STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Sophomore LF/DH
Dylan Resk's (Ardsley, N.Y.) two home runs in game one and four hits, including a walk-off single in the 9
th inning, helped the Stony Brook baseball team to a doubleheader sweep over visiting Sacred Heart on Saturday afternoon at Joe Nathan Field.
The Seawolves (14-14) claimed an 11-5 win in the opener and walked-off with 6-5 extra-innings victory in game two.
In addition to Resk, who totaled six hits on the day with four runs scored and four RBI, freshman DH
Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.) went 3-3 in game one with an RBI and two runs, sophomore C
Sean Buckhout (West Nyack, N.Y.) had a three-run double in game two and senior 1B
Casey Baker (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) hit a two-run home run in game two to highlight the offense that totaled 17 runs and 21 hits in the two games combined.
Junior LHP
Teddy Rodliff (Quincy, Ma.) picked up the victory in game one with 2.2 innings of scoreless work in relief, while junior RHP
Aaron Pinto (West Covina, Calif.) earned the win in game two after he allowed one run and two hits in 4.0 innings.
Game One Turning Point
Stony Brook got down 3-0 early to Sacred Heart (7-21) before the Seawolves got on the board with a single run in the third and sophomore LF
Dylan Resk's (Ardsley, N.Y.) blasted his first home run of the game over the left field fence to tie the score at 3-3 in the bottom of the fourth inning. Stony Brook plated two more runs in that inning and five more in the fifth in break it open.
Game Two Turning Point
Senior 1B
Casey Baker (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.), who went 2-2 with a pair of runs and two RBI in the game, opened the bottom of the 9
th with a walk, advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by junior 3B
Bobby Honeyman (Massapequa, N.Y.), and came in to score the winning run when sophomore LF
Dylan Resk's (Ardsley, N.Y.) drove the ball down the left field line for a single.
Quoting Head Coach Matt Senk
"The guys have been doing a great job offensively in this series and in this homestand and it was the same today.
Dylan Resk had a big day and
Casey Baker had another big hit and has been great in RBI situations. Everybody has been picking each other up and getting big hits when we need it. The offense has been really hitting on all cylinders and hopefully we can continue that tomorrow and when we get back to conference play again next weekend."
Notes
- Sophomore LF Dylan Resk's (Ardsley, N.Y.) homered twice in game one for his fifth and sixth home runs of the season and the seventh and eighth of his career.
- Resk's
- Senior 1B Casey Baker (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) homered in game two, a two-run shot in the fifth inning that gave Stony Brook a 5-4 lead, for his third of the season and the seventh of his career.
- Baker improved his reached base streak to 12 straight games by reaching safely in both games.
- Freshman DH Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.) collected his second three-hit game of his career in game one. It was his sixth overall multi-hit game of the season.
- Senior CF Toby Handley (Whitby, Ontario) tripled in game two for his 15th career three-bagger. He now sits in second place on Stony Brook's career list behind Travis Jankowski's 16.
- Handley extended his reached base streak is now at 15 straight games by reaching safely in each game.
On Deck
Stony Brook and Sacred Heart wrap up the series on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in Bridgeport, Conn., at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard.
