Seton Hall Baseball

Pirates and Peacocks Square Off Tomorrow

The Seton Hall Pirates will take on the Peacocks of St. Peters tomorrow at Owen T. Carroll Field. The Pirates are coming off of a sweep against the Manhattan Jaspers. In the series, the Pirates gave up only 2 runs and scored 13. The Peacocks are coming off of a double header against Temple. Temple took the first game 2-1, but St. Peters won the second game 5-3. The Pirates will look to improve on their 12-3 record, coming off of their third sweep of the young season. The Peacocks are looking for their 4th win of the season, they currently hold a 3-12 record. The Peacocks have been led by SS Jon Kristoffersen who has 23 hits and 7 RBI on the season. Chris Hugg has also stood out for the Peacocks, with 5 doubles and 9 RBI. Zach Hopf has been the leader on the pitching staff, with 25 innings pitched and a solid 7.2 strikeouts per game. The Pirates have been led by SS D.J. Ruhlman who has posted a stellar average of .441 and has 26 hits on the season. When you add in his 5 walks, he has an on base percentage of .500. Ruhlman also leads the team in total bases with 37. First baseman Sal Annunziata leads the team in doubles (9) and runs batted in (17). Center fielder Zack Weigel leads the team in runs scored with 17. On the hill, the Pirates have been led by their ace, senior Josh Prevost. Prevost has posted a 5-0 record with a 1.85 ERA. He has two complete games including a complete game shutout. Opponents have only been hitting .193 off of Josh Prevost.

Josh Prevost and D.J. Ruhlman were honored this week for their performances over the weekend. Prevost was named Big East pitcher of the week the third time this season. Ruhlman was named to the Big East honor roll for the second time this season. Prevost threw his first career complete game shutout to lead the Pirates over the Jaspers. He surrendered only 4 hits and struck out 6 on the day. Ruhlman had a great weekend, with 6 hits and 2 RBI’s. He also had the walk off single on Saturday to win game 2 of the series. Congratulations to both Josh Prevost and D.J. Ruhlman.

We will have a full recap of the game on Wednesday when it goes final. We hope to see the seats filled, come out and support our #22 ranked Pirates. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.

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Pirates Break Out Brooms…..Again

The Seton Hall Pirates finished off their series with the Manhattan Jaspers with an 8-0 win. The win gave Seton Hall its 3rd sweep of the season. The pitching matchup was Seton Hall RHP Conor Krauss matching up with Manhattan RHP William Fabra. Seton Hall got on the board in the 2nd on an RBI single by right fielder Chris Selden. In the third, third baseman Kyle Grimm grounded into a double play that allowed Zack Weigel to score and make it a 2-0 lead for Seton Hall. From there, pitching was the name of the game as neither team scored until the 7th inning. The Pirates exploded for 5 runs in the inning and got out to a 6-0 lead. In the 8th, Mikael-Ali Mogues scored on a groundout by catcher Alex Falconi. Seton Hall was superb on the mound in this game. Starter Conor Krauss went 4 innings allowing only one hit, and striking out 6. He was followed by Luke Cahill who picked up the win and improved to 3-1 on the season. Cahill went 3 innings while surrendering only 2 hits. Dan Ditusa and Steven Lombardi pitched the final two innings, allowing only a single hit. For Manhattan, starter William Fabra went 5 innings while giving up 6 hits and 2 earned runs. Fabra took the loss and fell to 0-3 on the season. For the Pirates, SS D.J. Ruhlman had 3 hits and a run scored. Right fielder Chris Selden had 2 hits and 3 RBI’s to go along with some stellar defense, and first baseman Sal Annunziata had 2 hits and 2 RBI’s. Center fielder Zack Weigel also had 2 hits and scored 2 runs. For the Jaspers, center fielder Andrew Gorecki had 2 hits. Seton Hall improved to 12-3 on the season, and Manhattan fell to 2-13.

MVP of the weekend: Shortstop D.J. Ruhlman 6 hits, 2 RBI’s, walk off single on Saturday

Outstanding Pitching Performance: RHP Josh Prevost complete game shutout (1st career), 6 K’s, only 4 hits allowed

Number of the Weekend: 3, 3rd time Seton Hall has swept a series this season (Feb. 22-23 at Richmond, Feb. 28-March 2 at Arizona)

The Pirates will be back in action on Wednesday at Owen T. Carroll Field to take on the Peacocks of St. Peters. The Jaspers are back in action on Saturday in Hamden, Connecticut to take on Quinnipiac in a double header. We will have a full recap of the game on Wednesday against St. Peters. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.

