STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Stony Brook softball split a pair of non-conference games vs. Manhattan on Sunday afternoon at University Field. The Seawolves (14-27, 7-7 AEC) recorded 11 hits en route to a 9-3 Game 1 victory, then fell 8-0 in the second half of the doubleheader.
Ileana Torres (Debary, Fla.) had four total hits on the day, raising her batting average to .265 in 2017.
Irene Rivera (Sylmar, Calif.) chipped in with three hits, as she's up to a .333 clip at the plate.
Quoting Head Coach Megan T. Bryant
"We had a great offensive, defensive and pitching approach in Game 1, so that was a good all-around effort. In Game 2 we had a good old-fashioned pitchers' duel, until ran into a rough patch there at the end of the game."
Game 1: Stony Brook 9, Manhattan 3
- Melissa Rahrich (Brighton, Colo.) tossed her ninth complete game of the season in the circle, allowing just three runs on eight hits. Rahrich struck out seven Manhattan hitters, earning her 10th win of her freshman campaign. She also record a hit and a run at the plate.
- The Seawolves scored nine runs on 11 total hits, including six runs in the bottom half of the first inning.
- Ileana Torres (Debary, Fla.) led the way for the Seawolves' offense, going 3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI.
- Irene Rivera (Sylmar, Calif.) and Katelyn Corr (Suffield, Conn.) both added two hits. Corr scored one run on the base paths, while Rivera crossed the plate once.
- Senior Sami Duffy (Carmel, N.Y.) went 1-for-3, driving in two runs of her own.
- Riley Craig (Thornton, Colo.) and Ally Dabroski (Cedar Grove, N.J.) both chipped in with one hit and one RBI.
Game 2: Manhattan 8, Stony Brook 0
- Ileana Torres (Debary, Fla.), Irene Rivera (Sylmar, Calif.), Riley Craig (Thornton, Colo.), Sami Duffy (Carmel, N.Y.) and Ally Dabroski (Cedar Grove, N.J.) all had one hit at the plate.
- Lindsey Hughes (San Dimas, Calif.) started the game in the circle for the Seawolves, then re-entered to pitch in the seventh inning. She went 6.1 total innings, giving up just four earned runs with six strikeouts.
On Deck
Stony Brook closes the 2017 regular season with a three-game series next week vs. Binghamton, playing a doubleheader on Friday, May 5 and a single game on Saturday, May 6 at University Field.
