Exclusive | Seton Hall pitcher tells horrifying tale of brutal hazing at renowned baseball program, which included beatings, forced sex acts

When the Seton Hall freshman pitcher spotted his name scrawled ominously on his baseball locker room’s white board, he knew something terrible was about to happen.A makeshift wrestling ring had been erected by the 17-year-old’s teammates — who were about to force him to undergo a sick hazing ritual in which he had to do battle with a much larger and older player.As his teammates watched, the teen was choked, dragged and body slammed onto his back — then left “spitting blood” in a beating so brutal it dashed his dream of becoming a professional baseball player, he claimed to The Post in an exclusive interview.“What’s going on in the locker room is some sick, sick stuff,” said the former student, whose identity is being withheld by The Post.“I was spitting blood everywhere,” said the star pitcher, who was recruited by the school for his 91-mile-per-hour throw.“It was a feeling that I’m really never gonna forget.”The teen was then subjected to a twisted team masturbation ritual and other humiliating hazing incidents while his coach looked the other way, according to a shocking new federal lawsuit.The bombshell suit alleges the renowned Division I baseball program — which rules the NCAA and churns out all-stars like the Mets’ Mo Vaughn and the Astro’s Craig Biggio — is a hotbed of sicko sex hazing, complete with nude and violent wrestling, according to the lawsuit, filed in Long Island federal court on Wednesday.The coach and the school “failed to investigate or discipline the perpetrators, allowing the toxic culture to persist,” claims the lawsuit.Growing up on Long Island, the young pitcher said baseball had been a part of his life since he was a child.By the time college rolled around, he had nearly 10 offers from Division I schools all over the country. Seton Hall, famous as a feeder school for the major leagues, gave him the best offer, with a substantial scholarship.“That’s every kid’s dream,” he said of playi...