BALTIMORE – Stony Brook's baseball took both games of an America East Conference doubleheader at UMBC on Friday afternoon at Alumni Field behind timely hitting and solid pitching to set up a pivotal game between the two schools on Saturday.
 
The Seawolves (25-23, 12-9 AE) earned a 12-5 victory in game one and took game two over the Retrievers (19-23, 10-9 AE) 7-1. The doubleheader sweep means tomorrow's regular season finale' winner will own the No. 2 and a first-round bye in next week's conference tournament.
 
Sophomore RF Dylan Resk (Ardsley, N.Y.) drove in six runs total in the two games, including belting his 12^th home run of the season in game one. Senior C David Real (Chandler, Ariz.) drove in four runs in game one on a pair of doubles, while senior SS Jeremy Giles (Claremont, Calif.) recorded three of Stony Brook's 13 hits in the game.
 
Resk also collected three hits in game two to go with senior CF Toby Handley's (Whitby, Ontario) two doubles.
 
Freshman RHP Brian Herrmann (Northport, N.Y.) earned the victory on the mound in game one, while redshirt freshman RHP Greg Marino (Centereach, N.Y.) and junior RHP Aaron Pinto (West Covina, Calif.) combined to allow just six hits in game two and just the one run.
 
Game One Turning Point
With the bases loaded in the top of the fourth inning, senior C David Real (Chandler, Ariz.) drove a double into centerfield to bring home all three runners and give the Seawolves an 8-2 lead.   
 
Game Two Turning Point
After taking game one, Stony Brook set the tone early in game two when they plated a run in the top of the first inning when sophomore RF Dylan Resk (Ardsley, N.Y.) drove home sophomore 2B Brandon Janofsky (Jackson, N.J.) with a single to RF.
 
Quoting Head Coach Matt Senk
"The guys did an outstanding job in all phases today. We're excited to be in this position and are looking forward to tomorrow's winner take all for the first round bye in next weeks tournament."
 
Notes

• The Seawolves extended their winning streak to four straight games with the two wins on Friday.
• Senior CF Toby Handley (Whitby, Ontario) had one hit in game one and had two his in game two has now reached base safely in 35 straight games.
• Handley extended his hit streak to 15 straight games with a hit in each game on Friday.
• Sophomore RF Dylan Resk (Ardsley, N.Y.) belted his 12^th home run of the season and is now tied for fifth-place on Stony Brook's single-season home run list.

On Deck
Stony Brook and UMBC will close out the regular season with a single game at 12 p.m. on Saturday at Alumni Field.