NORFOLK, VA. – Stony Brook baseball earned the program's 1000
th victory on Sunday afternoon with a 12-0 win over host Norfolk State at Miller Field.
The Seawolves (6-1) earned the sweep of the three games in Virginia with the first shutout of the season. Sophomore RHP
Brian Herrmann (Northport, N.Y.) picked up the win and senior LHP
Kevin Kernan (Mahopac, N.Y.), freshman RHP
Nick Insognia (Niskayuna, N.Y.) and sophomore RHP
Brandon Bonanno (Mt. Sinai, N.Y.) finished the combined six-hitter.
Stony Brook's offense exploded for 14 hits, including a career-best four by junior 1B
Michael Russell (Staten Island, N.Y.) and three from sophomore OF
Michael Wilson (Colonia, N.J.). Wilson also drove in three runs.
Turning Point
Stony Brook broke a scoreless tie with three runs in the top of the third innings and added three more runs in the fifth inning to break the game open.
Quoting head coach Matt Senk
"I'm very proud of our performance this weekend. Especially the fact that not only did today's win complete the sweep, but it got us to the special milestone of 1000 wins for Stony Brook baseball."
Notes/Stats
- Stony Brook's victory was the 1000th in program history.
- Stony Brook's 6-1 start is the best since 2000 when the Seawolves opened that season with seven straight wins.
- The Seawolves recorded their first shutout of the season and allowed just five hits.
- Sophomore RHP Brian Herrmann picked up the win, his second of the season and sixth of his career.
- Freshman 2B Michael Palazzolo (Dix Hills, N.Y.) recorded a pair of hits including a double and a triple.
- Junior C Sean Buckhout (West Nyack, N.Y.) collected two hits, including a double and had two RBIs and scored three times.
- Buckhout has at least one hit in each of his last five games.
- Sophomore LF Michael Wilson had three hits, including a double, for his fifth multi-hit game of the season. He also drove in three runs.
- Wilson has now hit safely is six straight games.
- Junior 1B Michael Russell recorded a career-high four hits and had a pair of RBI.
- Freshman RHP Nick Insognia (Niskayuna, N.Y.) made his collegiate debut on Sunday.
On Deck?
Stony Brook will make its third and final trip south next weekend to face No. 1 ranked Florida for a three-game series that gets underway with single games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
