TOWSON, Md. – In a game that last five hours and 44 minutes, saw two rain delays and 11 innings, it would be the Stony Brook softball team that would come out on top. The Seawolves defeated Towson, 7-6, at Tiger Softball Field on Sunday to take the series.
 
Senior catcher Corinne Badger got the squad off to a hot start with a solo home run to left field in the second inning. Senior infielder Brooke Dye added another run in the second with a single to left field which plated junior outfielder Julianna Sanzone.

🦡💣 😎

That's it. That's the tweet.

🌊🐺 x #NCAASoftball x @corinne_badger pic.twitter.com/eMNrCeZCAx

— Stony Brook Softball (@StonyBrookSB) April 30, 2023

 
After the two-hour rain delay which paused the game in the middle of the fourth, junior utility Catherine Anne Kupinski stepped up to the plate in the fifth and smoked a three-run bomb to left center which brought home Alyssa Costello and Alicia Orosco which increased the Seawolves' lead to 5-0.

𝗖 𝘆𝗔 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 🤯

"What 2 hour rain delay?" - CA, probably 😎

🌊🐺 x #NCAASoftball x @catherine_annek pic.twitter.com/NBn1C6pwnO

— Stony Brook Softball (@StonyBrookSB) April 30, 2023

 
The Tigers answered back with six runs of their own in the bottom of the fifth. Towson's Cori Jones got the momentum started with a two-RBI double to left field. From there, the Tigers added a two RBI single, a RBI triple, and a RBI single to grab hold of a 6-5 lead.
 
With the game on the line in the top of the seventh, Kupinski stepped up to the dish and, once again, delivered for the squad. Kupinski singled to center to bring home Shauna Nuss to tie the contest 6-6 and head into extra innings.
 
In the top of the 11^th inning, freshman infielder Naiah Ackerman singled up the middle which brought Emily Reinstein home and gave the Seawolves a 7-6 lead. The Stony Brook defense took care of business in the bottom of the 11^th to secure the 7-6 victory and the series.

NAIAH PLATES RHINO TO GIVE US THE LEAD 😤

🌊🐺 x #NCAASoftball pic.twitter.com/0B56F9kw2U

— Stony Brook Softball (@StonyBrookSB) April 30, 2023

 
STATS AND NOTES

• Sanzone went 3-5 at the plate which included a double and she added a run scored.
• Badger went 1-4 at the dish and smashed a solo home run. It was her 11^th home run of the season.
• Kupinski went 2-4 which included a three-run home run. She tallied a career-high four RBI in the game.
• Orosco went 2-4, including a double and added a run scored. She has registered at least one hit in her last six of seven outings.
• Ackerman and Dye both recorded two hits and one RBI in the contest.
• Ashley Jacobson, Sofia Chambers, and Costello all tallied a hit in the game.
• Ashton Melaas tossed 4.2 innings and Mia Haynes come in and pitched 6.1 innings. Haynes scattered five hits and threw three punchouts while allowing no runs.

NEXT UP
The Seawolves travel to Queens to take on St. Johns on Wednesday, May 3. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.

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