TROY, Ala. – The Stony Brook baseball team exploded for 11 runs this afternoon and jumped out to an early seven run lead, but the Trojan offense continued to fight all afternoon, and ultimately took the 12-10 victory.
WHAT. A. PLAY. 💨💪
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The Seawolves sent out graduate
Nick DeGennaro on the bump. The right-hander gave up three runs in the first inning to Troy, including a homer on the first pitch of the game, but settled down in the second and third inning after sophomore catcher
Chris Leone tossed out a runner in each inning and DeGennaro punched out two over the two innings.
With the Trojans being held quiet in the second and third inning, the Stony Brook bats would waken by scoring four runs over the next two innings. Getting the action going for Stony Brook was freshman
Johnny Pilla. Pilla, who made his first career start today, doubled to right center in the second inning to bring home Leone.
𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗔 𝗣𝗢𝗣 🤩
Freshman Johnny Pilla collects his first career hit and RBI 👏
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— Stony Brook Baseball (@StonyBrookBASE) February 25, 2023
In the following inning, junior
Evan Fox advanced by stealing second base and didn't have to wait long before graduate
Evan Giordano knocked in the leadoff hitter on a laser down the right field line. Stony Brook would score two more in the inning on junior
Derek Yalon's fielder's choice and Leone infield single.
12 doing 12 things 🤩@evangiordano12 drives in @evfox7, making it a one run game💥
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— Stony Brook Baseball (@StonyBrookBASE) February 25, 2023
The Stony Brook offense continued to mash the ball in the next inning by scoring six more runs, taking a 10-3 lead. Giordano, senior
Brett Paulsen, and Pilla all collected RBI hits and the Seawolves scored two runs on pass balls.
𝙋𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎𝙐𝙍𝙀 on the bases 🤩
Check out this sequence ⤵️👀
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— Stony Brook Baseball (@StonyBrookBASE) February 25, 2023
Troy would blast six homers over the final five innings to retake the lead and ultimately the victory. Stony Brook made it a one run game in the top of the eighth after Paulsen knocked in senior
Shane Paradine on a sac-fly, but Troy tallied three more runs in the bottom half of the eighth to take the 15-11 lead.
STATS AND NOTES
- The Seawolves offense posted season-highs in runs (11) and hits (13).
- After going 2-for-4 at the plate with three RBI in the game yesterday, Giordano continued his scorching ways by going 3-for-4, driving in two runs, and scoring another two runs.
- Fox picked up another two stolen bases this afternoon, giving himself a team-best four stolen bases this season. Fox was 1-for-4 in the leadoff spot, getting hit by a pitch, and scoring twice.
- In his first career start, Pilla went 2-for-4 at the plate and drove in two runs, which was the first hits and RBI in his career for the freshman.
- Leone was a force behind the plate this afternoon as the sophomore threw out all three Troy base-runners stealing second base.
- Paulsen collected his second multi-hit game of the season after going 2-for-4. Paulsen also had an RBI and scored a run in the defeat.
- Stony Brook was 7-of-16 (.438) with runners in scoring position this afternoon.
- With a runner on third and less than two outs, the Seawolves were 5-for-6 (.833)
- DeGennaro ended his afternoon with three punch outs, allowed eight hits, and seven earned runs over 3.0 innings.
- Freshman Eddie Smink and junior Brendan Pattermann made their second appearances out of the pen. Smink struck out a new season-best five batters, and allowed five earned runs over 2.2 innings. Pattermann finished the final 2.1 innings, allowing three runs, two hits, and struck out two.
- Smink moves to 0-1 on the season.
UP NEXT
Game three of this set will be tomorrow afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
