PIRATES CLOSE 2017 REGULAR SEASON AT SE LOUISIANA
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PREVIEW:
Seton Hall will return to action this week when it finishes the 2017 regular season with a three-game series in Hammond, La. against Southeastern Louisiana University. This series will run Thursday through Saturday. First pitch on Thursday is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET.
The Pirates are coming off a three-game sweep of Villanova in Plymouth Meeting last weekend. The Hall received strong pitching in all three games, and allowed only a single run. On Friday, the Ryan Ramiz had four hits and Chris Morris allowed only one run over five innings in the Pirates' 9-1 victory. On Sunday, Seton Hall swept a doubleheader utilizing a pair of complete-game shutouts. In game one, Cullen Dana kept Villanova off the scoreboard over seven innings in a 2-0 win. In game two, Zach Prendergast needed only 82 pitches to throw a no-hitter in The Hall's 1-0 win.
On Tuesday, Seton Hall fell to Monmouth, 7-2, in the 2017 Owen T. Carroll Field finale.
SERIES INFORMATION:
This will be the first series between Seton Hall and Southeastern Louisiana. The teams have met only one other time in history, earlier this season on March 4 as part of the Cox Diamond Invitational. The Lions routed Seton Hall, 13-1, as a six-run sixth inning put the game out of reach for the Pirates.
Seton Hall collected only three hits against SELU, with Ryan Ramiz reaching base a team-high two times with a single and a walk. Pirate starter Cullen Dana allowed three earned runs over 4.2 innings pitched. He struck out seven batters, but walked five. Three other Pirate relievers gave up runs as well. The Pirates scored their lone run on an RBI double in the ninth inning from Sebastiano Santorelli.
Southeastern Louisiana enters this weekend with an impressive 34-17 record. They are coming off an 11-3 loss at Southern Mississippi on Tuesday.
THINGS TO KNOW:
PIRATES FALL IN HOME FINALE
Seton Hall dropped its final 2017 game at Owen T. Carroll Field on Tuesday to Monmouth, 7-2. It's Seton Hall's first mid-week loss this season (8-1). The Pirates used 15 position players and eight pitchers in a tune-up for this coming weekend.
PRENDERGAST NAMED PITCHER OF THE WEEK
For a second straight week, senior Zach Prendergast was named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week. Prendergast tossed a no-hitter in the series finale at Villanova on Sunday. In addition to his two Pitcher of the Week honors, he has been named to the Weekly Honor Roll twice this season. Furthermore, Prendergast was named one of Collegiate Baseball's National Players of the Week and the NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week.
DANA, RAMIZ NET HONOR ROLL
Sophomore Cullen Dana and junior Ryan Ramiz were named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday. Dana tossed a complete-game shutout of Villanova in a seven-inning game on Sunday, while Ramiz batted .600 and had nine hits over the four games last week.
NO-HITTER FOR PRENDERGAST
Senior Zach Prendergast needed only 82 pitches to no-hit Villanova in game two of a doubleheader on Sunday. Prendergast pitched to only one batter over the minimum, a hitter that reached on an error in the sixth inning. Additionally, Prendergast struck out a career-high 10 batters.
PIRATES SWEEP VILLANOVA
Seton Hall completed a sweep of their second BIG EAST opponent on Sunday. The Pirates defeated Villanova, 9-1, on Friday, and needed only two pitchers to keep the Wildcats off the scoreboard in a doubleheader on Sunday. The Hall won, 2-0, in game one, and 1-0, in game two.
PRENDERGAST ON A ROLL
Senior Zach Prendergast has saved his best stretch of starts for the end of his collegiate career. He has been named BIG EAST Pitcher of the Week in back-to-back weeks and enters this weekend having not given up a run in his last 23 innings pitched. He has allowed only two earned runs over his last five starts and has lowered his ERA to 2.70.
SETON HALL CLINCHES BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
With a three-game sweep of Villanova, the Pirates clinched a berth in the BIG EAST Tournament for a seventh consecutive season. The Pirates finished the BIG EAST portion of their schedule with a record of 10-8. It's the sixth time in the last seven years that The Hall has reached double-digits in wins.
PREMIERE PITCHING
Seton Hall's team earned run average is down to 3.29, and it's because of some excellent pitching as of late. The Pirates have recorded shutouts in four of their last six games. Furthermore, Seton Hall starters have pitched to a 0.60 ERA over Seton Hall's last 10 games... that's just four earned runs in 60 innings pitched.
CAPUTO, ALESCIO APPROACHING MILESTONE
Senior Mike Caputo and junior Mike Alescio are approaching the 100-hit milestone for their careers. Caputo needs just two more hits to reach the mark, while Alescio needs just seven. Both Joe Poduslenko and Ryan Ramiz collected their 100th career hits earlier this season.
OFFENSIVE BREAKOUT
Seton Hall erupted for a season-high 18 hits and nine runs in a 9-1 victory at Villanova on Friday. Seven Pirates collected at least two hits, with junior Ryan Ramiz leading with way with four hits. In the game, the Pirates clubbed a season-high eight doubles, which is the most by any BIG EAST team this year.
BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP
The 2017 BIG EAST Baseball Championship Presented by Jeep is scheduled for May 25-28, as Creighton University is set to host alongside the Conference at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, home of the NCAA College World Series. All-session tickets for the Championship are on sale through the BIG EAST Baseball Championship Central and through Creighton's ticket master site. All-session tickets are available for $45 and $35 in two different pricing levels. Additionally this year there will be a youth level all-session ticket available for $20 in the lower reserved section. Single-session tickets for both adult ($20/$10) and youth ($6) are available. College students with a valid student ID can purchase single-session tickets for $5.
PITCHING MATCH-UPS
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