STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Sophomore pitchers
Greg Marino (Lake Grove, N.Y.) and
Sam Turcotte (Toronto, Ontario) of the Stony Brook baseball team combined to two-hit visiting Quinnipiac on Sunday afternoon at Joe Nathan Field in the 9-2 victory.
The win for the Seawolves (12-9) earned the series sweep over the Bobcats (8-12).
Marino allowed one run on two hits with seven strikeouts in seven innings of work, while Turcotte didn't allow a hit and struck out three in the final two innings of relief work.
Sophomore SS
Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.) collected three in the win, while junior DH
Brandon Alamo (Artesia, Calif.) and junior CF
Cristian Montes (Pacoima, Calif.) each drove in a pair of runs.
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Turning Point
After Quinnipiac scored a run in the top of the first, Stony Brook bounced right back with three runs in the bottom half of the inning on three hits, including RBI singles from junior C
Sean Buckhout (West Nyack, N.Y.) and Alamo.
Quoting Head Coach Matt Senk
"I'm very proud of the team's effort this weekend. Any weekend that you sweep is a great weekend and we did a lot of things well to make it a great one."
"I'd also like to our facilities people on behalf of myself, my coaching staff and our players, to get the field ready this weekend and for everything they have done through the four Nor'easters. We are so very appreciative of everything they have done and all of their hard work."
Notes/Stats
- Stony Brook hit one double on Sunday to bring the season total to 51 and are among the NCAA leaders.
- Sophomore RHP Greg Marino (Lake Grove, N.Y.) earned his first win of the season and third of his career.
- Sophomore SS Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.) had three hits on Sunday and now has seven multi-hit games this season.
- Junior DH Brandon Alamo (Artesia, Calif.) drove in two runs on Sunday and now has two multi-RBI games this season.
- Junior CF Cristian Montes (Pacoima, Calif.) drove in two runs on Sunday and now has two multi-RBI games this season.
On Deck?
Stony Brook is scheduled to travel to Brooklyn on Tuesday to face LIU Brooklyn before returning to Joe Nathan Field for a three-game series against America East Conference foe UMass Lowell that begins Friday with a DH at 12 p.m. and a single game on Saturday at 12 p.m.
