
Pokrovsky was 2-for-3 with a walk, an RBI and a run scored.
Murray was 1-for-2 with two walks, an RBI and a run scored.
Groller improved to 2-0 with the victory. He tossed a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.
Hansen earned his first save of the season, allowing just two hits over the final two innings.
DiRado may have been the most-effective pitcher today, throwing two hitless innings with just one walk.
Cimpric allowed one hit over two innings.
Starter Colin Dowlen (Middletown, N.J.) tossed a perfect first inning.
Carter Kelsey (Wesport, Conn.) pitched a scoreless second.

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 16-15 overall, while NJIT drops to 10-20.
The Hall is now 16-2 all-time against the Highlanders.
It's the 11^th straight game that The Hall has committed one or fewer errors and the 25^th time this season.
It's Pokrovsky's eighth multiple hit game of the season, which is tied for fourth-most on the team.
Murray and Pat D'Amico (Lynnfield, Mass.) currently have the longest active hit streak on the team at three games.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, April 14 when it begins a crucial three-game BIG EAST series in Queens, N.Y. at St. John's. First pitch of the contest is scheduled for 3:00 p.m.