STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Freshman
David Alleva clubbed his first career home run and had a collegiate best three RBI, but the Stony Brook baseball team fell to Manhattan 17-13 on Wednesday afternoon at Joe Nathan Field.
Evan Giordano joined Alleva in hitting a home run in the first, giving Stony Brook a 2-1 lead in the opening frame but Manhattan would quickly respond with a five-run second.
After that, Stony Brook stormed back as
Adam Kuzmicki's SAC fly made it 6-3 and a two-run error cut the deficit to one.
That was the first of two Kuzmicki RBIs today, as he added a RBI single in a five-run eighth inning for the hosts.
Stanton Leuthner also had a very productive day, recording two hits in three ABs, with both being two-run singles through the left side of the infield.
Matt DeStefano also added a pair of runs scored and a 2-for-5 effort at the plate in his first collegiate start.
STATS AND NOTES
- Alleva had two previous two-RBI games but this is his first-career, three-RBI contest.
- The 13 runs for Stony Brook are a season best, one better than the 12 against UAlbany on April 8, 2022.
- Chris Leone worked a career-high four walks, the most by a Seawolves batter this season.
- Leuthner's four RBI are a new career high and a Seawolves-best for an individual batter in 2022. He has totaled seven runs driven in over the last four games.
- DeStefano also recorded his first career hits at the plate, which included his first extra-base hit as well.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"We're into the second half of the conference season and before we went into this weekend, I felt like I needed to have some position guys get out there and the same with some pitchers. I was hoping for a better result, certainly from the pitching end." - head coach
Matt Senk
UP NEXT
The Seawolves head to Baltimore this weekend, taking on the UMBC Retrievers for a 3-game set. First pitch on Friday is slated for 6 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday are set for 2 p.m., and 1 p.m., respectively.
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