Pirates Knock Out Knights

The Seton Hall Pirates took on the Farleigh Dickinson Knights in the final game of the three game series. The Pirates gained their 4th sweep of the season with a 5-1 victory at Owen T. Carroll Field. The pitching matchup was LHP Anthony Elia for Seton Hall against RHP John Chalupa for the Knights. Both pitchers dominated until the 4th when Farleigh Dickinson struck first. With 2 outs in the inning, first baseman Pat McClure singled to center, and brought home Shane Siebler. The Pirates responded in the 5th on a sac fly from Chris Chiaradio. The game remained tied until the bottom of the 8th. An error on the shortstop allowed the first run to score in the inning, and a sac fly from Sal Annunziata made it a 3-1 game. Next up was designated hitter Tyler Boyd who doubled down the right field line, and made it a 4-1 game. Chris Selden’s RBI single ended the scoring and made it a 5-1 Pirates lead. The score would hold, and the Pirates picked up their 4th sweep of the season. The Pirates improved to 15-4, while the Knights fell to 6-10. Anthony Elia was superb on the mound for Seton Hall. Elia went 8 innings while allowing only 1 run on 5 hits, while striking out 5. He improved his record to 2-2 with the win. Nick Cuono took the loss for the Knights, and his record fell to 1-1. The Pirates were lead by left fielder Chris Selden who had 2 hits and an RBI. Kyle Grimm, Sal Annunziata, Tyler Boyd, and Chris Chiaradio all had an RBI as well. The Knights were led by Pat McClure who had 2 hits and an RBI.

Outstanding Pitching Performance of the Weekend: Luke Cahill, Cahill came on in relief of Conor Krauss on Saturday and threw 6 shutout innings, which allowed the Pirates to get back in the game and get a 10-5 win. 6.0 innings, 3 hits, 2 K’s 0 walks

MVP of the Weekend: Designated Hitter Tyler Boyd, Boyd had a great weekend which included his team leading 3rd homerun of the season. 6 hits, 4 RBI’s, 1 homerun, 4 runs scored.

Number of the Weekend: 2, 2 Seton Hall starters went at least 8 innings this weekend, Anthony Elia (8.0 innings) and Josh Prevost (9.0 innings).

The Pirates are back in action on Tuesday at Owen T. Carroll Field to take on the Fairfield University Stags. The Knights will take on Monmouth on Wednesday. The Pirates will look to keep the momentum from their sweep over the weekend into this game against Fairfield. Fairfield is coming off of a win over Iona on Sunday. We will have a full recap of the game Tuesday when it goes final. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.

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Boyd, Annunziata, Power Pirates To Win

The Seton Hall Pirates traveled to Teaneck, NJ to take on the Farleigh Dickinson Knights in game 2 of the 3 game series. After a rough start, the Pirates battled back to earn a 10-5 win. The pitching matchup was RHP Conor Krauss for Seton Hall against RHP Brendan Butler for the Knights. After the Pirates were retired in order in the 1st, the Knights got on the board. Conor Krauss was touched up for 5 runs in .2 of an inning. The inning was highlighted by a double by SS Matt McCann that brought home 2 RBI’s. Luke Cahill came on in relief and got the final out of the inning. The Pirates answered immediately in the top of the second. First baseman Sal Annunziata blasted a solo homerun to right field to get the Pirates on the board. The homerun was the first of the season for Annunziata. The Pirates then took the lead for good in the third. With runners on first and second, designated hitter Tyler Boyd came through with a homerun to right center field. The homerun by Boyd capped a 5 run inning, and gave the Pirates the lead that they would not relinquish. The homerun was the third of the season for Boyd. Seton Hall got on the board again in the 5th inning. After singles from Kyle Grimm and Sal Annunziata, Chris Selden delivered a single to right field that brought home 2 runs. Both teams were scoreless until the 7th, when a Chris Chiaradio single brought home Tyler Boyd to make it a 10-5 Seton Hall lead. The score would hold and the Pirates came away with a 10-5 win. Luke Cahill did a masterful job for the Pirates. He came on in relief of Conor Krauss and pitched 6 shut out innings while allowing only 3 hits. Cahill improved his record to 4-1 on the season. Seton Hall was led by Tyler Boyd who had 3 hits and 3 RBI’s. Kyle Grimm had 3 hits, while Sal Annunziata and Chris Selden each had 2 RBI’s. The Knights were led by Matt McCann with 2 RBI’s. Brendan Butler took the loss and fell to 1-3 on the season. The Pirates improved to 14-4 on the season while the Knights fell to 6-9.

The Pirates will be back in action today at Owen T. Carroll Field in the final game of the series. The Pirates will be looking for their 4th sweep of the season. The Pitching matchup is LHP Anthony Elia (1-2) for the Pirates facing off against RHP John Chalupa (1-1) for the Knights. We hope to see a big crowd today to cheer on the Pirates as they go for the sweep of the Knights. We will have a full recap of the game when it goes final. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.

