BOSTON — A career day from
Josh O'Neill and yet another clutch moment from
Evan Giordano earned them Pitcher and Player of the Week honors, respectively, the America East announced on Monday afternoon.
O'Neill had one of the most impressive outings of his career on Saturday afternoon, throwing a career-best 6.2 innings of scoreless relief and striking out a collegiate-best six batters, keeping NJIT off the board and allowing Stony Brook Baseball to complete it's championship-winning comeback. Over the final month, the Nutley, N.J., native was one of the most impressive pitchers in the league, throwing 23.2 innings over six appearances, compiling an ERA of 0.76 and striking out 14 batters during that span.
The final hit of Saturday's comeback from 5-0 down in the sixth came from Giordano, a single up the middle to score
Matt DeStefano to clinch the Seawolves' third consecutive America East regular season title. It was the eighth RBI of the weekend for the Sewell, N.J., native, who finished with a 1.214 slugging percentage as five of his six hits went for extra bases. He had two doubles and three home runs in a 6-for-14 weekend, also scoring six runs of his own.
Stony Brook finished the league season 21-9 to earn the seventh regular season championship in program history.
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