LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Stony Brook University baseball team fell at Cal State Northridge 14-4 Saturday afternoon at Matador Field.
Junior Matt Brown-Eiring and graduate Evan Giordano recorded two hits and senior Brandon Lashley turned in a strong 3.1 inning relief stint, but the Seawolves could not overcome a five-run first inning and two Matador home runs that ultimately gave the home team the victory.
Stony Brook (0-2, 0-0 CAA) sent out senior Jared Bellissimo on the hill to make his first career start for the Seawolves. The Rutgers transfer struck-out one batter, allowed one walk, and surrendered six earned-runs over his 2.1 innings.
After senior Derek Yalon reached on an error to begin the third inning, sophomore Chris Leone advanced Yalon to third base by sending a ball down the third base-line, giving Stony Brook two runners in scoring position with no outs. Junior Matt Miceli did his job by knocking in Yalon on a fielder's choice to second base, and Fox followed up with an RBI single to center field, pushing the score to 5-2.
The Matador offense (2-0, 0-0 Big West) scored two more runs in the following half inning, taking a five run lead. But, the Seawolves got a run back in the next inning after Brown-Eiring scorched a double through the left side, senior Brett Paulsen advancing Brown-Eiring to third base on a ground out to second base, and Yalon bringing home the junior on a sacrifice-fly.
The squad would score another run on a Paulsen double that drove in Brown-Eiring in the top of the sixth but the Matadors held the Seawolves scoreless for the remainder of the game and ultimately took home the 14-4 victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Giordano and Brown-Eiring recorded a pair of Stony Brook's nine hits today. Brown-Eiring also scored two runs in the defeat.
- Lashley had four strikeouts, allowed three hits, and one walk over his 3.1 innings out of the pen.
- Senior Josh O'Neil allowed seven earned-runs, three walks, and struck out one batter over his 2.1 innings in relief.
- Fox, Miceli, Yalon, and Paulsen drove in all four runs for Stony Brook.
UP NEXT
Game three of this three-game set in Los Angeles is scheduled for 5 p.m. Eastern time tomorrow. Graduate Nick DeGennaro gets the ball and will make his first start for Stony Brook since Feb. 25, 2022 at the University of South Florida. The Matadors starting pitcher is to be determined.