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Prevost, Pirates Take Down Knights

The Seton Hall Pirates took on the Farleigh Dickinson Knights in the first game of a three game series on Friday at Owen T. Carroll Field. The Pirates came out on top 3-1 to take the first game of the series. The pitching matchup was RHP Josh Prevost for Seton Hall matching up with RHP Joe Flack for Farleigh Dickinson. The Pirates got on the board first in the third on a sacrifice fly by third baseman Kyle Grimm, which brought home Derek Jenkins. The score remained 1-0 until the 6th inning, when Farleigh Dickinson got on the board with an RBI double from second baseman Dylan Sprague. The Pirates answered in the bottom of the inning with 2 runs to make it a 3-1 game. With runners on second and third, right fielder Chris Selden came through with a single to center which brought home the 2 runs. The 3-1 score would hold, and the Pirates picked up their 13th win of the season. The story of the game though, was Josh Prevost. Prevost picked up the win to improve to 6-0 on the season. Prevost went the distance, scattering 4 hits and only walking 1 while striking out 5. The complete game was the third on the season for the right hander, who’s ERA improved to 1.69 on the season. Prevost has picked up the win in the opening game of every series for the Pirates so far. The loss went to Joe Flack who fell to 0-2. For Seton Hall, designated hitter Tyler Boyd, and left fielder Zack Weigel had 2 hits apiece. Chris Selden went 1-3 and had the biggest hit of the game, the single in the 6th that gave the Pirates the lead for good. For the Knights, Dylan Sprague had the lone RBI, and third baseman Joel Roman scored the only run. With the win, Seton Hall improves to 13-4 while the Knights fall to 6-8.

As an interesting note, a scout for the Chicago Cubs was at the game, and in a brief conversation with him, Blue Beard Army learned that he was there specifically for Prevost, writing down his every pitch with his own speedometer, topping out at 94 MPH.

The Pirates will be back in action today for game 2 of the series. The game will be at Farleigh Dickinson, before the Pirates return to Owen T. Carroll field for the final game on Sunday. The pitching matchup is RHP Conor Krauss (0-0) for Seton Hall going up against RHP Brendan Butler (1-2) for Farleigh Dickinson. We will have a full recap of the game when it goes final. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.

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Peacocks Prevail

The Seton Hall Pirates took the field on a rainy afternoon in South Orange, NJ. The Pirates fought hard, but ultimately were defeated 9-8 to fall to 12-4 on the season while St. Peters improved to 4-12. The pitching matchup was LHP Anthony Pacillo for Seton Hall against LHP Adam Purcilly. The Peacocks got on the board in the first on a sacrifice fly by first baseman Nick Henriquez. Seton Hall was held down until the 4th inning, when right fielder John Beaubien stepped to the plate with the bases loaded. Beaubien delivered with an RBI single to center, which scored Tyler Boyd and Sal Annunziata. Later in the inning catcher Dillon Hamlin scored on a throwing error. Seton Hall added to the lead in the 5th on a sacrifice fly from SS D.J. Ruhlman. The Peacocks answered in 6th with 3 runs, and the 7th with 5 runs. The Peacocks got RBI doubles from designated Jim Smith in the 6th, and left fielder Chris Hugg in the 7th. After a rain delay in the 7th, the Pirates began a furious rally. After the bases were loaded in the inning, a walk to D.J. Ruhlman brought in a run, and a groundout by third baseman Kyle Grimm brought home another run. Later in the inning, the bases were loaded again, and Tyler Boyd drew a walk to bring across another run. Going into the 8th, the Pirates were down 9-7. After a two singles and a throwing error, center fielder Zack Weigel flew out to left field, which allowed Chris Chiaradio to score and make it a 1 run game. The Pirates made some noise in the 9th, loading the bases with 1 out, but couldn’t get the big hit, and fell to St. Peters 9-8. The Pirates were led by second baseman Chris Chiaradio who went 3-3 with 2 runs scored. D.J. Ruhlman, and John Beaubien each had 2 RBI’s for the Pirates. The Peacocks were led by Jim Smith with 4 hits, while Chris Hugg and Nick Henriquez each had 3 RBI’s. The losing pitcher for Seton Hall was Zack Prendergast who fell to 0-1 on the year. Paul Schifilliti got the win for the Peacocks and improved to 1-0, while AJ Celentano picked up his first save of the season.

The Pirates will be back in action on Friday to begin a three game series with the Knights of Farleigh Dickinson. The pitching matchup will be Seton Hall RHP Josh Prevost (5-0) going up against Farleigh Dickinson RHP Joe Flack (0-1). First pitch is at 4:15 at Owen T. Carroll Field. We hope to see the Pirates bounce back and get back in the win column. The Pirates need your support, so come out and cheer on our #22 ranked Seton Hall baseball program. We will have a full recap of the game when it goes final on Friday. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.

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