Varvaro went seven innings, giving up one run on four hits with two walks and 13 strikeouts. Thomson followed with a sacrifice fly to right and Hershelman singled to right, bringing in Antoniato. Senior Jim Martin (Norwood, MA) was issued a leadoff walk, Antoniato reached on a bunt single and a wild pitch moved both runners up. The Red Storm added two more runs in the second, taking a 6-1 lead. He proceeded to retire 15 of the next 16 batters he faced going into the sixth inning, striking out 10 batters in that span. Varvaro retired the next three batters, including a pair of strikeouts, to get out of the inning without further damage. Varvaro got in trouble in the first, issuing a leadoff walk to Hines and giving up a single to Seratelli before a single to left from McDonald brought in the Pirates lone run of the game. Joachim, who moved to second on the throw, scored when Burke singled to right. Redshirt sophomore Chris Joachim (Massapequa Park, NY) followed with a ground ball to third that sophomore Casey Hines threw in the dirt to first, allowing two runs to score. A fly out put runners on the corners, and Hershelman stole second to put runners on second and third. Antoniato reached on an infield single, moved to second on a single up the middle from Thomson and scored when senior Blake Hershelman (Georgetown, DE) singled through the left side.
In game one, the Red Storm gave Varvaro all the support he would need with four runs in the first off of freshman starter Dan Merklinger. Thomson finished the game 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI, while Burke went 3-for-5 with an RBI and Antoniato had a pair of singles. He went six innings, giving up three runs on three hits with three walks and three strikeouts. The game was tied at 1-all in the third when senior starter Jim Wladyka (Rutherford, NJ) gave up run-scoring doubles from McDonald and Brandon Cohen, but he settled and was sharp in the final three innings. Seratlelli hit a two-out single to right, but Matt Doyle popped out to second to end the game. Hansen gave up a pair of singles with one out in the seventh, but got a double play to get out of the inning, retired the side in order in the eighth and then recorded a pair of outs to start the ninth. John's, picking up his seventh save of the season. That would be enough for junior Craig Hansen (Glen Cove, NY), who threw the final three innings for St. The lead grew to 5-3 in the ninth when junior Greg Thomson (Levittown, NY) blasted the first pitch of the inning over the wall in right for his sixth home run of the season. Junior Will Vogl (Pacifica, CA) reached on an error by Pirates shortstop Anthony Seratelli and a double to the wall in left from sophomore Sam DeLuca (Pelham, NY) drove in the go-ahead run. Senior catcher Joe Burke (Brooklyn, NY) hit the first offering from Seton Hall starter Dan McDonald over the wall in right for his first home run of the season to tie the game. Trailing 3-1 after five innings and by one run in the seventh, the Red Storm scored a pair of runs to take a 4-3 lead. John's has won 17 of its last 19 games and improved to 26-11 overall and a league-leading 11-2 in the BIG EAST. John's swept a doubleheader from Seton Hall, 6-1 in the first game and 5-3 in the nightcap, at Owen T. South Orange, NJ - Junior Anthony Varvaro (Staten Island, NY) struck out 13 batters and won his sixth-straight game and the Red Storm came back from a 3-1 deficit in the second game, as St.