STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook softball fell to Hofstra in a doubleheader at University Field on Saturday afternoon. The Seawolves put forth a valiant effort but were topped by the Pride, 7-6, in nine innings in game one. Stony Brook was then topped by Hofstra, 9-1, in the second game of the twin bill.
After falling behind, 6-1, in game one, Stony Brook stormed back to tie the game up in the sixth at 6-6. The Seawolves' come-from-behind charge started in the bottom of the third inning when senior catcher
Corinne Badger smashed a three-run home run to cut Hofstra's lead to 6-4.
Stony Brook continued to chip away in the bottom of the fourth inning when junior utility
Catherine Anne Kupinski hit a solo home run to left field to bring the Seawolves' within one run, 6-5. Senior infielder
Sofia Chambers tied the game up at 6-6 in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single through the right side that chased home freshman infielder
Naiah Ackerman.
The Pride went back in front, 7-6, in the top of the ninth inning and held on to win game one by that score. Becca Vaillancourt brought home what proved to be the game-winning run in the top of the ninth with an RBI single to right.
Senior pitcher
Ashton Melaas tossed 6.2 stellar innings of relief as she struck out three and surrendered one run, which was unearned.
Hofstra was victorious in game two as it earned a 9-1 win. The Pride were fueled by a seven-run top of the fourth inning en route to their second win in CAA play. Chambers brought in the Seawolves' lone run with an RBI single to left in the bottom of the second inning.
GAME 1: STONY BROOK – 6, HOFSTRA – 7 (9 innings)
- Badger smashed her sixth home run of the season. She leads the squad in home runs and now has 23 homers for her career which is good for ninth-most in Stony Brook history.
- Kupinski slugged her second home run of the season. The junior paced the Stony Brook lineup with three hits in four at-bats.
- Ashton Melaas pitched 6.2 inning in relief, allowing one run (unearned) on two hits, striking out three. Melaas hasn't allowed an earned run over her last 13.2 innings pitched.
- Chambers made her return to the lineup and delivered an RBI single to the tie game in the sixth.
- Ackerman picked up the first multi-hit game of her career. She finished 2-4 with a run scored. The freshman is hitting .333 (6-18) with a double and two runs scored over her last six games.
GAME 2: STONY BROOK – 1, HOFSTRA – 9
- Chambers went 1-3 at the dish with an RBI single in the bottom of the second inning.
- Junior outfielder Alicia Orosco went 1-3 with a single and a stolen base. She has reached base safely in seven-straight games.
- Sophomore pitcher Maddie Male tossed 4.0 innings in relief and gave up two runs (earned) on six hits. She struck out three and walked one.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"I really liked our effort in game one. We had a couple of chances to pull it out and to their credit (Hofstra), they came up with a timely hit. I thought we had good energy, we played well, and fought hard in game one. I'm not happy with game two. The CAA is a different league, it's a different three-game series. It's important that we play to our standard and compete as hard as we can on every pitch and every play," said head coach
Megan T. Bryant.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook is back in action tomorrow when it hosts Hofstra in a single game at University Field. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m.
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