Author: Matt Fiedler

Pirates Split With Tigers

The Seton Hall baseball team was back in action on Sunday in the final game of their 4 game series against the Missouri Tigers in Ft. Myers, Florida. The Pirates were looking to split the series against the Tigers. The Pirates ultimately did split the series as they came away with a 9-1 victory. The pitching match up was RHP Zach Prendergast for the Pirates against RHP Ryan Lee for Mizzou.

The Pirates got on the board first in the top of the first when Chris Chiaradio doubled home Derek Jenkins to give the Hall a 1-0 lead. The Pirates added another run in the second inning when Mike Caputo doubled home Mikael-Ali Mogues and gave the Pirates a 2-0 lead. In the third inning, a bases loaded walk to Mogues gave the Pirates a 3-0 lead.

The score would remain 3-0 until the top of the fifth when Joe Poduslenko scored on an error and the Pirates took a 4-0 lead. Seton Hall broke the game open in the top of the seventh inning. Mike Caputo walked with the bases loaded to give the Pirates a 5-0 lead. The next batter was Mike Alescio and he cleared the bases with a double to increase the lead to 8-0.

In the bottom of the seventh the Tigers would finally get on the board when Brett Bond scored on a wild pitch. The Pirates would answer in the top of the ninth when Mike Alescio walked with the bases loaded to give the Pirates a 9-1 lead. The score would hold and the Pirates split the series and picked up their second win of the season.

Ryan Lee took the loss for the Tigers. He lasted just 2.1 innings while allowing 3 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks. Austin Tribby relieved Lee and pitched 2.2 innings while allowing 0 earned runs on 4 hits. Cole Bartlett pitched 1.2 innings while allowing 4 runs on two hits. Liam Carter pitched a third of an inning and gave up 1 hit. Brian Sharp and Graham Ruopp pitched the final 2 innings and gave up 1 run on 2 hits.

Zach Prendergast was magnificent for the Hall on Sunday. The right handed starter threw seven strong innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits while striking out 8. Prendergast’s performance earned him Big East Pitcher of the Week honors. Andrew Politi pitched the final two frames allowing just two hits and striking out 3.

The Tigers were led by first baseman Zach Lavy who had 3 hits. Center fielder Jake Ring had two hits for Missouri. Brett Bond scored the lone run for the Tigers.

Mike Alescio led the Pirates on the day with 2 hits and 4 RBI’s. Mike Caputo had a pair of hits and 2 RBI’s. Ryan Ramiz also had two hits for Seton Hall. Mikael-Ali Mogues and Chris Chiaradio each had an RBI in the game. Mogues earned Big East Player of the Week honors for his performance this weekend.

The Tigers fall to 2-2 on the season with the loss. They will now head to Miami to take on the Florida International Panthers on Wednesday. The Pirates improve to 2-2 with the victory. They will head to Miami on Friday to start a four game series against Florida International.

We will have full coverage of the FIU series starting on Friday. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.

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Pirates Survive The Red Storm

The Seton Hall Pirates were back in action today as they took on the St. John’s Red Storm at Madison Square Garden. Before the game we spoke with Carmine Carcieri of Rumble in the Garden. Carmine provided some great info and predicted that the Pirates would beat St. John’s 68-65. The Pirates struggled mightily in the second half and nearly blew this game that they had to win. The Pirates would ultimately defeat the Johnnies though 62-61.

The Pirates came out of the gate very fast to start this one. They scored the first 13 points of the game. Desi Rodriguez had 11 of the Pirates 13 points to start the game. With 7:10 remaining in the first half, Khadeen Carrington hit a three pointer to give the Hall a 19 point lead. The Johnnies would ultimately trim the lead down to 14 before the half. The Pirates ended up leading 36-22 at the half.

St. John’s was led in the first half by Felix Balamou with 7 points. Kassoum Yakwe added 5 points and 5 rebounds. Malik Ellison chipped in 4 points and 2 rebounds. The Johnnies shot 42.9% from the field and was 0-5 from beyond the arc in the first half.

The Pirates were led by Desi Rodriguez with 19 points. Khadeen Carrington added 5 points and 3 rebounds. Derrick Gordon chipped in 5 points and Michael Nzei led the Pirates with 4 rebounds in the first half. The Pirates shot 50% from the field and 54.5% from beyond the arc in the first half.

St. John’s came out hot to start the second half. Baskets from Durand Johnson and Amar Alibegovic cut the Pirates lead to 6 to start the half. The Pirates would increase the lead to 13 but the Red Storm would cut it down again. With 7:17 remaining in the second half, Ron Mvouika would hit a three pointer to cut the lead down to 1. A layup from Yankuba Sima would give the Red Storm a 1 point lead. Kassoum Yakwe would give the Johnnies a 3 point lead with 58 seconds remaining. Khadeen Carrington would hit a jumper to cut the lead to 1 and then Isaiah Whitehead would knock down a pair of free throws to give the Pirates a 1 point lead. The Pirates would hang on and beat the Red Storm 62-61.

The Red Storm were led by Kassoum Yakwe with 16 points and 15 rebounds. Felix Balamou and Durand Johnson each added 9 points. Ron Mvouika chipped in 6 points and 8 rebounds. Christian Jones posted 6 points and 4 rebounds for St. John’s. The Red Storm shot 44.2% from the field and 26.3% from beyond the arc.

