April 11, 2009

Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score

Baltimore, Md. - Senior Michael Tansey (Valley Stream, N.Y.) went 3-for-4 with three RBI and three runs scored as the Stony Brook University baseball team defeated the UMBC Retrievers, 9-6, in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon at The Baseball Factory Field. Stony Brook used a six-run second on its way to an 11-5 victory in the second game. The Seawolves took three of four from the Retrievers in the weekend series and are now 16-13 overall and 6-2 in the America East.

The Seawolves jumped to an early lead in the first game, scoring three runs in the first on a two-run double from sophomore Nick Thode (Huntington Station, N.Y.) and an RBI double from senior Steven Mazzurco (Selden, N.Y.). UMBC (5-22, 1-7 AE) got a run back in the bottom of the inning on an RBI double from Tom Meaney before scoring two more runs in the second to tie the game at three.

UMBC then took a 4-3 lead in the third as Max Himmelstein doubled in Meaney. But the Seawolves answered with a run in the fourth on an RBI groundout from junior Robert Dyer (Selden, N.Y.). Stony Brook then grabbed a 7-4 lead in the fifth, striking for three runs on a Tansey RBI double and a two-run single from senior Keith Fier (Armonk, N.Y.).

The Retrievers cut the SBU lead to 7-6 with two runs in the sixth but that is as close as they would get as Tansey belted a two-run home run in the seventh for the final runs of the game. Freshman Nick Tropeano (West Islip, N.Y.) picked up the victory for the Seawolves as he went the distance in the seven-inning game, allowing four earned runs on eight hits. The right hander struck out six and walked two.

Thode went 2-for-4 with two RBI in the first game, with Fier and Mazzurco adding two hits apiece. Austin Drewyer took the loss for the Retrievers, giving up seven runs on 10 hits in 6.0 innings.

Stony Brook took control of game two early, scoring six runs in the second. Dyer and senior Chad Rebecca (Mount Prospect, Ill.) each had run-scoring hits in the inning for the Seawolves, who took advantage of two UMBC errors in the frame.

The Retrievers got two runs back in the third on a Shawn Retz two-run double but Rebecca answered with a one-out solo home run in the fourth to give the Seawolves a 7-2 lead. SBU added two more runs in the seventh highlighted by an RBI single from Thode.

UMBC cut the Stony Brook lead to 9-4 in the eighth on a two-run home run from Dustin Ferguson but Tansey and Dyer hit solo home runs in the ninth to secure the victory for the Seawolves. Dyer and Mazzurco each recorded three hits in the second game for the Seawolves, who pounded out 15 hits.

Sophomore Evan Stecko-Haley (Coral Springs, Fla.) picked up the game two victory for SBU, allowing two runs in 3.1 innings of relief. Brian Klukowicz took the loss as he gave up six runs in 1.1 innings.

The Seawolves return to action on Saturday, April 18, traveling to take on the Binghamton Bearcats. First pitch for Saturday's doubleheader is set for 12 p.m.