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Pirates Walk Off With A Win

The Seton Hall Pirates took on the Manhattan Jaspers on Saturday in game 2 of the 3 game series. The Pirates sent LHP Anthony Elia to the hill against LHP Mike Martin for Manhattan. The Pirates came out on top 3-2 in what proved to be a great day at Owen T. Carroll Field. The Pirates got on the board first in the bottom of the second inning. Catcher Dillon Hamlin got things started with a one out single, and after he stole second, right fielder Chris Selden singled to bring him home for the first run of the game. The Jaspers answered in the 4th on an RBI single by Brendan Slattery. Manhattan added another run in the 5th on a solo homerun by right fielder Jason Patnick. The Pirates responded in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI double by SS D.J. Ruhlman. The score would remain tied until the bottom of the 9th. After Selden flied out, and Chris Chiaradio grounded out, pinch hitter Jackson Martin drew a two out walk. A failed pick off attempt allowed Martin to advance to second, then Zack Weigel was hit by a pitch. This set the stage for D.J. Ruhlman, and he delivered with an RBI single to right center field that scored Martin. It was the first walk off win of the year for the Pirates who improved to 11-3, while the Jaspers fell to 2-12. On the hill, Anthony Elia was solid, allowing 6 hits and 2 runs while striking out 5 in 6 innings. Sam Burum went 2.1 innings and gave up only 1 hit, and Dan Ditusa went .2 of an inning, and picked up the win. For the Jaspers, Mike Martin gave up 2 runs in 5 innings, and LHP Joe Jacques picked up the loss by pitching 3.2 innings and giving up 1 run. Ditusa improved to 1-0 on the season while, Jacques fell to 0-2. The Pirates were led by D.J. Ruhlman who had 2 hits and 2 RBI’s. The Jaspers were led by Brendan Slattery who had 2 hits and an RBI.

The Pirates will be looking for the sweep today against Manhattan. The game is at 1 p.m. at Owen T. Carroll Field. The pitching matchup is Seton Hall RHP Conor Krauss (0-0) going up against RHP William Fabra (0-2) for the Jaspers. Krauss will be making his first start of the season. He has pitched well out of the pen, with a 1.42 ERA in 6.1 innings. Fabra is coming off of a loss to Florida Gulf Coast where he gave up only one hit, but walked 5 in 6 innings. The Pirates will look to keep the momentum going in this series and try to break out the brooms for a third time this season. We will have a full recap of the final game of the series later today. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.

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Pirates Down Jaspers In Home Opener

The Seton Hall Pirates finally got to open up their home schedule against the Manhattan College Jaspers at Owen T. Carroll Field. The Pirates rode their ace Josh Prevost to a 2-0 victory in game 1 of the 3 game weekend series. It was Prevost matching up with Manhattan’s RHP Joey Rocchietti. The Pirates got on the board in the first inning, when third baseman Kyle Grimm hit a sacrifice fly to center field and brought home center fielder Zack Weigel. The Pirates were held off the board until the 7th inning when catcher Dillon Hamlin scored on a sacrifice bunt by second baseman Chris Chiaradio. This was a classic pitching duel though, Prevost and Rocchietti were both excellent in this game. Rocchietti took the loss on a complete game effort. He allowed 1 earned run on 6 hits while striking out 2. With the loss Rocchietti falls to 1-2 on the season. The story of the game was Josh Prevost. He was simply masterful in picking up the win to improve his record to a perfect 5-0. Prevost allowed just 4 hits while striking out 6 and surrendering no walks. This was the first career complete game shutout for Josh Prevost. Prevost has been dominant so far this season, picking up the win in the first game of each series this season. The Pirates were led by Kyle Grimm who had 2 hits as well as an RBI. D.J. Ruhlman, Sal Annunziata, Dillon Hamlin, and Chris Selden all hat a hit apiece for the Pirates.

The Pirates will be back in action tomorrow for the second game of the series against the Manhattan Jaspers. The pitching matchup is LHP Anthony Elia (1-2) for Seton Hall, up against LHP Mike Martin (0-2) for Manhattan. Elia is looking to bounce back from a rough outing against the James Madison Dukes. Elia took the loss, going just 4 innings while allowing 7 runs. For Manhattan, Martin is coming off of a loss to Florida Gulf Coast where he allowed 9 hits and 3 earned runs in 6.1 innings. Although he is winless, Martin boasts a solid 2.08 ERA. We will have a full recap of game 2 in the series tomorrow. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.

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