Feb. 25, 2006

Box Score

Orlando, Fla. - The Central Florida Golden Knights exploded for six runs in the second inning as the Stony Brook University baseball team lost its second game of the season, 8-3. With the loss, the Seawolves fall to 0-2 and Central Florida improves to 3-5.

Stony Brook opened the scoring in the first inning, when Chris Sipp scored from second on a Golden Knight error. Central Florida responded in the bottom of the second, when a pair of homeruns off the bats of Ryan Williams and Eric Kallstorm fueled the home team to a six-run inning. The Golden Knights tacked on an insurance run in the bottom of the third and in the bottom of the eighth.

The Seawolves rallied for a pair of runs in the sixth, when Jon Pasieka delivered a two-run single through the left side, cutting the lead to 7-3. Following a scoreless bottom half of the frame, Stony Brook threatened in the top of the seventh, when a Chris Sipp single, an Isidro Fortuna double and a Tom Pennino walk loaded the bases with one-out. Central Florida made a call in the bullpen to Matt McClung, who got the Golden Knights out of the jam, inducing a strikeout and a fielder's choice.

Brian Murtagh (0-1) shouldered the loss for Stony Brook, allowing six runs, five earned, in 1.1 innings of work. Mike Errigo pitched 5.2 solid innings out of the pen for the Seawolves, allowing only one run and striking out five. Sipp led the offense for SBU, going 2-for-4 from the plate with a run scored. Pasieka finished 1-for-4, with two runs driven in.

Derek Abriola (1-0) picked up the win for Central Florida, allowing two runs in four innings of work. Shane Ynclan led the Golden Knight's, going 4-for-5 from the plate, with three RBI and a run scored. Kallstorm added a 3-for-4 day, with a solo blast and two runs scored. Williams contributed two RBI, including a two-run shot in the second inning.

Stony Brook and Central Florida will conclude their three game series tomorrow, when the two squads face-off at 1:00 p.m.