March 29, 2003

Final Stats

Stony Brook, N.Y. - The Stony Brook softball team (10-15, 2-0 America East) recorded two shutout victories over Vermont in the America East Conference opener for both teams at University Field on Saturday afternoon. The Seawolves won game one, 2-1, and captured game two, 11-0, in five innings.

A costly error by the Catamounts (2-8, 0-2), one of three in the game, helped the Seawolves to a 1-0 lead in the first inning of game one. Stephanie DiBiase scored on an error by the third baseman for Stony Brook's first run. However, Vermont's Megan Long countered with a homerun in the second inning, UVM's only run of the day. The Seawolves answered right back in the third with an RBI double from Hayley Durham that put SBU up 2-1.

The Catamounts rallied in the bottom of the seventh when Heidi Gebo tripled to right field with just one out. However, Amanda Cavitt came in to pitch for starter Angela Andrews and she got the next two outs to help the Seawolves hold on for the win.

DiBiase was 2-for-3 in the game with two runs scored to lead Stony Brook at the plate. Andrews (5-9) earned the win, allowing one run on seven hits with four strikeouts. Angie Totaro (1-5) allowed two runs on five hits with five strikeouts in a losing effort.

In game two, it was an error-filled fourth inning that allowed Stony Brook to break the game open. With Stony Brook leading 4-0, Vermont pitcher Kara Massey walked in two runs after Stephanie McCarthy and DiBiase opened the inning with base hits. Totaro came on in relief, but an error by the second baseman allowed Durham to score. Two more errors led to two more Seawolves runs, and DiBiase's RBI single plated Colleen McCarthy. The Seawolves scored seven runs on three hits in the inning to stretch their lead to 11-0.

Vermont finished with four errors in the game and just one hit, while Stony Brook pounded out nine hits. DiBiase was a perfect 4-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, while Durham finished 2-for-3 with three runs scored. Stephanie McCarthy was 2-for-3 at the plate with a run scored.

Jessica Paparella (5-6) earned the shutout victory, allowing just one hit and one walk and striking out one. Massey (1-3) was credited with the loss, allowing nine runs on eight hits while walking four.

The two victories allowed Stony Brook head coach Megan Bryant to eclipse the 400-win mark in her career. She is now 401-372-1 in her 16-year career.

The two teams square off again tomorrow in a doubleheader set for noon.