May 24, 2010

Cambridge, Mass. - Sophomore Nick Tropeano (West Islip, N.Y.) of the Stony Brook University baseball team was named the America East Pitcher of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. He struck out 11 in 6.0 innings against Binghamton over the weekend. It is the third time this season he has earned the honor.

Tropeano went 7-3 with a 2.47 ERA during the regular season. He also struck out a conference-best 95 batters in his 83.2 innings of work. The right-hander had six complete games in his 12 starts and struck out 10 batters or more four times.

The Seawolves finished the regular season 26-25 overall and 15-9 in the America East. SBU is the No. 3 seed in the 2010 America East Tournament hosted by Binghamton University. Stony Brook will open the four-team double-elimination tournament on Wednesday against No. 2 Maine. First pitch is set for 11 a.m.