STONY BROOK, N.Y. — A pair of runs in the sixth and seventh innings were the deciding factor, as the Stony Brook baseball team fell 9-6 in the 2022 home opener at Joe Nathan Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Matt Brown-Eiring had a strong day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a pair of runs scored, but the Seawolves were not able to hold onto a 6-5 lead at the midway point of the game.
Evan Fox had the big swing of the day, a grand slam in the fourth to knot the game up at five apiece.
Brett Paulsen, who had a 2-for-4 day at the plate, drove a RBI single to right in the following frame to score Brown-Eiring and give Stony Brook a 6-5 lead.
After a RBI groundout and wild pitch gave Sacred Heart the lead, the Pioneers would add two more in the seventh to finish the scoring.
STATS AND NOTES
- Brown-Eiring recorded his second, three-hit game of the season in six appearances. He had one multi-hit game during his freshman campaign.
- Paulsen's two-hit day is his first multi-hit game of the campaign. He had 12 a season ago.
- Fox's grand slam set a new career-high with four RBI today, besting the three he had against Binghamton on May 21.
- He also had a pair of stolen bases on the day, his first such performance of 2022.
- Stony Brook worked a season-high six walks at the plate.
- Brendan Patterman continued his scoreless streak to start the year, throwing a season-high two scoreless to increase his total to 4.2 with no runs allowed.
- Chris Leone made his first collegiate start behind the plate tonight, working a pair of walks and scoring a run in four plate appearances.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Credit to Sacred Heart for picking up the runners in scoring position they needed, which we did a very poor job of today, except for
Evan Fox's grand slam. That lack of timely hitting along with several poor pitching performances is a recipe for disaster and proved to be too much for us to overcome." - head coach
Matt Senk
UP NEXT
The Seawolves head south for another three-game set, taking on Western Carolina in Cullowhee, N.C., starting Friday. First pitch that day will be 4 p.m., with the following days commencing at 2 p.m., and 1 p.m., Eastern.
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