Offense Erupts in 15-3 Rout of Austin Peay

Saturday, February 15

Phoenix, Ariz.

3 p.m.

Seton Hall University

1-1

Austin Peay

0-2

Austin Peay

Seton Hall

2/15/2025 6:56:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

PHOENIX – Sophomore Aiden Robbins (Yardley, Pa.) led an offensive onslaught that featured 15 runs and 16 hits as the Seton Hall baseball team defeated Austin Peay, 15-3, in seven innings at the Desert Invitational on Saturday for its first victory of the 2025 season.

The Pirates fell behind after an Austin Peay solo home run in the first inning, but exploded for six runs in the bottom of the second and never looked back.

Robbins went 4-for-5, a double, a triple, four runs scored and four RBIs. Marco Ali (Old Westbury, N.Y.) and Jimmy Brennan (Newton, N.J.) also reached base four times. Ali was 3-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs, while Brennan was 3-for-3 with a walk, a double and three RBIs. Ryan Frontera (Middletown, N.J.) was 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs as batters two through five in the order combined for 13 hits and 12 RBIs.

THE STORY:
Trailing 1-0, The Hall broke out in the bottom of the second inning. After the Governors walked in the tying run, Robbins scorched a shot to third, which the Austin Peay third baseman knocked down, but he couldn't deliver an accurate throw to first. Kevin Milewski (Wallingford, Conn.) scored the go-ahead run and Tommy Manzo (Ramsey, N.J.) came in on the throwing error to give Seton Hall a 3-1 lead. Brennan followed with an RBI single, and after a Frontera single, a Nick Ferri (Flemington, N.J.) walk brought in run No. 5 for The Hall. Finally, Milewski beat out a dribbler down the third-base line to give the Pirates a 6-1 lead.

In the bottom of the third, The Hall tacked on two more runs on a run-scoring fielder's choice by Robbins followed by an RBI single by Brennan to put the Pirates on top, 8-1.

After Austin Peay got a pair of runs back, Robbins and Brennan went back to work in the sixth. With one out, Robbins delivered an RBI triple to the gap in right-center field to extend the Pirates' lead to 9-3. Brennan followed with a hard double into the left field corner to plate Robbins with the 10^th Seton Hall run.

The Hall finished with five more runs in the sixth inning to put the game away.

AIDEN ROBBINS WITH THE RBI TRIPLE!!#HALLin ⚾🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/D2cin4mAbR
— Seton Hall University Baseball (@SHUBaseball) February 15, 2025

THE NUMBERS:

Seton Hall out-hit Austin Peay, 16-to-5.
Austin Peay committed two errors, while the Pirates committed one.
Seton Hall left nine men on base, while Austin Peay left five.
The Pirates were 9-for-17 with runners in scoring position, but the Governors were 0-for-5.
Robbins was 4-for-5 with a triple, a double, a stolen base, four runs scored and four RBIs.
Brennan was 3-for-3 with a double, a walk, two runs scored and three RBIs.
Ali was 3-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and three RBIs.
Frontera was 3-for-5 with to RBIs.
Seton Hall starter Ryan Reich (Selinsgrove, Pa.) allowed only two hits and one run over four innings with three walks and five strikeouts.
Freshman Stephen Curry (New Market, Md.) made his collegiate debut and earned the win with three innings of relief allowing two runs, walking none and striking out four.

Oh my Stephen Curry... that's not even fair.#HALLin ⚾🏴‍☠️🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/uQ8rYI9VY3
— Seton Hall University Baseball (@SHUBaseball) February 15, 2025

THE NOTES:

Seton Hall improves to 1-1 on the young season, while Austin Peay falls to 0-2.
This was the first-ever meeting with Austin Peay.

UP NEXT:
Seton Hall will close out play at the Desert Invitational tomorrow when it faces New Mexico. First pitch is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET. The game will be streamed on MLB.com.
(box score to come soon)