April 11, 2002

Final Stats

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Late-game rallies from the Stony Brook softball team weren't enough as Seton Hall held on to defeat the Seawolves in both games of a doubleheader at University Field on Thursday afternoon. The Pirates (18-10) won game one, 3-2, and posted a 5-0 victory in the nightcap.

Seton Hall built a 3-0 lead after five innings in game one with the help of rightfielder McKenzie Richards. Richards' RBI single up the middle in the third gave the Pirates a 1-0 lead, and she struck again in the fifth inning when she stole home to give the Pirates a 3-0 lead. The Seawolves scattered five hits throughout the first five innings but couldn't capitalize, stranding Jane Stein at third base and Stephanie DiBiase at second in the fifth inning. However, Stony Brook rallied in the bottom of the seventh, when Stein's two-run homer over the left centerfield fence brought the Seawolves within a run. Two batters later, Cass Broadwater's base hit gave the Seawolves a runner at first with just one out. But DiBiase and Colleen McCarthy followed with popups against relief pitcher Casey McDevitt, and the Pirates hung on for the win.

Stephanie Poetzsch (11-9) went the distance for Stony Brook, allowing three runs on six hits, striking out four and walking four.

The Seawolves' bats struggled in the nightcap against SHU's Megan Meyer, and the Pirates steadily built a 5-0 lead with the last two runs coming courtesy of Meg Berry's two-run homer in the fifth. Poetzsch went in relief for Lindsey DeLaRosa and allowed just one hit the remainder of the game.

Stony Brook again showed life in the bottom of the seventh, when Stephanie McCarthy reached on an error and pinch hitter Jen Milito fired a shot up the middle. Two batters later, Marissa Servello followed suit, singling up the middle to load the bases with just one out. However, Meyer stopped the rally and the Seawolves lost by way of shutout for the fourth time in five games.

DeLaRosa was credited with the loss, allowing five runs on nine hits while striking out four. The Seawolves managed just three hits, two coming in the final inning, against Meyer, who went the distance to earn the win.

The Seawolves are back in action this weekend when they return to America East Conference play against Binghamton.