STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Freshman C John Tuccillo's (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) single down the left field line in the bottom of the ninth inning scored sophomore RF Michael Wilson (Colonia, N.J.) from second with no outs and allowed the Stony Brook baseball team to walk-off with a 3-2 victory over visiting Hartford on Sunday at Joe Nathan Field.
 
Wilson doubled to lead off the inning for the Seawolves (28-21, 11-10 AE) before Tuccillo sent the first pitch from Hartford (20-28, 14-7 AE) reliever Seth Pinkerton into left field.
 
Senior RHP Aaron Pinto (West Covina, Calif.) picked up his fourth win of the season in relief. He tossed 2.2 innings and did not allow a hit, despite giving up the tying run in the top of the ninth inning.
 
Turning Point
Despite giving up the tying run in the top of the ninth inning, Stony Brook didn't waste any time retaking the lead in the bottom half of the inning when Wilson led off with a double down the third base line before Tuccillo brought him around to score with no one out in the inning.
 
Quoting Head Coach Matt Senk
"There was no head hanging by the guys. In fact, they knew Johnny (Tuccillo) was coming up that inning and he was upset about not blocking that pitch and a bunch of the guys went up to him and said let it go and get ready to hit. Johnny did exactly that and came up with a big hit for us."
 
"This series win shows that we are more than capable to doing some good things next weekend up in Lowell and then into the tournament."
 
Notes/Stats
 

• Head coach Matt Senk picked up career win number 799 Sunday and is now just one win away from the 800 win milestone.
• Sophomore SS Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.) swiped one base on Sunday for his 30^th stolen base of the season to move him within six of the single season record of 36 held by Travis Jankowski. Grande is also tied for second with Jankowski's 30 he stole in 2011.  
• Grande's leadoff single in the first inning extended his reached base safely streak to 21 straight games.
• Senior 3B Bobby Honeyman (Massapequa, N.Y.) had two on Sunday for his team-leading 22^nd multi-hit game of the season.
• Freshman C John Tuccillo (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) had two hits on Sunday, including the game winner, to give him eight multi-hit games this season. 
• Senior RHP Aaron Pinto (West Covina, Calif.) earned his fourth victory of the season and 12^th of his career on Sunday.
• Stony Brook had one double on Sunday and has now hit 104 this season to remain among the NCAA leaders.

 
On Deck?
Stony Brook will complete the regular season next weekend with a three-game conference series at UMass Lowell. The Seawolves and River Hawks will square off in a doubleheader at Noon on Friday with a single game at 2 p.m. on Saturday.