HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The Stony Brook baseball team was narrowly edged by Hofstra, 4-0, on Sunday afternoon in the series finale in Hempstead. The Seawolves received a standout pitching performance from freshman
Eddie Smink but he was outdueled by the Pride's Brad Camarda who tossed a complete game shutout.
Smink went 7.0 innings and surrendered three runs (earned) and struck out five. It was the deepest that the freshman has pitched into a game in his career. Smink struck out five and walked two. His five strikeouts tied a season-high as he also registered five punch outs at Troy on February 25. His 7.0 innings of work marked the longest start this season by a Seawolves' starter.
Hofstra struck first in the bottom of the first inning when Will Kennedy plated a run with a double to left center field. Smink settled in and cruised through until the seventh inning when the Pride scored a pair of runs.
With two outs and runners at second and third in the bottom of the seventh inning Hofstra's Dylan Palmer singled up the middle to chase home a pair. Smink nearly escaped the inning without surrendering a run until Palmer plated two with his single. Smink closed out the inning by getting Kennedy to ground into a fielder's choice to complete his outing.
Hofstra added an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth inning with a single through the right side. Stony Brook threatened in the top of the ninth, but Camarda was able to get out of the jam and secure the win.
STATS AND NOTES
- Graduate third baseman Evan Giordano went 1-4 at the dish with a double. He extended his hitting streak to four games in a row.
- Senior Brett Paulsen and sophomore Matt Miceli both extended their hitting streaks. Paulsen has hits in his last 10 games, while Miceli has knocks in each of his last six games.
- Senior catcher Shane Paradine finished the game 1-3 and he recorded at least one hit in all three games of the series.
- Junior Matt Brown-Eiring singled in the game to extend his hitting streak to four games in a row.
- Smink pitched in his seventh game of the season and went 7.0 innings. His five strikeouts tied a season-high. His start marked the longest by a Seawolves' starting pitcher this season.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook returns to Joe Nathan Field on Tuesday, April 4, when it hosts Manhattan for a mid-week contest at 3 p.m. It marks the first meeting between the Seawolves and Jaspers since April 20, 2022. The game is set to stream live on FloBaseball.
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