Frontera's Strong Start Not Enough In Opener Against Stony Brook, 1-0 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Despite a strong start from Daniel Frontera and a 10-hit game from the offense, the Seton Hall baseball team couldn't take the opening game of a three-ga...
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Baseball vs Stony Brook on 3/15/2024 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Baseball vs Stony Brook on 3/15/2024
South Orange, N.J. — Despite a strong start from Daniel Frontera and a 10-hit game from the offense, the Seton Hall baseball team couldn't take the opening game of a three-game set against Stony Brook as the Seawolves topped the Pirates, 1-0, on Friday afternoon at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Stadium.
Frontera posted seven strikeouts and scattered just three hit and allowed one walk in 6.2 innings of work. He also retired nine of the first 10 batters he faced. The Pirates tallied 10 hits but went 0-of-16 with runners in scoring position.
How It Happened
Frontera retired the first six Seawolves he faced in the first two innings before allowing an infield hit with two outs in the top of the third. However, that baserunner was quickly erased when Frontera used a nifty pick-off move to get the runner out at first and end the frame.
With one out in the bottom half of the third, Kyle Lyons gave the Pirates their second runner in scoring position on the day with his second double of the season but he could not reach home plate.
Frontera walked the lead-off man in the fourth and later advanced to second on a passed ball. With a runner now in scoring position, Frontera was able to pick off his second runner of the game for the first out of the inning. Frontera then induced two pop-ups to end the frame. With two outs in the home half, Andrew Bianco and Pat D'Amico (Lynnfield, Mass.) reached on back-to-back base hits. The next batter was Jonathan Luders (Lynnfield, Mass.) and he made solid contact but it was directed back to the pitcher who fielded it and threw to first for the final out.
Aiden Robbins (Yardley, Pa.) led off the fifth with a single and Staus Pokrovsky (Pittsgrove, N.J.) reached after getting hit by a pitch with two outs but neither were able to score. After the Pirates stranded two more runners in the sixth, Stony Brook took advantage of the Pirates' squandered opportunities by taking a 1-0 lead on a solo home run.
Michael Gillen (Rochelle Park, N.J.) came out of the bullpen in relief of Frontera and he retired the side in the eighth and turned a lineout double play in the top of the ninth inning. Despite Gillen's performance, the offensive couldn't muster a run and extend the game.
