UNION, N.J. — Evan Giordano had a career day on Saturday afternoon, driving in five runs on a 4-for-6 day at the plate, powering the Stony Brook baseball program to a 13-7 victory in game two of the three-game conference set.
All four of the Sewell, N.J., native's hits went for extra bases, with three straight doubles to start the day and a home run for good measure, aiding the Seawolves attack to eight runs in the first three innings and 10 in the first six frames.
Matt Senk's club started the day with back-to-back, three-run frames as
Matt Brown-Eiring delivered a RBI single to start the scoring before
Stanton Leuthner's two-out triple brought in a pair. The next inning, the Seawolves did it again, with Giordano lacing a two-run double to center before scoring on
Evan Fox's groundout.
Giordano added another two-run double in the third to make it 8-0 before combining with
Evan Fox to laser back-to-back long balls and give the Seawolves a double-digit run output.
After NJIT put up four over the next three frames, the Seawolves added three in the ninth.
Ryan Micheli drove in
Brett Paulsen on a sacrifice fly, while both Leuthner and
Cole Durkan scored on Highlander defensive miscues.
STATS AND NOTES
- The 16 hits this afternoon are the most by Stony Brook bats this season, while the 13 runs and 11 RBI are tied for the most during the 2022 campaign.
- Giordano had a career day, matching his collegiate best with five RBI. It is the most by a Seawolves player this season and tied for the most since Casey Baker drove in six against Dayton on Feb. 19, 2016. His three doubles also tie the highest output by a Stony Brook batter this season, matching Matt Brown-Eiring's total against UAlbany on April 8 of this season. His four-hit day is his third of the year, the most by a Seawolves hitter this season.
- Four other batters joined Giordano with multi-knock afternoons, as Fox (three), Brown-Eiring (two), Leuthner (two) and Micheli (two) all joined the hit parade. Leuthner is tied for the team lead with 13 multi-hit games this season, while Brown-Eiring has 11, Fox has nine and Micheli has two.
- Giordano clubbed his seventh home run of the season and 16th of his career. His seven long balls in 2022 match his career-best output from a season ago.
- Fox's homer is his fifth of the season and sixth of his college career.
- Durkan crossed home three times on the afternoon, matching his collegiate best last done on May 8, 2021 against these same Highlanders.
- Lashley threw five scoreless on the hill, scattering three hits and striking out three to earn his second win of the season.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"Overall, the team did a great job of moving on from yesterday's disappointing series-opening defeat.
Evan Giordano set the tone with his leadoff double to start the game and went on to have a great afternoon.
Brandon Lashley's performance wasn't the prettiest, but he made big pitches when we needed it. We have put ourselves in a position to win the series and we're looking forward to that opportunity tomorrow." - head coach
Matt Senk.
UP NEXT
The rubber game of this three-game set is slated for Sunday, May 1 at Noon from Union, N.J.
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