Ali Delivers Late In Hall's Win Over Saint Joe's, 5-3

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Ali Delivers Late In Hall's Win Over Saint Joe's, 5-3 - Seton Hall University Athletics

Marco Ali delivered the go-ahead base hit with a two RBI single in the eighth inning and John Downing earned the victory after tossing three scoreless inning...

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South Orange, N.J. — Marco Ali delivered the go-ahead base hit with a two RBI single in the eighth inning and John Downing earned the victory after tossing three scoreless innings of relief in the Seton Hall baseball team's 5-3 win over Saint Joseph's at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Stadium Sunday afternoon.

Downing improved to 3-0 on the season after allowing just two baserunners in three innings and Cole Hansen tossed three strong innings to start the game. Ryan Frontera had an RBI single that served as the Pirates' first run of the day.

How It Happened

Saint Joe's got the lead-off hitter on with an infield single but he was quickly erased as Hansen picked the runner off at first base for the first out. Hansen would retire the next five batters he faced before letting up a bloop single to start the third inning. He would work around the base hit thanks to a double play and fly out

After reliever Stephen Curry worked around a lead-off walk to induce a double play that ended the top of the sixth, the Pirates were able to get on the scoreboard in the home half. With two outs, Jimmy Brennan reached on a walk and moved to second on an infield single off the bat of Kevin Milewski. Frontera then stepped to the plate and rocketed a single back up the middle that scored Brennan from second.

Downing came on in relief in the top of the seventh and worked a 1-2-3 inning before he got three groundouts to retire the side in the top of the eighth. Brennan and Milewski reached on back-to-back walks in the home half of the eighth and pinch hitter Magnus Kreiger later worked a two-out walk that loaded the bases. The next batter was Tommy Manzo who picked up an RBI on a walk that cut Saint Joseph's lead to one, 3-2. Soldra followed and tied the game at 3-3 with a bases loaded walk of his own. Ali was then able to deliver the game changing hit, driving a single through the left side that plated Manzo and Kreiger.

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The Pirates will host NJIT in midweek action on Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Stadium.

 

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Losing 2 of 3 at home to St Joseph’s doesn’t lend itself to hope.

 

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Pirates Nearly Complete Comeback At Saint Joe's - Seton Hall University Athletics

The Seton Hall baseball team used a five-run top of the ninth inning to take a lead on Saint Joseph's but the Hawks were table to tie the game in the home ha...

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Pirates Nearly Complete Comeback At Saint Joe's​

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Merion Station, Pa. — The Seton Hall baseball team used a five-run top of the ninth inning to take a lead on Saint Joseph's but the Hawks were table to tie the game in the home half before ultimately walking-off the Pirates in the 10th, 10-9, in a wild series opener on Friday afternoon.

AJ Soldra went 2-for-5 with a double and a ninth-inning home run and Kevin Milewski went 2-for-5 with two RBI for the Pirates. Relief efforts from Steven Svenson and Patrick Benn helped keep The Hall in the game by allowing just two baserunners in nearly four innings of work.

How It Happened

After a scoreless first inning, Saint Joseph's pushed three runs across in the bottom of the second inning to take the early lead. Soldra led off the top of the third with a ground rule double and he later scored on an RBI groundout from Aiden Robbins that got the Pirates on the scoreboard. The Hawks answered in the home half of the third with a run that pushed their lead back up to three, 4-1, but Magnus Krieger made it a two-run game once again with an RBI single in the top of the fourth.

Saint Joe's used a three-run bottom of the fifth inning that made it 7-2 and they kept the Seton Hall bats at bey from the fifth through the seventh innings. Svenson came up big out of the bullpen, retiring the side in order in the the sixth and seventh innings for the Pirates. Aiden Robbins led off the top of the eighth with a base hit up the middle and Jimmy Brennan followed with a single of his own. A groundout moved both runners into scoring position and Ryan Frontera drove in a Seton Hall run with an RBI groundout that scored Robbins and made it 7-3 Saint Joe's. With two outs win the inning, Brennan scored on a fielding error that allowed another Seton Hall run to score and cut its deficit to three, 7-4.

Patrick Benn came on in the eighth and recorded a shutdown inning that set the stage for a Seton Hall rally ini the ninth. With one out in the inning, Soldra hit his second home run of the season that made it 7-5. Marco Ali followed the solo bomb with a double to right center and Robbins was hit by a pitch to give The Hall runners on first second. Brennan was the next batter and he reached on a throwing error by the shortstop, also allowing Ali to score. Milewski gave the Pirates the lead with a two-run double, scoring Robbins and Aiden Dill that made it 8-7 Pirates. With two outs and Milewski on third base, Frankie Scrivanic smacked a double down the line for his first RBI of the season.

The two-run lead wouldn't be enough however as Sainit Joseph's used two runs in the bottom of the ninth to tie the score at 9-9 before walking it off in the bottom of the 10th.

 

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If there's no story does the game still count as a loss. LOL

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