Seton Hall Baseball Announces 2023 Schedule - Seton Hall University Athletics
The Pirates will once again be challenged against several non-conference opponents and in the BIG EAST
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South Orange, N.J. - The Seton Hall baseball team and head coach Rob Sheppard have announced the 2023 schedule and the Pirates will once again be challenged against top non-conference competition and in the BIG EAST.
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The Pirates will open the season with a three-game series at North Carolina from Feb. 17-19 before heading to Sugar Land, Texas to face Northwestern State, Houston Christian and New Mexico State at Constellation Field, home of the Sugar Land Space Cowboys in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. For their Spring break trip, the Pirates will head West for a four-game series at California Baptist (March 3-5, 7) and a three-game set at UC Santa Barbara (March 9-11).
North Carolina, New Mexico State and UC Santa Barbara all earned bids to NCAA Regionals last season, with the Tar Heels advancing to a Super Regional.
In BIG EAST play, the Pirates will host key series against Georgetown (April 6 doubleheader, April 8), Butler (April 21-23) and Creighton (May 12-14). The Hall was picked to finish fith in the BIG EAST preseason coaches poll, seven votes shy of the fourth place Hoyas.
Seton Hall will look to bounce back in 2023 and return to the BIG EAST Tournament for the 11th time in 12 years. The Pirates will be helped by veteran outfielders Devin Hack (Somerville, N.J.) and Will Gale (Scotch Plains, N.J.), who was named to the Preseason All-BIG EAST team for the second time in his career this week. Redshirt junior Jonathan Luders (Lynnfield, Mass.) hit .341 last season while playing exceptional defense and he'll be joined by Northeastern transfer and 2021 freshman All-American Max Viera (Greenwood Lake, N.Y.) in the Pirates' infield. A fresh crop of young arms will join veteran hurlers Nick Payero (Monroe, N.J.), Brennan O'Neill (Morristown, N.J.), Joe Cinnella (Mahwah, N.J.) and Alex Nicolosi (Stony Point, N.Y.) on The Hall's pitching staff.
