STOCKTON, Calif. - The Stony Brook University softball team split on day one of the Libby Matson Tournament, falling to Nevada before topping Pacific.
Corinne Badger and
Catherine Anne Kupinski blasted three-run homers to power the Seawolves to a win in the nightcap on the west coast.
GAME 1: NEVADA 12 - STONY BROOK 0 (5 INN.)
- Gabrielle Maday started in the circle for the Seawolves, conceding a run in the first frame.
- Nevada struck for eight runs in the second, chasing Maday. Ashton Melaas entered in relief and struck out the first batter she faced to end the inning.
- Melaas allowed a pair of runs in the third, seeing Stony Brook fall behind 11-0.
- Alyssa Costello represented the Seawolves' lone baserunner through the first three innings, reaching base after being hit by a pitch. She singled in the fourth to notch Stony Brook's first hit of the contest.
- After a Kupinski single later in the frame, Nevada stranded a pair of Seawolves on the bases.
- After two quick outs in the bottom half of the fourth, a throwing error followed by a two-bagger pushed across another run for the Wolf Pack.
GAME 2: STONY BROOK 7 - PACIFIC 6
- Costello was hit by a pitch in the first inning for the second time on the day. She advanced to scoring position on a wild pitch, but was stranded.
- Mia Haynes started for the Seawolves, tossing a clean first two innings before being staked to a lead.
- All three Stony Brook runs in the third came around to score after Costello started a two-out rally with a single through the middle. Badger walked and the two came around to score on Kupinski's three-run homer.
- Pacific pushed a run across on a sacrifice fly in the home half of the third.
- Alicia Orosco and Kyra McFarland singled in the fourth and Costello doubled to plate Orosco and push the lead back to three runs.
- Badger blasted her second homer of the season, a three-run shot to put Stony Brook ahead 7-1.
- Haynes had a clean fourth and fifth inning, but surrendered a solo shot in the sixth.
- Pacific rallied for four more runs in the bottom of the seventh, but Melaas came on to secure the final out and the save.
STATS AND NOTES
- Badger's home run was her second of the season. Badger and Kupinski lead the team with six runs batted in through seven games this season.
- Kupinski hit her first homer of the season, totaling three hits and three runs batted in across the two games.
- Haynes earned her first win of 2024 in game two, tossing 6.2 innings and allowing six runs. She struck out two batters.
- Melaas pitched 2.2 innings of relief across both games, securing the final out in the win over Pacific to notch the second save of her career.
- Costello reached base safely in five of her six plate appearances. She had a double, two runs scored, a run batted in and a stolen base.
- The meeting between Stony Brook and Pacific was the first-ever between the two programs.
- Stony Brook fell to 0-3 all-time against Nevada.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"It was a rough start to our day against a very good Nevada team, but we came out stronger in game two and competed better," head coah Megan T. Bryant said. "It's about improving each time we take the field. We look forward to tomorrow and the opportunity to continue that improvement."
UP NEXT
Stony Brook returns to action tomorrow, facing Nevada and Pacific again. The Seawolves face Nevada at 5:30 p.m. (EST) and Pacific at 7:45 p.m. (EST), with the latter contest streaming live on ESPN+.
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