Due to the Seton Hall baseball field not being cleared of snow, the home opener against Lehigh has been postponed. We will let you know when the makeup date is as soon as we find out. Seton Hall is back in action this weekend for a 3 game series in Tucson, Arizona to face the University of Arizona Wildcats. Seton Hall basketball takes on DePaul on the road tonight, we will have a full wrap of that game this week, until then Hazard Zet Forward.
Pirates Break Out Brooms In Richmond
The Seton Hall University baseball team was coming off a series in Norman, Oklahoma, losing two out of three to the Sooners. The team bounced back in style with a sweep of the Richmond Spiders over the weekend. Game 1 saw Pirates RHP Josh Prevost going up against Richmond’s RHP Jonathan de Marte. The Pirates got on the board in the first on an RBI double by Sal Annunziata, which scored Zack Weigel. The Pirates added a run in the second , four runs in the third, and two runs in the sixth. The Pirates were led by Sal Annunziata and Zack Weigel with 3 hits each as well as an RBI. The Pirates got great production from everywhere in the lineup as 8 different players had an RBI. Richmond got its only 2 runs in the fourth when Matt Dacey homered. The real story of this game was senior Josh Prevost who pitched his first career complete game. Prevost was phenomenal, scattering 6 hits and 2 runs while striking out 8. Prevost picked up his 2nd win of the young season. The Pirates took game 1 by a score of 8-2 to earn their 2nd win of the season.
Game 2 of the series saw Pirates LHP Anthony Elia facing off against Richmond’s LHP Dylan Stoops. Seton Hall jumped out early in this game as well, getting 3 runs in the first inning, led by an RBI double by Sal Annunziata. The Pirates took a commanding 11-0 lead before Richmond got on the board in the 6th. Richmond got on the board with an RBI double by Chris Bell in the 6th and an RBI double by Eric Flanagan in the 9th. For the Pirates, they were led by first baseman Sal Annunziata who was 3-4 with 3 RBI’s. Mikael-Ali Mogues came off of the bench and hit a homerun in the 9th inning to cap the scoring for the Pirates. Designated hitter Mike Caputo also had 3 RBI’s for the Pirates who improved to 3-2 on the young season. Both of the teams had problems on defense in this game. The Pirates committed 3 errors while the Spiders committed 4. The Pirates combination of Elia (6 innings), Joe DiBenedetto (1 inning), Zach Prendergast (.2 innings), and Greg Tripold (1.1 innings) combined to hold the Spiders to 8 hits and 2 runs. The Pirates knocked out Dylan Stoops after 3.1 innings, en route to a 16-2 blowout of the Spiders. Anthony Elia improved to 1-1 on the season with the win. This game was scheduled for Friday but played on Sunday due to rain.
Game 3 of the series was the second game of the Sunday double header. This game saw Pirates RHP Sam Burum squaring off against Richmond’s RHP Ryan Cook. The Pirates got off to a good start with 2 runs in the top of the first. First baseman Sal Annunziata hit a double that scored 2 and gave the Pirates a 2-0 lead after the top of the first. The Spiders answered in the bottom half of the inning with 2 runs of their own on RBI doubles by Doug Kraeger and Ryan Cook. From their though the Pirates pitching took over, Luke Cahill got the win with 4.1 innings of scoreless pitching, scattering 2 hits and striking out 3. Seton Hall scored in the first inning of every game in the series and outscored Richmond by a score of 30-6. Sal Annunziata and Chris Chiaradio each had 2 RBI’s for the Pirates who improved to 4-2 on the season. Conor Krauss came in for 1 inning and struck out the side in order. This game was called after 8 innings due to darkness.
The Pirates will be back in action for their home opener on Wednesday against the Lehigh University Mountain Hawks. We will have a full recap of that game right here on your home for all things Seton Hall baseball and basketball. Until then, Hazard Zet Forward.
Pirates Bounce Back in a Big Way
The Pirates did something last night that they had not done in 10 years, and that is sweep the Georgetown Hoyas. The Pirates defeated the Georgetown Hoyas by a score of 82-67 at the Prudential Center. The last sweep came in the 2002-2003 season back when Craig Escherick was the coach of the Hoyas, and Louis Orr was the coach of the Pirates. Seton Hall was led by senior Fuquan Edwin who had 21 points and 5 rebounds. It was Edwin who led the Pirates to their victory at the Verizon Center on January 18. In the two meetings with Georgetown this season, Edwin is averaging 22.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game. Edwin was also 3-6 from beyond the arc and added 2 steals.
The Pirates got off to a fast start and never looked back. They led by 9 at the half, and added to their lead in the second half, ultimately winning by 15. In addition to Edwin, three other Pirates were double digit scorers. Sophomore Sterling Gibbs had 18 points to go with a team high 7 assists. Freshman Jaren Sina chipped in 10 points including a pair of 3’s. Seton Hall welcomed back Brian Oliver and Eugene Teague from their brief “attitude” suspensions. Teague had 12 points and a team high 7 rebounds. The Pirates shot 55% from the field, and 47% from beyond the arc.
Georgetown was led by D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera and Markel Starks who had 20 and 13 points respectively. Next up for the Pirates is a trip to Creighton on Sunday, and the Georgetown Hoyas will host Xavier at the Verizon Center on Saturday.
We will have a full wrap up of the Creighton game, but until then Hazard Zet Forward
Pirates Fail to Rebound
After a crushing defeat at #6 Villanova last week, Fuquan had this to say to the fans, students and alumni of Seton Hall:
We will bounce back for sure #Shumbb
— Fuquan Edwin (@FuquanEdwin) February 8, 2014
Senior Fuquan Edwin has done a pretty good job of keeping his promises to bounce back, like he has done against DePaul and Xavier. Sadly, this time it was not meant to be, with the Pirates losing to the Marquette Golden Eagles 77-66.
Despite jumping out to an 8-0 start, it was pretty much downhill for the Pirates. The highlight of the game was the lack of rebounding by the Pirates, coupled with 10 turnovers very early into the first half. Fuquan had one of his worst statistical games of the season, finishing with only 9 points and 3 rebounds. Senior Brian Oliver lead the Pirates with 15 points. Marquette has always had Seton Hall’s number, winning 13 of their 15 meetings, and swept the home-and-home series between the two schools for the past two seasons. Now the Pirates are 4-7 in the Big East, sitting in the cellar of the conference, ahead of only Butler and DePaul.
Next game is tonight 9 tonight at the Prudential Center against their Hudson River rival St. John’s. After all, the Pirates want revenge for their close loss at St. John’s earlier in the season. Hopefully Fuquan’s promise was just a game early; until then, Hazard Zet Forward.
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