NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — Left-hander Devin Sharkey entered a pressure-filled situation in his second career appearance, inheriting runners on the corners from starter Sam Turcotte in the seventh inning, with the Stony Brook baseball team trailing by a run.

Sharkey rose to the occasion, striking out Noah Martinez.

Then, in the ninth, Shane Paradine's double plated Evan Giordano to even the score. And John Tuccillo followed with a go-ahead RBI single as Stony Brook rallied for a 4-3 win over Central Connecticut State in the opener of a three-game series on Friday.

"I was just trying to stay in the middle of the field," Tuccillo said. "My first swing I got way too big and swung way too hard. I was trying to do too much. I stepped out of the box, looked at Coach Senk and Coach Martin, and they were saying, 'Middle, middle, middle.' The next pitch I got a slider up and just put my bat on the ball and got the game-winning hit. It's a great feeling."

Sharkey earned his first career win after recording four outs. Kyle Johnson recorded his first career save after inheriting a leadoff walk from Sharkey in the ninth.

"Devin did a tremendous job," pitching coach Tyler Kavanaugh said. "That was a big hold in a high leverage situation. I loved the presence he had from pitch one. That's a good lineup looking to break open the game in that spot. Our club really fed off that performance."

Tuccillo extended his season-opening hitting streak to six games.

Stony Brook (3-4) snapped a four-game losing streak.

Starter Sam Turcotte lowered his ERA to 1.59.

Turcotte surrendered three runs in the third inning — all unearned — after an error in center field put the Seawolves in a precarious situation. He logged 6 2/3 innings and was otherwise unscathed.

Trailing 3-0, Stony Brook answered in the fourth when Chris Hamilton produced an RBI single that plated John LaRocca and Paradine added a sacrifice fly to score Giordano.

The teams continue their three-game series on Saturday at noon.