STONY BROOK, N.Y. – Senior catcher
Corinne Badger was the hero on Sunday afternoon as she launched a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Seawolves to a 3-2 win over UNCW in the series finale. The victory marked Stony Brook's first-ever CAA home win and first walk-off win this season.
Junior outfielder
Alicia Orosco led off the top of the seventh inning by reaching on an error. Senior outfielder
Shauna Nuss moved Orosco over with a sacrifice bunt to put her in scoring position. Badger stepped to the plate with the chance to tie or win the game – and she did just that.
Badger crushed Kara Hammock's 1-0 offering over the right center field fence for a two-run walk-off home run. The homer was Badger's eighth of the season. She leads the team in home runs and ranks second in the CAA.
Stony Brook received a pair of standout pitching performances in the circle. Junior
Mia Haynes got the start and went the first 5.0 innings. Haynes surrendered seven hits and allowed one run (earned) and struck out three. Melaas earned the win in relief as she went 2.0 innings and gave up one run (earned) and struck out two.
STATS AND NOTES
- Badger went 2-4 at the plate with a two-run walk-off home run and a single. The home run was the 25th of her career as she moved into eighth-place in program history. Badger has homered in two out of her last three games. It was her fourth multi-hit game of the season.
- Junior infielder Sofia Chambers went 1-2 at the plate with an RBI. Chambers brought in the Seawolves' first run of the day with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second inning that chased home freshman infielder Naiah Ackerman.
- Melaas picked up her fourth win of the season and second of the week as she also recorded the win on Wednesday against Seton Hall.
- Stony Brook registered its second win over UNCW and first since March 1, 2003, in Wilmington, N.C.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"It was a terrific ball game, and I am so proud of the way we fought and played. Any time that we win it's big and any time we win a CAA game it's big. To be able to continuously get better within this series from game one, to game two, to game three it really shows growth from our team," said head coach
Megan T. Bryant.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook is back in action on Tuesday, April 4, when it travels to Teaneck, N.J. to take on Fairleigh Dickinson in a doubleheader. First pitch of game one is slated for 2 p.m. and will stream live on NEC Front Row.
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