March 2, 2014

Final Stats

Charlotte, N.C. - Sophomore Melissa Phelan (Saddle Brook, N.J.) went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored and senior Olivia Mintun (Neoga, Ill.) had a three-run triple to lead the Stony Brook softball team to an 11-2 win over Liberty in the third-place game of the 49er Classic.

Head Coach Megan Bryant's Reaction
"It was really important for us, and our progress as a team, to come out and finish well today. We played smart, aggressive softball. Our pitching and defense were good, but the high point was how we swung the bats and produced offensively."

Recap
Stony Brook (3-7) jumped on Liberty starter Annah Jo Brittingham in its first turn at bat. Up 1-0, junior Bria Green (Wheatley Heights, N.Y.) followed with an RBI single. After sophomore Kellie Reynolds (Paso Robles, Calif.) followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0. Green stole third and scored on a throwing error.

Two batters later, sophomore Diane Caruso (Middletown, N.Y.) doubled home sophomore Patty Borges (Berkley, Mass.) and Phelan to make it 6-0.

Two Flames errors in the fourth gave Stony Brook its biggest advantage of the game, 8-0.

Megan Robinson hit a two-run homer in the top of the fifth to put Liberty on the board.

Stony Brook answered in the bottom of the inning after Caruso, Borges and senior Jessica Combs (Hammonton, N.J.) reached based. On a 1-0 pitch, Mintun belted a triple to right field to end the game by run-rule.

By The Numbers
• Junior Shayla Giosia (Runnemede, N.J.) batted .375 (6-16) with two doubles, a triple and four RBIs in the tournament
• Green also had six hits
• Stony Brook turned three double plays

Up Next
• Stony Brook continues tournament play in San Luis Obispo, California at the Mustang Classic hosted by Cal Poly.