RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Stony Brook softball team (15-20, 3-11 CAA) swept the Manhattan Jaspers (6-25, 2-2 MAAC) on Thursday afternoon. The Seawolves secured a 6-2 victory in game one and earned a 5-3 win in game two.
The Seawolves took advantage of hot hitting in the fifth inning to secure their 6-2 victory in the first game of the day. Junior outfielder
Alicia Orosco got the momentum started when she singled to left field to bring home junior infielder
Sofia Chambers. Junior utility
Catherine Anne Kupinski followed Orosco's lead with a double to left center which brought home Orosco.
Junior infielder
Ashley Jacobson registered her second triple of her career in the fifth which plated Kupinski and senior catcher
Corinne Badger to increase Stony Brook's lead to 4-0. Sophomore outfielder
Alyssa Costello sealed the win for the squad with a two-run homer to right center.
Manhattan was able to score two runs in the seventh courtesy of a two-run home run but it would not be enough to keep up with the Seawolves' hot hitting.
Junior pitcher
Mia Haynes dominated in the circle for the squad. Haynes allowed no hits or runs until the final seventh inning. Costello kept her hot streak alive with a single in the top of the first which allowed Orosco to score on a throwing error by the Jaspers' pitcher. In the fifth, Costello singled to right which allowed Orsosco to score again.
Sophomore catcher
Emily Reinstein smashed her first career home run in the sixth to extend Stony Brook's lead to 3-0. Orosco and Ackerman added to the dominant sixth inning with a RBI single and a SAC fly, respectively, which allowed the squad to capture the 5-6 win.
GAME 1: STONY BROOK – 6, MANHATTAN – 2
- Melaas stood tall in the circle for Stony Brook, tossing a complete 7.0 innings. The senior scattered five hits, struck out two, and only allowed two runs (earned).
- Orosco went 2-4 at the plate, tallying a RBI, a run scored, and a stolen base.
- Jacobson went tallied recorded her first triple of the season and second of her career in the contest. The junior added two RBI and a run scored.
- Costello went 1-3 at the plate which included a two-run home run, marking her fourth homer of the season.
- Kupinski and Chambers both registered a double and a run scored in the game. Kupinski also added a RBI.
GAME 2: STONY BROOK - 5, MANHATTAN – 3
- Orosco was nearly perfect at the plate, going 3-4 with a RBI and two runs scored.
- Reinstein went 2-4 at the dish and recorded her first career homer.
- Costello went 2-4 at the dish and tallied a RBI.
- Kupinski, Sanzone, and Shauna Nuss all added a hit in the contest.
- Haynes tossed a complete 7.0 innings, scattered three hits, and recorded six punchouts. The junior only allowed three runs (earned), all of which came in the final inning.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"It was great to put together two well-played and complete ballgames. We were productive offensively, played great defense and Ashton and Mia were terrific in the circle. Our focus and synergy never wavered," said head coach
Megan T. Bryant.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves return home to University Field for a single game on Saturday, April 15 against Providence and a doubleheader against Army on Sunday, April 16. First pitch is slated for 12 p.m on Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.
