NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – Five Stony Brook baseball pitchers combined to allow just one hit in Tuesday's 6-0 victory over Iona at City Park.
Sophomore RHP
Sam Turcotte (Toronto, Ontario) started and went 3.1 innings with just the one hit against him, while senior LHP
Kevin Kernan (Mahopac, N.Y.) earned his third win of the season with 2.2 hitless innings, while freshmen RHPs
Brian Morrisey (Commack, N.Y.) and
Connor Clark (Manorville, N.Y.), along with senior RHP
Nick Montefusco (Medford, N.J.) all tossed one hitless inning of work for the Seawolves (20-15).
Senior 3B
Bobby Honeyman (Massapequa, N.Y.) collected a triple and a double and drove in two runs to lead the offense.
Turning Point
The Seawolves broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fifth inning when freshman C
John Tuccillo (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) led off the inning by getting hit by a pitch, reached second on an error, advanced to third on a fly out and then came in to score on an infield single by sophomore SS
Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.). Honeyman's double added two more runs in the inning to give Stony Brook a 3-0 lead.
Quoting Head Coach Matt Senk
"It was good to see us get back to pitching and playing good defense again. The pitchers did a tremendous job today. Hopefully this win can get us back on track and have us ready for the upcoming series against UMBC."
Notes/Stats
- Stony Brook hit one double on Tuesday to bring the Seawolves' season total to 77 and remain among the nation's leaders.
- Sophomore SS Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.) swiped one base on Tuesday for his 22nd stolen base of the season to move him into a tie for third on Stony Brook's single-season list.
- Senior 3B Bobby Honeyman (Massapequa, N.Y.) recorded two hits on Tuesday for his team-leading 14th multi-hit game of the season.
- Honeyman's triple was the 10th of his career to move him into a tie for 10th-place on Stony Brook's career list.
- Senior LF Andruw Gazzola (Coram, N.Y.) had two hits on Tuesday for his fifth multi-hit game of the season.
- Senior LHP Kevin Kernan (Mahopac, N.Y.) picked up his third win of the season and the 10th of his career.
On Deck
Stony Brook returns to Joe Nathan Field this weekend when UMBC visits for a three-game America East Conference series. The Seawolves and Retrievers will face off in a doubleheader at Noon on Saturday with a single game at Noon on Sunday.
