March 27, 2010

Box Score

Malibu, Calif. - Sophomore Nick Tropeano (West Islip, N.Y.) allowed just three runs in 6.2 innings but Matt Bywater hurled a six-hit shutout to lead the Pepperdine Waves to a 3-0 win over the Stony Brook University baseball team on Saturday afternoon at Eddy D. Field Stadium. The loss snaps a four-game winning streak for the Seawolves, who are now 7-9.

Junior Stephen Marino (Lake Grove, N.Y.) collected two hits in four at-bats to lead the Stony Brook offense. Tropeano struck out five in his 6.2 innings of work.

Pepperdine jumped on top in the second as Colin Rooney doubled to lead off the inning and then moved to third on a sacrifice bunt from Cody Yount. Harrison Kain then followed with a single up the middle to give the Waves a 1-0 lead.

Neither team was able to create another scoring chance till the seventh when the Waves loaded the bases on three two-out walks. Torrey Jacoby then drew a walk to force in a run and Nate Johnson followed by drawing the fifth Pepperdine free pass of the inning to make it 3-0.

Stony Brook threatened to score in the eighth as sophomore Pat Cantwell (West Islip, N.Y.) and freshman Maxx Tissenbaum (Toronto, Ontario) each singled with one out. But Bywater then got freshman Tanner Nivins (Kitchener, Ontario) to ground into a double to play to end the inning.

SBU again threatened in the ninth as freshman William Carmona (Hempstead, N.Y.) singled with two out before Marino doubled to push him to third. But Bywater once again got out of the jam, getting senior Robert Dyer (Selden, N.Y.) to ground to short to end the game.

Bywater struck out eight and did not walk a batter. Senior Chris Maier (Famingdale, N.Y.) hurled 1.1 scoreless innings of relief for the Seawolves.

The teams will wrap up their three-game series on Sunday. First pitch is set for 4 p.m EST.