STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Entering the eighth inning, the Stony Brook baseball team had been held scoreless on four hits. The Seawolves offense came alive in the eighth, scoring four runs on three hits to extend the team's winning streak to seven after a 4-1 win at Joe Nathan Field.
 
The pitcher's duel featured a career start for junior Brian Herrmann (Northport, N.Y.), who struck out a career-high 11 in seven innings, allowing an unearned run on five hits. Junior Michael Wilson (Colonia, N.J.) provided the game-winning hit, a flare single to left to score classmate Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.) and give Stony Brook the lead in its final at-bat.
 
SENK'S REACTION
"The main story is the outstanding start by Brian Herrmann. His performance was absolutely terrific. Brian's work along with Ben Fero's two innings of relief and the offense putting it together in the eighth got us another hard fought victory today"
 
SCORING SUMMARY

• Sacred Heart score its lone run in the first inning, cashing in on an error to open the game. Austin Markmann singled to right to score Stephen Thibault and give the Pioneers the lead.
• That advantage would stick until the eighth when Stony Brook rattled off four runs. Grande got it started, lacing a single to center to score senior Michael Russell and tie the game.
• After Wilson's single gave the Seawolves the lead, freshman Cole Durkan (Jefferson, Mass.) added a pair of runs with a fly ball to left that was dropped to score Wilson and junior Chris Hamilton (Schenectady, N.Y.) to bring the game to its final 4-1 scoreline. 

STATS AND NOTES

• Herrmann's previous career high was eight during his freshman season, an April 29 start against Maine.
• This was the first time a Stony Brook pitcher has recorded double-figure strikeouts since 2016, when Tyler Honahan struck out 10 against Maine on May 15.
• Since his first start, Herrmann has dropped his ERA close to five points with it currently sitting at 4.71.
• Grande extended his hitting streak to 11 with the knock to center, while Wilson currently has a nine-game stretch and Hamilton has an eight-game streak.
• Stony Brook's seven-game win streak is tied for the eighth-longest streak in the country.
• Fero earned his second win of the season and has now only allowed one earned run in 9.1 innings, equaling out to a 0.96 ERA.

UP NEXT
Stony Brook will look for its second consecutive three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon when they take on Sacred Heart in Bridgeport, Conn. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. across the sound.
 
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