STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook softball split a pair of conference games vs. UMass Lowell on Saturday at University Field, topping the River Hawks 8-2 in Game 1, then falling 10-4 in Game 2.
The Seawolves hit five home runs in Game 1, capturing their sixth conference win of the season. Stony Brook is now 11-23 (6-6 AE) in 2017.
Melissa Rahrich (Brighton, Colo.) and
Irene Rivera (Sylmar, Calif.) both went 4-for-7 on the day, with four RBI's and two runs scored. Both Rahrich and Rivera blasted a pair of home runs in Stony Brook's Game 1 victory.
Freshman third baseman
Riley Craig (Thornton, Colo.) also went 2-for-3 at the plate in Game 1, hitting her second home run of the 2017 season.
Quoting Head Coach Megan T. Bryant
"I was really pleased with the overall effort in Game 1, pitching, defense and hitting. In Game 2 I think we just gave them too much, 14 free bases is too much. If you're going to do that, you've really got to put some numbers on the board."
Game 1: Stony Brook 8, UMass Lowell 2
- Melissa Rahrich (Brighton, Colo.) tossed her sixth complete game of the season in the win, giving up just six hits and two runs with four strikeouts. The freshman has now thrown a team-high 104.2 innings, and has seven wins in the circle.
- The Seawolves got on the board early in the bottom half of the first, blasting back-to-back home runs to take a 3-0 lead. Melissa Rahrich (Brighton, Colo.) was first, hitting a two-run shot to deep center field, then Irene Rivera (Sylmar, Calif.) belted one over the left field fence to give Stony Brook the early advantage.
- Melissa Rahrich (Brighton, Colo.) hit her second home run of the game in the bottom of the third, another two-run shot to make it 5-0 Seawolves. Riley Craig (Thornton, Colo.) then hit Stony Brook's fourth long ball of the day, her second of the season.
- Irene Rivera (Sylmar, Calif.) hit her second homer of the day in the fifth inning to give the Seawolves insurance.
- Jourdin Hering (Federal Way, Wash.) also added two hits and two runs scored from the leadoff spot. She's now hitting .345 during her freshman campaign.
Game 2: Stony Brook 10, UMass Lowell 4
- Irene Rivera (Sylmar, Calif.) went 2-for-4 with an RBI. She's now hitting .322 in 2017.
- Melissa Rahrich (Brighton, Colo) added a 2-for-4 performance of her own, raising her batting average to a team-best .372.
- Katelyn Corr (Suffield, Conn.) went 1-for-4 with an RBI at the plate.
On Deck
Stony Brook and UMass Lowell are back in action tomorrow, playing the third and final game of the conference series from University Field at 12 p.m.
