March 16, 2014

Final Stats

Riverside, Calif. - Junior Robert Chavarria (Garden Grove, Calif.) went 2-for-5 with two RBI, and junior Kevin Krause (Staten Island, N.Y.) homered for the second time in three days, but the Stony Brook baseball team took an 11-3 loss to UC Riverside in the rubber match of a three-game series Sunday at the UC Riverside Sports Complex.

Stony Brook slips to 5-8 on the season, and UC Riverside improves to 11-9.

Head Coach Matt Senk's Reaction
"It was a very disappointing loss today. We were in a position to win the series and let a great opportunity to get away. We'll look to re-group and look to get back to winning baseball when we face Southern California on Tuesday."

Turning Point
Krause gave Stony Brook a 1-0 lead after stroking a first-inning home run to left. The lead held up until the Highlanders put up single runs in the fourth and fifth to go up 2-1. Then UC Riverside took control of the game with a four-run sixth inning. The big hit was Francisco Tellez's two-out, two-run double down the right field line that made it 6-1 Highlanders.

UC Riverside expanded the lead to 11-1 before the #Seawolves scored twice in the ninth on Chavarria's two-run opposite field single to right.

Inside the Numbers

• Stony Brook had 11 hits and three walks as five different #Seawolves reached base safely at least twice. The team left 10 men on base.
• UC Riverside also had 11 hits and drew eight walks. The team left eight men on base.
• Chavarria went 2-for-5 with two RBI. Joining him on the two-hit list were sophomore Jack Parenty (Wantagh, N.Y.), freshman Connor Doyle (Maspeth, N.Y.) and freshman Jeremy Giles (Claremont, Calif.).
• Krause homered for the second time in three days and extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
• Freshman Ryley MacEachern (Saugus, Mass.) started on the mound and allowed three runs on five hits over five innings. He walked four and struck out three.

Up Next
Stony Brook will continue its California road trip with a Tuesday night game against USC of the Pac-12 Conference. First pitch in Los Angeles is scheduled for 9 p.m., Eastern.