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Seton Hall Pirates baseball

Seton Hall Pirates
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University Seton Hall University
Conference Big East Conference
NCAA Division I
Athletic director Patrick Lyons
Location South Orange, New Jersey
Varsity teams 14 (6 men's, 8 women's)
Basketball arena Prudential Center
Baseball stadium Owen T. Carroll Field
Softball stadium Mike Sheppard, Sr. Field
Soccer stadium Owen T. Carroll Field
Other arenas Walsh Gymnasium
Mascot The Pirate
Nickname Pirates
Fight song "Onward Setonia"
Colors Blue and White
         
Website www.shupirates.com

The Seton Hall Pirates are the athletic teams representing Seton Hall University. They compete as a member of the NCAA Division I level (non-football sub-level), primarily competing in the Big East Conference for all sports since the 1979-80 season. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer and swimming & diving; women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis and volleyball. Seton Hall canceled football (which was played in Division III) in 1982.

On December 15, 2012, Seton Hall and the other seven Catholic, non-FBS schools announced that they were departing the Big East for a new conference.

The school's athletic director is Patrick Lyons. The program's mascot is The Pirate and colors are blue, gray, and white.

The university first sponsored men's basketball in 1903. The program won the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) in 1953 and lost in the finals of the 1989 NCAA Tournament to Michigan, 80–79 in overtime.

In 2014, the Pirates made their first trip to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament and finished as runners-up in the BIG EAST Conference.

The school sponsored football from 1882-1932 and 1973-1982. The sport's second stint at the school came in Division III. The sport was dropped in 1982 due to "the team's past losing season, inadequate facilities, decreased attendance and a general lack of support for the program."


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