Pirates Break out Bats in Win Over NJIT, 13-5 - Seton Hall University Athletics
South Orange, N.J. - Four Pirates posted multi-RBI performances as the Seton Hall baseball team took care of NJIT at home on Wednesday afternoon by a final...
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Baseball vs NJIT on 3/20/2024 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Baseball vs NJIT on 3/20/2024
South Orange, N.J. - Four Pirates posted multi-RBI performances as the Seton Hall baseball team took care of NJIT at home on Wednesday afternoon by a final score of 13-5.
How it Happened
The Pirates got right to work in the first inning, bringing four runs across the plate. Max Viera (Greenwood Lake, N.Y.) worked a walk to open the game, and eventually worked his way around to third base. He would come in to score on a wild pitch to give the Pirates the first run of the day. Two batters later, Cole Zak (Cleveland, Ohio) plated The Hall's second run with a groundout to first base which scored Danny Melnick (Hamilton, N.J.). Next, Staus Pokrovsky (Pittsgrove, N.J.) would take the first pitch he saw and drive it over the wall in left field for a two-run homer.
In the second, a sacrifice fly for Aiden Robbins (Yardley, Pa.) brought home the Pirates' fifth run. Next inning, the Pirates would erupt and put the game away for good, scoring seven times to increase their lead. Frankie Scrivanic (Tinton Falls, N.J.) brought in the first tally of the frame with an opposite field RBI single, followed soon after by a wild pitch which allowed Jonathan Luders (Lynnfield, Mass.) to score. Viera would then leg out an infield single to bring home the eighth Pirate run and force an NJIT pitching change.
A new pitcher would not deter Seton Hall's offense, as Robbins promptly ripped a two-run double to right center to give the Pirates a 10-0 edge. Two batters later, Zak singled back up the middle to bring home the Pirates' 11th run of the day, and later Scravanic worked a bases loaded walk to bring in the seventh run of the inning.
All of NJIT's damage on offense came in the fifth inning. After back-to-back walks to open the inning, a sacrifice fly from Cole Fleming got the Highlanders on the board. Later in the inning, Cade Ladehoff would launch a grand slam to left field to make it a 12-5 game halfway through the contest.
The Pirates would get one run back in the bottom of the fifth, as Luders laced a grounder off the foot of the pitcher which allowed Zak to come in and score from third.
Pitching ruled the final four innings for the Pirates. Alex D'Ambrosio (Marlboro, N.J.) worked around two baserunners reaching in the sixth to toss a scoreless frame, followed by a clean seventh. Joey Calabretti (Perkasie, Pa.) and Colin Dowlen (Middletown, N.J.) got the final six outs for the Pirates, tossing scoreless innings in the eighth and ninth, respectively.
Inside the Box Score
- Pokrovsky's home run was his fifth so far this season
- Pokrovsky, Scravanic and Zak each drove in a pair of runs, while Robbins posted a three-RBI day
- D'Ambrosio earned his first career victory, working 2.1 scoreless innings and allowing just two hits
- Jayson Torres (East Islip, N.Y.) got the start for The Hall, pitching the first 4.2 innings and striking out four
The Pirates remain home this weekend as they host a three-game series against UMass beginning on Friday.
