ALBANY, N.Y. – The Stony Brook baseball team stumbled on Friday afternoon in the series opener against UAlbany and fell 5-4 at Varsity Field.
Sophomore SS
Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.) singled, walked, scored a run and collected two stolen bases in the losing effort.
Senior LHP
Cole Creighton (Levittown, Pa.) pitched well in relief for the Seawolves (19-13, 6-4 AE). He went 4.0 innings and allowed one run on four hits and struck out four.
Turning Point
After Stony Brook took a 3-2 lead in the third inning, UAlbany was able to score one in the fourth inning to knot the score at 3-3 before Great Dane leadoff batter Travis Collins homered in the fifth to give them a 4-3 lead.
Quoting Head Coach Matt Senk
"Despite not having a very good day at the plate, we hung in and had a chance to tie or go ahead to the very last out. I fully expect tomorrow we'll be better offensively and look forward to a strong determined effort for all sixteen innings of the doubleheader."
Notes/Stats
- Sophomore SS Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.) recorded two stolen base on Friday to bring his season total to 21 and move him into fourth-place on Stony Brook single-season list.
- Sophomore 1B Chris Hamilton (Schenectady, N.Y.) singled in the ninth inning to extend his streak of reaching base safely to 12 straight games.
On Deck?
Stony Brook and UAlbany will square off for the final two games of the series on Saturday at Noon.
