April 25, 2011

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Off to its best start in 11 years, the Stony Brook University baseball team will look to extend its seven-game winning streak in two non-conference road games. The Seawolves will face FDU on Tuesday before taking on Fairfield on Wednesday. First pitch for both is set for 3:30 p.m.

Last time out:
Freshman Brandon McNitt (Chino Hills, Calif.) tossed 7.0 shutout innings and sophomore Travis Jankowski (Lancaster, Pa.) drove in four runs as the Stony Brook University baseball team completed a three-game sweep of the UMBC Retrievers with a 13-2 win on Saturday at the Baseball Factory Field.

McNitt (5-1) struck out six and scattered six hits over 7.0 innings. Sophomore Tanner Nivins (Kitchener, Ontario) went 4-for-5 with three RBI for the Seawolves (26-9, 9-1 AE).

Scouting Fairleigh Dickinson
FDU (8-28, 5-15 NEC) comes off a split of a four-game series with conference foe Central Connecticut State last weekend.

This will be the second meeting between the teams this season. The Seawolves knocked off the Knights, 16-7, earlier this season as Stony Brook recorded 17 hits and six players drive in two or more runs.

Ryan Krsey is hitting a team-high .336 and is also tied for the team lead with four home runs.

Scouting Fairfield
The Stags (13-18) is coming off a 6-5 win over Rider on Saturday. Fairfield will play the final three-games of the Rider series, which were postponed due to rain, on Monday and Tuesday.

Fairfield is 5-5 in conference play and were picked seventh in the nine-team MAAC in the preseason coaches poll. Senior second baseman Tucker Nathans recently became the program's all-times hit leader and leads the team in batting average (.314) and RBI (22).

Stony Brook defeated the Stags in an 18-14 slugfest at University field last season.