STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Junior 1B
Brandon Alamo (Artesia, Calif.) and junior LF
Dylan Resk (Ardsley, N.Y.) each drove in two runs to lead the Stony Brook baseball team to a 4-3 victory over visiting Manhattan in the 2018 home opener at Joe Nathan Field on Tuesday afternoon.
Resk's two-out, two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning provided the difference and gave the Seawolves (7-4) back the lead. Alamo broke a scoreless tie with a two-run single in the bottom of the fourth.
Tuesday's starting pitcher, senior LHP
Kevin Kernan (Mahopac, N.Y.) allowed just one hit in four shutout innings of work, while freshman RHP
Nick Insognia (Niskayuna, N.Y.) picked up his first career victory with 2.0 innings of relief work. Fellow freshman RHP
Brian Morrisey (Commack, N.Y.) tossed 1.2 scoreless innings before senior RHP
Aaron Pinto (West Covina, Calif.) threw the final 1.1 for his NCAA leading fifth save of the season.
Turning Point
Manhattan took a 3-2 lead with a run in the top of the sixth inning, but Stony Brook battled back to score two in the bottom of the sixth when Resk sent a two-out pitch into the left field corner that scored sophomore SS
Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.) and Alamo.
Quoting head coach Matt Senk
"For what ever reason we seemed to be out of our approach and over aggressive today, but Dylan had a good at-bat and came up with a really big swing for us to take the lead.
Brian Morrisey threw the ball well for us and (Aaron) Pinto was Pinto and doing what he has done for us all year."
Notes/Stats
- Stony Brook recorded one double on Tuesday and has now his 30 this season. That puts the Seawolves ranked seventh in doubles per game in the NCAA stats.
- Sophomore SS Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.) posted a pair of hits on Tuesday for his second multi-hit game of the season.
- Freshman RHP Nick Insognia (Niskayuna, N.Y.) picked up his first career victory with 2.0 innings of relief work.
- Senior RHP Aaron Pinto (West Covina, Calif.) made his sixth appearance of the season and has not allowed a run in 8.0 innings of relief work.
- Pinto earned his fifth save of the season and eighth of his career to move him into a tie for sixth-place in Stony Brook's record book.
On Deck?
Stony Brook continues the homestand at Joe Nathan Field with a three-game series this weekend against Wagner. The Seawolves and Seahawks will play at doubleheader at Noon on Saturday followed by a single game on Sunday at Noon.