The Pirates were led by Desi Rodriguez who scored a career high 24 points. Khadeen Carrington added 12 points and 4 rebounds. Isaiah Whitehead struggled but still managed to score 10 points and dish out 3 assists. Michael Nzei led the Hall with 8 rebounds. The Pirates shot 36.5% from the floor and 40% from beyond the arc.

With the loss the Red Storm fall to 8-20 on the season and 1-14 in the Big East. With the win the Pirates improve to 19-7 overall and 9-5 in the Big East. The Johnnies will now head to Chicago on Thursday to take on the DePaul Blue Demons. The Pirates head home to take on the Providence Friars on Thursday.

We would again like to thank Carmine Carcieri for his insight. He is a great journalist and can be found on twitter @carminecsju. Check out the PPI below to see who excelled today for the Pirates. We will have full coverage of the Providence game on Thursday. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.

PPI vs St. John's (2)

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Pirates Win!

The Seton Hall Pirates baseball team was back in action in Ft. Myers, Florida in game 2 of the double header against the Missouri Tigers. The Pirates pulled out their first win of the season as they beat Missouri 8-4. The pitching match up was LHP Cullen Dana for the Pirates against LHP Michael Plassmeyer for Missouri.

The Pirates got on the board in the top of the first when Derek Jenkins scored on a balk and gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead. An inning later, the Pirates added to their lead when Mike Caputo homered to left and gave the Hall a 2-0 lead. The scored remained 2-0 until the bottom of the third when the Tigers would get on the board. A walk to Jack Klages put a man on for Ryan Howard who hit his first home run of the season and tied the game at 2. A sacrifice fly from Mike Caputo and an RBI single from Matt Fortin gave Seton Hall a 4-2 lead after 4.

In the top of the 5th the Pirates added to the lead when Derek Jenkins scored on a fielders choice to make it a 5-2 lead. The score would remain that way until the bottom of the 8th. Jake Ring scored on a fielders choice and Brett Bond scored on a throwing error to cut the lead to 5-4. The Pirates were not going to let this one slip away though as they added on in the top of the 9th. Jackson Martin scored on a sac fly, Derek Jenkins scored on a throwing error, and Chris Chiaradio scored on a Joe Poduslenko double to give the Pirates an 8-4 lead. Despite some tense moments in the bottom half of the ninth, the Pirates would come away with an 8-4 victory.

Michael Plassmeyer took the loss for the Tigers. He threw 4 innings while allowing 5 runs on 9 hits. Liam Carter threw 2 hit less innings. Nolan Gromacki, Ty Shoaff, and Bryce Montes De Oca combined to throw 2 scoreless innings. Griffin Goodrich threw .2 of an inning while allowing 3 runs on 2 hits. Graham Ruopp retired the only batter he faced.

Cullen Dana collected the victory for the Pirates. The lefty threw 6 solid innings allowing just 2 runs on 1 hit while striking out 6. Sam Burum pitched a clean inning, and Anthony Pacillo allowed 1 earned run on 1 hit in .1 of an inning. Chris Morris picked up his first save of the season. He pitched 1.2 innings while allowing 1 hit and striking out 4.

The Pirates improve to 1-2 on the season and the Tigers fall to 2-1. The Pirates will look to split the series when they take on Missouri in the finale tomorrow. The Pirates basketball team will also be in action tomorrow as they take on St. John’s. We will have full recaps of both games tomorrow. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.

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Pirates Downed By Tigers

The Seton Hall Pirates baseball team was back in action today as they took on the Missouri Tigers in game 2 of their 4 game series. The Pirates wound up falling to the Tigers in Ft. Myers by a score of 4-1. This was the first game of a double header. The pitching match up saw RHP Zach Schellenger for the Pirates against RHP Tanner Houck for the Tigers.

The Tigers got out to an early lead when Shane Benes hit a sac fly and scored Ryan Howard to give Missouri a 1-0 lead after the first inning. The Tigers added to their lead in the bottom of the second when Connor Brumfield score on a fielders choice. Shane Benes would increase the lead to 4-0 when he hit a two run home run in the bottom of the third. The home run was the second in as many games for Benes.

The Pirates would be held off the board until top of the 6th when Ryan Ramiz would score on a double from Mikael-Ali Mogues. Seton Hall would threaten a few more times but would never be able to break through and wound up suffering their second loss of the young season.

Tanner Houck picked up his first win of the season for the Tigers. He shook of some early rust to throw 6 solid innings, allowing 1 run on 7 hits. He struck out 9 and walked 3 Pirates. Austin Tribby follow up with two scoreless innings, and Cole Bartlett picked up his first save of the season as he pitched a scoreless 9th inning.

Zach Schellenger was saddled with his first loss of the season. He threw 5.1 innings while allowing 4 runs on 3 hits. He struck out 8 batters and walked 3. Matt Leon threw an impressive 2.2 innings where he allowed just 1 hit and struck out 2.

Shane Benes led the Missouri Tigers with 3 RBI’s and hit his second home run of the season. Brett Bond, Jake Ring, and Ryan Howard each had a hit for the Tigers.

The Pirates were led by Mikael-Ali Mogues who had two hits and the lone RBI for the Hall. Mike Alescio and Chris Chiaradio each had two hits for the Pirates.

The Pirates fall to 0-2, and the Tigers improve to 2-0 on the young season. We will have a full recap of the second game of the double header when it goes final. The pitching match up is LHP Cullen Dana for the Pirates against LHP Michael Plassmeyer for the Tigers. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.

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