May 20, 2005

Box Score

Selden, N.Y. - Adam Ottavino allowed just one hit while striking out 11 in seven dominant innings as he led Northeastern to a 5-0 victory over the Stony Brook baseball team on Friday afternoon at Suffolk County Community College. The loss drops Stony Brook to 22-27 this season, 9-10 in the America East and eliminates the Seawolves from playoff contention. Northeastern improves to 24-20 overall, 13-5 in conference play.

Northeastern jumped out to an early lead with a run in the first inning as Chris Emanuele led off the game with an infield hit, advanced to second on a groundout and was plated on a single to center by Jeff Heriot.

After allowing a run in the top of the first inning, Stony Brook starter Jon Lewis settled down and entered into a pitcher's duel with Northeastern's Adam Ottavino as the pair kept the game at 1-0 until the seventh inning when Northeastern loaded the bases with no outs and plated four runs to take a 5-0 lead. Brian Nutting drove in Miguel Paquette, who opened the inning with the single, on a sacrifice fly to open the scoring before two runners scored on a wild pitch and an error by Stony Brook catcher Tom Pennino. Mike Lyon followed with a double and was driven home two batters later on a single by Arman Sidhu.

Stony Brook's best scoring chance came in the fifth inning when Robert Leonard opened the inning with the Seawolves' first hit of the day and advanced to second on a passed but, with no outs but were unable to plate a run. Peter Milani's bloop single in the ninth inning was the only other Seawolves hit of the afternoon.

Ottavino dominated the Seawolves for seven innings to pick up the win as he allowed just one hit while striking out 11. Lewis suffered the loss, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five. The five strikouts tied Lewis with Chris Flinn atop the Stony Brook career strikeouts list with 322.

The Seawolves and Huskies will conclude the regular season with a doubleheader tomorrow beginning at 11 a.m. Six seniors, Will Brumfield, Jeff Casagrande, Matt Devins, Andrew Larsen, Jon Lewis and Nick Theoharis, will conclude their Stony Brook careers.