ORONO, Maine — Junior catcher
Shane Paradine finished the day 4-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored, leading the Stony Brook baseball program to an 8-2 victory over Maine, clinching the series win up north.
Paradine singled and scored in the first, hit a home run in the sixth and doubled and scored in the ninth as part of his three-run day. His fourth hit was an infield single to short in the third.
On the defensive side, the Seawolves made a couple big plays to back up
Quinlan Montgomery in his first collegiate start as the sophomore went 5.1 strong innings, allowing just two runs and two hits while striking out four.
Brendan Patterman locked it down, tossing the final 3.2 scoreless innings in relief, scattering three hits.
Stanton Leuthner started the day with a leadoff home run, and
Brett Paulsen made it a 2-0 day in the first.
After Maine tied it in the fifth, the Seawolves rattled off six unanswered to take the victory, scoring in three of the final four frames.
STATS AND NOTES
- Paradine matches his career high of three runs scored. He was plated a trio of times against McNeese State on February 19. That number also matches the most by a Seawolves player this season.
- He also tied the most hits (4) by a Stony Brook batter this season, matching Evan Giordano's four against UMass Lowell on March 20.
- Shane extended his team-best, on-base streak, reaching in 16 consecutive contests. Brett Paulsen is second on the squad with 15 in a row.
- Leuthner hit home run number three on the year and the eighth of his career to lead off the contest. He's one away from matching his 2021 total of four.
- Patterman finished the weekend with 4.1 innings of scoreless relief, striking out a pair and allowing three hits over those lines. He recorded his second save of three-plus innings, joining his four-inning outing at Western Carolina on March 6.
- He lowered his team-leading ERA to 2.31 and has a 0.94 WHIP, also lowest on the squad.
- All nine Seawolves in the lineup recorded a hit, adding up to a team total of 14. That is one off the squad's season-high of 15 against UMass Lowell on March 20.
- With a pair of home runs today, it is the fourth time in the last seven games they have recorded a multi-long ball outing. They had one such game (Feb. 27 at South Florida) in the previous 16 games.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"The team showed it was ready to take this series starting with
Stanton Leuthner's leadoff home run to the final out of the game. It was another full team effort, including everyone getting at least one hit in the lineup and highlighted by
Shane Paradine's impressive four hit day. Along with that, we played our second consecutive game of outstanding error-free defense behind
Quinlan Montgomery and Brendan Patterman's terrific combined effort on the mound" - head coach
Matt Senk.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves host Iona for a midweek contest on Wednesday before hitting the road again, taking on Hartford next weekend.
For an inside look at the Stony Brook baseball program, be sure to follow it on
Facebook,
Twitter and
Instagram.
