3
Winner Villanova VU 9-21, 1-6 BE
1
Seton Hall HALL 17-16, 1-3 BE
Winner
Villanova VU
9-21, 1-6 BE
3
Final
1
Seton Hall HALL
17-16, 1-3 BE
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Villanova VU 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 7 0
Seton Hall HALL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 2

W: Francis, Jake (3-2) L: GILLEN (2-1) S: Montfort, Patrick (2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Strong Pitching Leads the Way For Villanova In 3-1 Victory Over Seton Hall

The Wildcats picked up their first BIG EAST win of the season

SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Villanova takes game one on the road in New Jersey, 3-1 over Seton Hall
 
The Villanova pitching staff has been playing well over the last week and it carried over to New Jersey.  As a team the Wildcats held the Pirates to six hits, two walks and striking out six. 
 
Runs were hard to come by for both teams as a scoreless game would go on until the third inning.  With bases loaded, a hit by pitch put Villanova on the board 1-0. It took until the sixth inning for Seton Hall to score a run.  In the sixth, an RBI single to right field would be the only score of the game for the Pirates. Villanova responded in the next inning with an RBI single of their own to make the score 2-1.  A solo home run in the eighth would give the Wildcats an insurance run (3-1) and that was all they needed as the strong pitching rolled on.
 
Nova Notes
  • Starting Pitcher Jake Francis pitched the most innings in a game in his young career. Francis pitched six innings, only allowing four hits, one run and striking out three. The freshman picked up his third win of the season.
  • Josue Valdez smacks a solo home run to left field.  This was Valdez first of the year and his third of his career.
  • Dylan Dennis recorded an RBI on the day. Dennis went 2-4 in the lead off position for Villanova.
  • Patrick Montfort gets his second save of the season, pitching one inning allowing no hits and striking out one.
How It Happened
  • In the third inning, Dylan Dennis scored after Jason Neff was hit by pitch, 1-0 Wildcats.
  • Aiden Robbins singled to right field, scoring Jonathan Luders in the sixth, 1-1.
  • Dylan Dennis singled to right field, scoring AJ Hansen in the seventh, 2-1 Villanova.
  • In the eighth Josue Valdez hits a solo home run to left field, 3-1.
Up Next
The Wildcats will look to keep the winning going with game two of the series set for 2:00 pm tomorrow against Seton Hall.
 
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