| STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES (8-13, 2-1 AE) vs. UALBANY GREAT DANES (8-9, 1-2 AE) |
| LOCATION |
Joe Nathan Field, Stony Brook, N.Y. |
| DATE | TIME |
Saturday, 12 p.m.
Saturday, approx. 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, 12 p.m. |
| COVERAGE |
Live Stats Live Stream |
| GAME NOTES |
Stony Brook |
| STARTING PITCHERS |
Game 1: Stony Brook- RHP Bret Clarke (0-2, 10.21 ERA)
vs. UAlbany – LHP Jack McClure (2-0, 2.25 ERA)
Game 2: Stony Brook- RHP Brian Herrmann (2-2, 1.74 ERA)
vs. UAlbany – RHP Brendan Smith (1-1, 2.31 ERA)
Game 3: Stony Brook- TBD
vs. UAlbany – LHP Kenny McLean (1-2, 6.74 ERA) |
| SOCIAL MEDIA |
@SBAthletics, @StonyBrookBase, @AmericaEast, #WeAreSeawolves, #AEBASE |
STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Coming off the series win over Hartford this past weekend, the Stony Brook baseball team continues its homestand when they welcome America East Conference rival UAlbany to Joe Nathan Field for a three game series this weekend.
The Seawolves (8-13, 2-1 AE) and Great Danes (8-9, 1-2 AE) will square off in a doubleheader at Noon on Saturday and play a single game at Noon on Sunday.
Scouting the Seawolves
- Stony Brook enters the weekend with a .259 team batting average and a 6.08 team ERA.
- Senior CF Toby Handley (Whitby, Ontario) is climbing up the Stony Brook Division I record book in a few career categories and enters the week ranked tied for third in career triples with 12, third in stolen bases with 44 and sixth in walks with 89. Fellow senior 1B/RF Casey Baker (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) is also tied for third in triples with 12 and seventh in walks with 75.
- , along with junior LF Andruw Gazzola (Coram, N.Y.) both enter the week riding four-game hitting streaks, while sophomore 2B Brandon Janofsky (Jackson, N.J.) has hit safely in three straight games.
- Sophomore 2B Brandon Janofsky (Jackson, N.J.) is the defending America East Player of the Week, while freshman RHP Brian Herrmann (Northport, N.Y.) earned both the Pitcher and Rookie of the Week honors this week.
Scouting the Great Danes
- UAlbany is 8-9 overall this season and 1-2 in the America East after dropping the series at UMBC.
- The Great Danes enter the weekend with a .266 team batting average and a 6.10 team ERA.
Series History
This will be the 90, 91 and 92nd meetings between the two long-time rivals. Stony Brook holds a 58-31 series advantage, including taking three of the four meetings in 2016.
On Deck
Stony Brook hosts Iona on Tuesday to wrap up the homestand before holding a four-game series with Sacred Heart over the weekend with Friday's game schedule to be played in Fairfield, a doubleheader at Stony Brook on Saturday and a single game at Stony Brook on Sunday.
