STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook softball team earned a split in its Saturday doubleheader at University Field. The Seawolves dropped game one against Hampton, 5-4, and then picked up an 8-0 win over the Lady Pirates in the second game of the day.
In game one, Stony Brook jumped out to an early 3-0 lead courtesy of a three-run home run smashed over the left field fence by junior infielder
Ashley Jacobson. In the third inning, Hampton plated a couple of runs of its own to cut the deficit to just one.
Jacobson struck again the bottom of the third to being home senior catcher
Corinne Badger and extend the squad's lead to 4-2. Despite the early lead, the Lady Pirates smashed a three-run home of their own in the sixth to secure the 5-4 victory.
The Seawolves would bounce right back in game two as they came away with a 8-0 win over the Lady Pirates in five innings. Stony Brook was fueled by junior outfielder
Alicia Orosco and sophomore outfielder
Alyssa Costello. Both student-athletes went 2-3 at the dish and recorded two RBI.
Sophomore catcher
Emily Reinstein got the momentum rolling for the squad by bring home Jacobson after reaching on an error by Hampton's second baseman. Orosco added to lead in the second with a double to left which scored
Sofia Chambers and Reinstein.
Costello finished the hot-hitting second inning for Stony Brook with a two-run home run to left center which gave the Seawolves a 5-0 lead. Junior utility
Catherine Anne Kupinski and freshman utility
Hailey Guerrero got in on the offensive fun with RBI of their own in the fifth. Reinstein sealed the victory for the squad with a double to right center which plated Jacobson.
GAME 1: STONY BROOK – 4, HAMPTON – 5
- Jacobson went 2-4 at the plate and recorded her seventh home run of the season. The junior registered a career-high four RBI.
- Orosco also went 2-4 at the dish and added a stolen base.
- Costello went 1-4 with a stolen base and a run scored.
- Kupinski, Guerrero, and Julianna Sanzoe all added a hit in the contest.
GAME 2: STONY BROOK – 8, HAMPTON – 0
- Orosco went 2-3 at the plate with a double. The outfielder recorded two RBi and one run scored.
- Costello went 2-3 at the dish and knocked her sixth homer of the season. The sophomore registered two RBI and two runs scored.
- Kupinski also went 2-3 and added an RBi and a run scored.
- Jacobson, Guerrero, and Reinstein all added a hit in the game. Jacobson recorded two runs scored while Reinstein recorded one.
- Mia Haynes stood strong in the circle tossing a complete game shutout. Haynes went the distance and scattered six hits and threw two strikeouts in five innings.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"It was a little bit of a character builder in game one, so really proud of our response in game two and we want to bring that into tomorrow's third game. We swung the bat a little more determined and with a little bit better pitch selection in game two. We fed off of each other and we talk a lot about stringing hits together and I thought we did a nice job of that in game two," said head coach Megan. T Bryant.
"Some of my stuff wasn't working, so I really had to push through and trust my defense. They made big plays in the infield and the outfield which realty helped me, and I fed off of that," said junior pitcher
Mia Haynes.
"I just felt locked in from start to finish today and I was feeding off of my teammates' energy and knowing that when the ball was hit, I was not going to let it by me," said sophomore outfielder
Alyssa Costello.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves return to University Field for the final game of the series tomorrow, April 23. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on FloSoftball.
