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SHU Sweeps IUP; Head Coach Marc Marizzaldi earns 400th Career Win

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Seton Hill closed out their four game set with Indiana on Monday afternoon.  SHU played host to the games but was the visiting team in both contests.  SHU hung on for a 10-7 win in game one.  SHU closed out the sweep with a 9-1 win in game two.  Head coach Marc Marizzaldi picked up his 400th career victory in the win.  It is also the 400th career victory in Seton Hill baseball program history.  SHU improves to 23-4 overall and 11-1 in PSAC play.
 
Seton Hill took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning on a solo homer from Adam Ferita.  IUP tied the score with an unearned run in the bottom of the third inning.  SHU retook the lead with back to back solo homers in the top of the fourth.  Chris Miller and Cody Herald went back to back to give the Griffins a 3-1 lead.  IUP tied the score at three with a two run homer in the bottom of the fourth.  SHU retook the lead in the top of the fifth.  Pat McCarthy and Garret Vrbanic singled and scored when Nick Sell hit a three run homer to center field.  Miller then tripled and scored on a RBI ground out by Logan Urtz.  The Griffins added two more in the sixth on a solo shot from McCarthy and an RBI single from Sell.  IUP loaded the bases in the seventh but Austin Sleek got a strikeout to end the save and preserve the 10-7 win.
 
Jordan Fuller earned the win, going five innings.  Austin Sleek got a strikeout for the final out of the game for the save.  Pat McCarthy, Nick Sell and Chris Miller each had 2 hits.  Sell drove in 4. 
 
After three walks in the top of the first inning, Adam Ferita singled in two runs to give the Griffins a 2-0 lead.  IUP cut the lead in half with a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning.  Nick Sell increased the lead to 3-1 with a solo shot to left in the third inning.  Pat McCarthy and Garret Vrbanic each had RBI singles in the fourth to increase the lead to 5-1.  The Griffins added two more runs in the fifth inning to increase the lead to 7-1.  McCarthy knocked in the ninth run of the game in the seventh. 
 
Zach Martinelli earned his fourth win of the season. He went 5 innings, giving up 1 run on 3 hits and striking out 6.  Pat McCarthy and Logan Urtz each had two hits in the win.
 
Seton Hill will travel to West Liberty for a nonconference matchup on Wednesday.
 
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Players Mentioned

Adam Ferita

#17 Adam Ferita

OF
6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
Jordan  Fuller

#22 Jordan Fuller

RHP
6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Cody Herald

#21 Cody Herald

OF
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Zack Martinelli

#31 Zack Martinelli

RHP
6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
Pat  McCarthy

#33 Pat McCarthy

IF
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Chris Miller

#29 Chris Miller

C/1B
6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Nick Sell

#13 Nick Sell

IF
6' 1"
Senior
R/R
Austin Sleek

#44 Austin Sleek

LHP
6' 1"
Junior
L/L
Logan Urtz

#5 Logan Urtz

IF/RHP
6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
L/R
Garret Vrbanic

#25 Garret Vrbanic

IF
5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R

Players Mentioned

Adam Ferita

#17 Adam Ferita

6' 0"
Sophomore
R/R
OF
Jordan  Fuller

#22 Jordan Fuller

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Cody Herald

#21 Cody Herald

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
OF
Zack Martinelli

#31 Zack Martinelli

6' 2"
Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Pat  McCarthy

#33 Pat McCarthy

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
IF
Chris Miller

#29 Chris Miller

6' 4"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
C/1B
Nick Sell

#13 Nick Sell

6' 1"
Senior
R/R
IF
Austin Sleek

#44 Austin Sleek

6' 1"
Junior
L/L
LHP
Logan Urtz

#5 Logan Urtz

6' 2"
Redshirt Junior
L/R
IF/RHP
Garret Vrbanic

#25 Garret Vrbanic

5' 11"
Sophomore
R/R
IF