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Williams throws no-hitter as Seton Hill coach Marizzaldi grabs 800th win
What an afternoon on “the Hill.”
Sophomore pitcher Sean Williams was grooving strikes, his defense was sharp around him and the offense was efficient as 16th-ranked Seton Hill baseball flexed its muscles, all while giving its longtime leader another milestone victory.
Williams tossed the second no-hitter in school history, and 22nd-year coach Marc Marizzaldi grabbed career win No. 800 as the Griffins blanked visiting Pitt-Johnstown, 7-0, in the first game of a PSAC West doubleheader Saturday at the SHU Baseball Complex.
Williams struck out nine and walked three, getting eight groundouts and four flyouts to post the first no-hitter on the Griffins’ home field and first in the program since Joe Shaffer’s gem in 2017.
Shaffer struck out 12 and walked one in a 5-0 win over Northwood nine years ago in Winter Haven, Fla.
Williams, a 6-foot, 185-pound right-hander from Springfield, threw 114 pitches as he improved to 7-1.
????NO-HITTER ALERT????Sean Williams goes all 7 without allowing a hit for @SHGriffBaseball to complete the no-hitter! It is also Head Coach Marc Marizzaldi's 800th career win!See the final out below!#D2Baseball pic.twitter.com/9nx0KdVH0F
— D2 Baseball (@divIIbaseball) April 11, 2026
Junior shortstop Owen Henne hit a two-run home run and added an RBI single for the Griffins.
In addition to catching the no-hitter, junior Heath Fetchik had two doubles and senior center fielder Jack Whalen (Norwin) also doubled in the win.
Seton Hill (29-7, 16-0) also won the second game, 7-0, for its fourth straight win and eighth in nine games.
Whalen had two hits, including a double, freshman second baseman Nate Simon had an RBI double and Henne drove in a pair.
Senior Jack Pletcher earned the shutout, striking out nine in 5 2/3 innings before giving way to grad student Christian Zilli (Hempfield), who didn’t allow a hit the rest of the way.
Marizzaldi, the program’s first coach who began leading the Griffins in 2004, is now 801-390-1.
He earned his 700th win in March, 2024.
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