Final Stats

Stony Brook, N.Y. - For the second consecutive season, the Stony Brook softball team (27-15, 13-2 AE) is the America East regular-season champion and will host the America East Tournament. The Seawolves clinched the top seed on Friday with two wins over UMBC by scores of 4-0 and 9-0, respectively. 

Bryant's Reaction

"We played well and had great energy today," said head coach Megan Bryant. "I am proud of our team's fight and focus in both games. Our pitching and defense were excellent and our situational hitting was exceptional." 

Game One

Senior Allison Cukrov (Irvine, Calif.) was nearly unhittable in the Seawolves title-clinching victory in game one. She nearly tied the school record with her third no-hitter of her career, but it was broken up in the seventh with a one-out single. The Retrievers managed to load the bases in the final inning, but Cukrov got the final two outs to earn her sixth shutout of the season.

Junior Alexandra Pisciotta (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) and freshman Chelsea Evans (Merced, Calif.) led the offense with two hits. Senior Shayla Giosia (Runnemede, N.J.) opened the scoring in the fifth inning with a beautifully executed squeeze bunt to score Evans from third. Junior Melissa Phelan (Saddle Brook, N.J.) made the score 2-0 in the sixth with her fourth homer of the year and second in as many days. Pisciotta also added an rbi double in the sixth frame. 

Game Two

The Seawolves jumped out to a 9-0 lead through three innings and never looked back behind the pitching of junior Jane Sallen (Lake Worth, Fla.) to win game two, 9-0. Giosia and Phelan provided the offensive fireworks with home runs. Giosia hit her 11th of the season in the first inning to give Stony Brook a 2-0 lead, then Phelan added a three-run home run in the second inning. Pisciotta, Giosia, sophomore Lexie Shue (Lakewood, Calif.), junior Kellie Reynolds (Paso Robles, Calif.) and senior Lauren Kamachi (Surrey, British Columbia) all recorded two hits. Phelan led the way with four rbi. 


Notes

• Stony Brook has won its last 13 regular-season conference series dating back to 2013. They are 29-4 over that stretch.
• Phelan entered the week with two home runs on the season, but has exceeded that total with three home runs in her last three games.
• Pisciotta ignited the offense, going 4-for-6 with three runs scored from her leadoff spot. 
• Eight Stony Brook players had at least two hits in today's doubleheader. 
• The Seawolves have 42 hits over their last three games, the most over any three-game stretch of the season. 
• Phelan is 6-for-7 with three home runs and 8 rbi since Thursday.
• The Seawolves pitching staff has a 1.37 era in 15 conference games this season. Cukrov is 7-1 with a 1.10 era and Sallen is 6-1 with a 1.67 era in conference play.