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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Sophomore Shane McCarthy (Fair Haven, N.J.) needed just 88 pitches to toss the first perfect game in Seton Hall baseball history, as the Pirates routed LIU-Brooklyn, 10-0, on Friday.

McCarthy was utterly dominant in his ninth start of the season. The right-hander struck out eight batters, giving him 57 for the season, which ranks him second in the BIG EAST Conference. The victory improves him to 5-3 on the season and his earned run average lowers to 2.64.

Sophomore Mike Alescio (Fair Haven, N.J.), McCarthy's battery mate, reached base three times, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs, a walk and a run scored, in addition to catching a perfect game.

Offensively, the Pirates got all the runs they needed in the sixth inning. The Hall sent 10 men to the plate and scored six runs on four hits. Rob Dadona (Staten Island, N.Y.) and Derek Jenkins (Annandale, N.J.) each had a two-RBI single in the inning.

Inside the Numbers:

Alescio, Ryan Ramiz (Freehold, N.J.) and Zack Weigel (Oak Park, Ill.) all reached base three times for Seton Hall.

Alescio, Weigel and Chris Chiaradio (Teaneck, N.J.) had two hits apiece.

Chiaradio belted his BIG EAST-leading fourth triple of the season in the seventh inning.

Seton Hall left nine men on base, while LIU-Brooklyn left none.

News & Notes:

The effort is the fourth complete-game, shutout of McCarthy's career.

With a hit today, Jenkins has 150 for his career.

With a steal today, Jenkins has 104 career steals, moving past Marteese Robinson into sole possession of fifth place on Seton Hall's career steals list.

Seton Hall improves to 24-7 all-time against the Blackbirds.

Up Next:

Seton Hall will return to action tomorrow as it resumes its three-game series with LIU-Brooklyn at Owen T. Carroll Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. ET.

LINE SCORE Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LIU-Brooklyn (9-20) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SETON HALL (24-11) 0 0 0 6 2 2 0 0 X 10 10 0

Win - Shane McCarthy (4-3) Loss - Baylor LaPointe (3-5) Save - None