May 21, 2010

Game 1 Box Score
Game 2 Box Score

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Senior Michael Stephan (Patchogue, N.Y.) hit a game-tying three-run home run with one out in the seventh inning but Jim Calderdone singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the eighth to lead the Binghamton Bearcats to a 5-4 victory over the Stony Brook University baseball team in the first game of an America East Conference doubleheader on Friday afternoon at University Field. Sophomore Tyler Johnson (Chatsworth, Calif.) hurled a five-hitter in game two but the Bearcats edged the Seawolves, 2-1. Stony Brook is now 26-24 overall and 15-8 in the America East.

The Seawolves trailed 4-0 entering the bottom of the seventh of game one but put runners on second and third with nobody out. Junior Stephen Marino (Lake Grove, N.Y.) then hit an RBI groundout to make it 4-1. Binghamton starter James Giulietti walked senior Robert Dyer (Selden, N.Y.) and Stephan then hit Giulietti's first pitch over the right field wall.

But Jeff Abrams walked with one out in the eighth and then moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from C.J. Lukaszewski. Calderone followed with a line drive single to right-center field to score Abrams with the go-ahead run. Senior Justin Echevarria (Uniondale, N.Y.) reached on an error with one out in the bottom of the eighth but Binghamton closer Alex Adami retired sophomore Pat Cantwell (West Islip, N.Y.) and junior Chad Marshall (Paris, Ontario) to end the game.

Binghamton jumped on top with an unearned run in the fourth. The Bearcats then added three runs in the seventh on consecutive two-out RBI singles from Henry Dunn, Dave Ciocchi and Joe Charron.

Sophomore Nick Tropeano (West Islip, N.Y.) started for the Seawolves and gave up just one unearned run in 6.0 innings. The right-hander struck out 11 and allowed just three hits. Marshall, Cantwell and Stephan each had two hits for Stony Brook.

Binghamton jumped to an early 1-0 lead in game two, scoring a run in the first on an RBI double from Peter Bregartner. The Seawolves tied it in the second on a two-out home run from freshman Tanner Nivins (Kitchener, Ontario).

The Bearcats grabbed the lead back on a sacrifice fly from Jeff Skelhorne-Gross. Johnson shut down Binghamton from there but the Seawolves were unable to push across the tying run as the Bearcats completed the sweep.

Johnson took the loss despite allowed just two runs on five hits in 7.0 innings. Mike Augliera earned the victory, giving up one run on four hits in 5.0 innings. Joe Swindells earned the save with 2.0 scoreless innings.

The Seawolves will host their annual Alumni/Senior Day at tomorrow's 12 p.m. game against the Bearcats. Joe Nathan `97 will be in attendance at Saturday's contest, which will be the final regular season game at University Field thanks to the generous donation of Nathan in support of the construction of a new baseball field at Stony Brook University. Beginning next season the field will be named "Joe Nathan Field."

The Seawolves will also honor their six seniors- Stephan, Dyer, Echevarria, Chris Maier (Farmingdale, N.Y.), Jordan Purington (Westbrook, Maine) and Michael Barbot (Clermont, Fla.) prior to the game.