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2019 Stony Brook BASE vs. Binghamton (AE Champs)
4
Binghamton BING 25-23
5
Winner Stony Brook SBU 30-21
Binghamton BING
25-23
4
Final
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Stony Brook SBU
30-21
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Binghamton BING 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 4 5 1
Stony Brook SBU 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 X 5 8 0

W: Clarke, Bret (8-0) L: Babalis, Thomas (4-2) S: Turcotte, Sam (7)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Stony Brook Rallies From Behind Again to Beat Binghamton, Advance to Title Game

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Senior Bret Clarke (Royersford, Pa.) threw seven-plus strong innings to start things and his classmate, Sean Buckhout (West Nyack, N.Y.), hit a three-run home run to cap a four-run sixth inning and the Stony Brook baseball team finds itself one win away from an America East Championship after a 5-4 win over Binghamton in a winner's bracket game Friday.
 
SENK'S REACTION
"Pitching, defense and timely hitting win baseball games and we executed that today, especially Bret Clarke's tremendous outing and Sean Buckhout's big three run home run. We are excited to be in tomorrow's championship game and look forward to continue playing at our best"
 
GAME SUMMARY
  • As they did yesterday, the Seawolves got on the board first when senior Brandon Alamo (Artesia, Calif.) scored on a wild pitch in the second inning.
  • After Binghamton's two-run homer in the sixth gave them the lead, Alamo tied it back up in the bottom half, grounding out to short to score junior Nick Grande (Smithtown, N.Y.).
  • Buckhout then hit a 1-1 pitch down the right field line that hit the outside of the foul pole and the umpires ruled it was a home run to give the Seawolves a 5-2 lead after six.
  • A sacrifice fly and RBI groundout brought the Bearcats within one but junior Sam Turcotte (Toronto, Ontario) stranded the tying run at third base in the ninth.  
STATS AND NOTES
  • Buckhout's home run was the first of his career. He also matched his career high with three RBI on the day, a mark he had not hit since 2017.
  • That homer also extended his on-base streak to 18 games, a team high and his longest of the season.
  • Clarke improved to 8-0 on the season, allowing three runs on three hits in seven-plus innings.
  • He is one of six pitchers in the country to have eight or more wins without a loss.
  • The senior is now seventh on the Division I list with 254.2 innings in his career, passing Tyler Honahan and Nick Tropeano.
  • Turcotte finished off his seventh save of the season, bringing him into a tie for third for most saves in a single season in Seawolves history.
  • Senior Dylan Resk (Ardsley, N.Y.) was the only Seawolves player with a multi-hit game today, bringing his season total to 10.
  • Stony Brook has now won 30 or more games in a season in eight of the last 10 seasons after securing the milestone today.
  • The Seawolves have scored five of their 12 runs with two outs in postseason play.
  • Leadoff batters have reached in 10 of 17 opportunities while the opponents have reached in four of 18.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook plays in the Championship Round tomorrow starting at 1 p.m. against one of Hartford, UAlbany or Binghamton. There is a possibility for a second game should Stony Brook lose and that would come 45 minutes following the 1 p.m. game.
 
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