STONY BROOK, N.Y. – After trailing by five runs heading into the ninth inning, the Seawolves sent nine student-athletes to the plate and tallied four runs in the inning, but ultimately fell short in an 8-7 loss against the College of William & Mary.
Stony Brook (11-16, 3-7) sent out graduate Ben Fero to make his seventh start of the season. The right-hander allowed four runs (earned), struck out six batters, and surrendered six hits over his 6.0 innings on the bump. It was the fourth time in his last five starts in which the right-hander completed at least 6.0 innings.
The Tribe (20-11, 6-4 CAA) led 1-0 after the first, but the Seawolves would respond with two runs of their own in the second and third inning.
Junior outfielder Derek Yalon launched his first home run of the season to tie the game in the second. In the third, junior Evan Fox led the inning off with a base knock and then scored on a throwing error from second base to give the Seawolves their first lead of the game.
Fero would settle in on the bump by retiring nine straight between the third and fifth inning. The Tribe took a 4-2 lead in the top half of the sixth after a bases-clearing pitch-hit double.
The Seawolves answered again in the bottom half of the sixth with junior Matt Brown-Eiring sending his third home run of the season over the left field fence to cut the deficit to one run.
William and Mary would score four runs over the seventh and eighth inning to take a 8-3 lead.
Stony Brook mounted a rally in the ninth inning. Sophomore Matt Miceli led off with a walk, then Fox singled to center, and junior Ryan Micheli loaded the bases by drawing a walk. William & Mary would get an out at home on a fielder's-choice but the next batter, senior Shane Paradine singled in a run to make it 8-4. Brown-Eiring would drive in another run by reaching on a hit-by-pitch following the Paradine single.
Yalon put the pressure on Tribe with a two-run double to cut the deficit to one run, setting up Stony Brook with the tying run at third and winning run at second. Unfortunately, William & Mary retired the next two batters to escape with the win.
STATS AND NOTES
- Yalon finished his day 2-for-5 with a homer, double, and three RBI. The three RBI by the junior was a season-high and tied his career-high as he eclipsed that mark three times over his career.
- Fox was 3-for-5 at the plate with two runs scored. It was his ninth multi-RBI game of the season and has reached base in all 26 games that he has played in this season.
- Brown-Eiring registered a 2-for-4 afternoon with a solo home run and drove in two runs. It was his first home run in conference play this season and has now reached eight straight games.
- Paulsen extended his hitting-streak to 12 games, the longest-hit streak of his career and for any Seawolf this season.
- Fero recorded his fourth start in his last five going at least six innings.
- This was the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
- Stony Brook turned three double plays during the game, a new season-best.
- Miceli made seven assists at short this afternoon, which is a new season-high for any Seawolves position player.
UP NEXT
Game two of the series is set for Saturday, with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. First-year student Eddie Smink is set to get the ball for Stony Brook opposite William & Mary's Owen Pierce.
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