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Stony Brook Seawolves
2019 Stony Brook BASE vs. Iona
12
Winner Iona ION 2-11
8
Stony Brook SBU 3-7
Winner
Iona ION
2-11
12
Final
8
Stony Brook SBU
3-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Iona ION 1 0 2 0 0 4 1 4 0 12 16 2
Stony Brook SBU 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 11 0

W: Sullivan, Paul (2-1) L: DeGennaro, Nick (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Late runs the difference as Stony Brook falls to Iona

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Thanks to a late surge from the visitors, the Stony Brook baseball team fell in its home opener to Iona 12-8 at Joe Nathan Field on Tuesday night. Junior Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.) continued his hot hitting, going 3-for-4 with a run and RBI on the afternoon. Sophomore John Tuccillo (Clinton Corners, N.Y.) and senior Brandon Alamo (Artesia, Calif.) eached chipped in a pair of hits to aid the offensive cause.
 
SENK'S REACTION
"Iona fully earned this win today. Despite falling behind by four, they continued to compete, which completely turned the game in their favor. We have a quick turnaround with LIU-Brooklyn coming here tomorrow and I'm looking forward to better execution from us, along with competing a heck of a lot harder."
 
SCORING SUMMARY
  • The first inning of action saw the game's first run as Iona got on the board with an RBI single to make it 1-0.
  • Stony Brook took the lead in the bottom half of the second thanks to Alamo's first home run of the year, a two-run shot into the bullpen in right.
  • A pair of two-out hits in the third gave Iona the lead back, with a single tying it and a double down the left field line making it 3-2 Gaels.
  • Five runs in the fourth gave Stony Brook a 7-3 lead. Freshman Evan Giordano (Sewell, N.J.) got things started with a RBI double down the left field line.
  • After Grande walked with the bases loaded, senior Sean Buckhout (West Nyack, N.Y.) gave Stony Brook a two-run advantage with a sacrifice fly to left.
  • Junior Chris Hamilton (Schnectady, N.Y.) put the exclamation point on the inning with a two-run homer over the right-field fence.
  • Iona tied the game with four runs in the sixth on a pair of singles, a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly to center.
  • A RBI single in the seventh gave Iona the lead for good before they tacked on four more in the eighth to put the game out of reach.
  • Giordano got one back for the Seawolves with a sacrifice fly in the ninth, bringing the game to its final 12-8 scoreline.
 
STATS/NOTES
  • Grande has hit safely in his last four outings, batting .500 during that span. It was also his second three-hit game of the season.
  • Giordano has recorded a hit in six of his seven starts this season after going 1-for-4 today. His two RBI marked his first career multi-RBI outing.
  • Hamilton hit his third home run of the season, bringing him within one of the top of the team leaderboard, while Alamo joined Hamilton, senior Dylan Resk (Ardsley, N.Y.) and junior Michael Wilson (Colonia, N.J.) as the four Seawolves with multiple home runs this season.
  • The Seawolves drew seven walks on Tuesday, matching their season high set against Arkansas on March 2.
  • Stony Brook also matched a season high with six extra-base hits and a new season high with four doubles.
  • Five strikeouts is a new season-low for Stony Brook.
 
UP NEXT
The Seawolves' homestand continues Wednesday afternoon, when they welcome LIU Brooklyn for a 3 p.m. first pitch at Joe Nathan Field. Senior Bret Clarke (Royersford, Pa.) will be making his first start of the season for Stony Brook, going up against LIU Brooklyn's Ryan Neuweiler.
 
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