May 14, 2010

Albany Box Score
Maine Box Score

Orono, Maine - Senior Alyssa Struzenberg (Cooper City, Fla.) threw a pair of complete game shutouts while seniors Crista Cerrone (Floral Park, N.Y.) and Katelyn O'Donnell (Kingston, Mass.) accounted for the Seawolves two runs as they defeated Albany and Maine by scores of 1-0 in the second day of the America East Championship. Facing elimination in both games, the Seawolves have now advanced to the Championship game where they will face Boston University.

In the first game of the day, Cerrone took the first pitch of the second inning and drove it over the leftfield fence for the lone run in the 1-0 victory over Albany. Struzenberg threw a complete game shutout, recording nine strikeouts while walking just one.

Struzenberg was solid again in game two, allowing just three hits while striking out three against Maine. SBU struggled to get things going offensively, however, failing to capitalize with runners in scoring position in the second, fourth and fifth innings.

The Seawolves cracked into the scoring column in the sixth, though, with a clutch two-out single to right by senior Katelyn O'Donnell (Kingston, Mass.). With Cerrone on second, O'Donnell lined a shot down the line to break the scoreless tie.

In the top of the seventh, Struzenberg retired the side in order to secure her second 1-0 decision of the day and return the Seawolves to the America East Championship game.

Stony Brook will play Boston University at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow. Because the Terriers have yet to lose in the Championship, the Seawolves will have to defeat them twice to win their second America East Championship in the last three years.