CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Stony Brook baseball team (6-11, 1-2 CAA) earned their first-ever Colonial Athletic Association victory today, March 19th, as the Seawolves defeated the College of Charleston Cougars (13-6, 4-2 CAA) 15-11 on Sunday afternoon at The Ballpark at Patriots Point. 

The Seawolves would fall behind to a 1-0 deficit in the first inning, but then the Stony Brook offense would send 10 batters to the plate in the top of the second inning, tallying seven singles in the inning and exploding for six runs to take an early 6-1 lead.

Need a run? Call 𝗗-𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗜𝗡 📞

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Junior Matt Brown-Eiring led the second inning off with the first of his two hits this afternoon, followed by a knock from junior Ryan Micheli to get two runners on base with no outs. After a ground-out by Stony Brook, the squad would produce five RBI singles in a row to give themselves the lead. Sophomore Anthony Gentile, senior Derek Yalon, junior Evan Fox, sophomore Matt Miceli, and graduate Evan Giordano all tallied RBI base-hits in a row. 

It's 𝙍𝘼𝙄𝙉𝙄𝙉𝙂 runs in Charleston 🌧️

We collected seven hits and six runs in the inning!

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— Stony Brook Baseball (@StonyBrookBASE) March 19, 2023

Stony Brook sent out graduate Nick DeGennaro to make his third start of the season. The right-hander kept the Cougars offense at ease, as he allowed three earned runs and struck out two batters over his 3.0 innings on the hill. Senior Brandon Lashley entered the game for DeGennaro in the fourth inning and allowed just two earned runs over his 4.0 innings out of relief. 

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— Stony Brook Baseball (@StonyBrookBASE) March 19, 2023

With the Cougar offense starting to awaken, the Seawolves offense rose to occasion by scoring two runs in fourth, one run in the sixth, and erupted for four runs in the seventh inning. In the fourth, Fox led the frame off by doubling and then scored following senior Shane Paradine driving in the leadoff hitter on a double. Paradine didn't wait long before Micheli drove him in on a single up the middle, giving Stony Brook an 8-3 lead. 

Paradine joining the 𝗛𝗶𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 🔥

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Then, after an RBI knock by Paulsen in the sixth inning to put Stony Brook ahead 9-4, the squad would score four runs in the next frame. This time, it was the middle of the order doing the damage as Giordano drove in Fox on a triple to right field, and Paradine drove in Giordano by lasering a ball up the middle. A few batters later, Paulsen would cap the inning off by launching a two-RBI double to give Stony Brook a 13-4 advantage. 

𝙋𝘼𝙐𝙇𝙎𝙀𝙉 𝙋𝙊𝙋 💥

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— Stony Brook Baseball (@StonyBrookBASE) March 19, 2023

But, the Cougars didn't go away without a fight, as Charleston scored a combined seven runs in the seventh and eighth inning to cut the deficit to two runs. The Seawolves would answer right back as Paulsen and Yalon each had RBI knocks to give Stony Brook two insurance runs and the 15-11 lead. 

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We ❤️ 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐧𝐬

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— Stony Brook Baseball (@StonyBrookBASE) March 19, 2023

Freshman Eddie Smink closed the door on the Cougars after striking out the final two batters of the game to secure the 15-11 victory. 

𝐒𝐄𝐀𝐖𝐎𝐋𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐍 😤

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STATS AND NOTES

• Paulsen drove in a career-high four runs this afternoon. Also, he went 3-for-6 at the plate with a double and scored a run. It was the second time this season that Pauslen tallied at least three hits in a game (3 against Lafaytte on March 10, 2023). 
• Giordano now has four multi-hit games in his last five after going 3-for-5 at the plate with 3 RBI and a triple. The reginging CAA Player of the Week is now hitting .431 this season, which is good for third in the conference and has 11 multi-hit games this season. 
• Fox extended his on-base streak to 16 games to start the season after going 2-for-6 at the plate with an RBI, double, and walk. Also, the leadoff hitter scored three times today, which ties a career-best. 
• For the first time this season and eighth time of his career, Yalon recorded three base hits. He also tallied two RBI, scored a run, and blasted a triple. 
• Brown-Eiring scored a career-high four times this afternoon, recorded two hits, and drew two walks. It was the fourth multi-hit game for Brown-Eiring in his last six games. 
• Micheli recorded his second multi-hit game of the season after going 2-for-3 with an RBI and scored a run in the sixth spot for Stony Brook. 
• Paradine was 2-for-6 at the plate today, with 2 RBI, a double, and scored two runs. It was the third multi-hit game for Paradine in his last four games. 
• Gentile and Miceli were both 1-for-4 with an RBI and scored a run. 
• In his fifth appearance of the season, Lashley earned his second victory of the season after tossing 4.0 innings out of the pen, allowing two earned runs and struck out one. 
• Smink earned his first career save after finishing the final 1.1 innings, allowing two hits, did not surrender a run, and struck out the final two batters to secure the victory. 
• Stony Brook's offense tied a season-high with 15 runs and 45 at-bats (15 runs and 45 at-bats against LIU on March 8, 2023). Also the 19 hits was the second most for the squad this season (20 against LIU on March 8, 2023). 
• All nine Seawolves in the starting lineup this afternoon recorded a hit. 
• This was the first CAA victory in program history. 

UP NEXT
The Seawolves return to Long Island on Tuesday, March 21, to take on LIU at 3:00 p.m. in Brooklyn. Stony Brook will look to continue their success against the Sharks, as they defeated LIU 15-5 on March 8th at Joe Nathan Field.  Read Full Article