Seton Hall University
0-1
San Diego State
1-0
Pirates Drop Season-Opening Slugfest Against San Diego State
2/14/2025 11:47:00 PM | Baseball
Scottsdale, AZ. -- Sophomore AJ Soldra shined in his Seton Hall debut with a 3-for-5 performance at the plate including a three-run home run and four other hitters tallied multi-hit games but it wasn't enough as the Pirates dropped their season opener, 16-11, against San Diego State st the MLB Desert Invitational on Friday evening.Â
Aiden Robbins and Marco Ali both posted three-hit games for The Hall (0-1). Along with Soldra, Joey Calabretti and Kevin Milewski also slugged home runs.
How It Happened Â
The Pirates got the first run across as Robbins drove in Soldra with an RBI single. San Diego State evened the score in the second but Soldra responded with a three-run home run to right center that put the Pirates back in front, 4-1, in the second.
The Aztecs continued their offensive onslaught by scoring six unanswered runs to go ahead, 7-4, in the fourth inning. Milewski stopped the bleeding with a solo blast in the home half of the fourth that trimmed the Pirates deficit to two, 7-5. Despite a two-RBI base hit off the bat of Ali, an RBI base knock from Milewski and an RBI single from Brennan, San Diego State would not let up as it carried a 16-9 lead into the ninth inning.Â
The Pirates wouldn't go away quietly though as Soldra reached on a two-out single and Calabretti brought him home with a two-run home run. Despite getting the tying run in the on-deck circle, The Hall couldn't extend the game.
Inside The Box Score
- Calabretti now has three career home runs in just 21 career plate appearances.
- Soldra also now hit three home runs in his career.
- Daniel Frontera made his 40th career collegiate appearance and his 25th career start.
- Seton Hall made two errors while San Diego State committed one error.
- Seton Hall hitters were struck out 17 times despite scoring 11 runs.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: ARAIZA, Issac (1-0)
L: Frontera, Daniel (0-1)
S: RODGERS, Peyton (1)
Batting:
2B: MORAN, CJ 1 ; KELLY, Zane 1 ; SMITH, Jonathan 1 ; SIPE, Evan 2
3B: JACKSON, Jake 2
HR: SMITH, Jonathan 1
RBI: BATES, Finley 2 ; NOONAN, Nevan 1 ; JACKSON, Jake 1 ; MORAN, CJ 2 ; ARAMBULA, Daniel 1 ; KELLY, Zane 1 ; SMITH, Jonathan 5 ; SIPE, Evan 1 ; RUTTER, Drew 1
SH: SIPE, Evan 1
SF: NOONAN, Nevan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: BATES, Finley 2 ; MORAN, CJ 1 ; YOUNG, Thomas 1 ; ARAMBULA, Daniel 3 ; KELLY, Zane 4 ; SMITH, Jonathan 3 ; RUTTER, Drew 2
SB: KELLY, Zane 1 ; RUTTER, Drew 1
CS: NOONAN, Nevan 1
HBP: MORAN, CJ 2 ; KELLY, Zane 1
Batting:
2B: Robbins, Aiden 2 ; Ali, Marco 1
HR: Soldra, AJ 1 ; Calabretti, Joey 1 ; Milewski, Kevin 1
RBI: Soldra, AJ 3 ; Calabretti, Joey 2 ; Robbins, Aiden 1 ; Brennan, Jimmy 1 ; Ali, Marco 2 ; Milewski, Kevin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Soldra, AJ 3 ; Pacheco, Dylan 1 ; Calabretti, Joey 1 ; Robbins, Aiden 1 ; Brennan, Jimmy 1 ; Frontera, Ryan 1 ; Ali, Marco 1 ; Milewski, Kevin 1 ; Scrivanic, Frankie 1
SB: Soldra, AJ 1
HBP: Soldra, AJ 1 ; Brennan, Jimmy 1
