QUEENS, N.Y. --The Stony Brook Seawolves brought an 8-7 lead into the ninth inning, but could not hold on and fell 9-8 to the St. John's (NY) Red Storm Wednesday.
Freshman Eric Paulsen led the way offensively for the Seawolves, going 2-for-5 in the ballgame with a home run and an RBI. Junior Nicm Solorzano put together a standout performance as well, going 2-for-3 with a double and three RBI. Senior M. Brown-Eiring also helped out, going 3-for-5 for Stony Brook with a triple. Senior Ty Saunders (0-3) came out of the bullpen for Stony Brook (7-8) and took the loss.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Seawolves got on the board immediately, starting their scoring with one run in the top of the first inning. Paulsen put Stony Brook on the board with a two-out solo home run off sophomore Andrew Castelluccio.
Stony Brook then lost the lead they built in the first, but got back on the board in the second trailing 2-1. Stony Brook put together a three-run frame, culminating in a run-scoring single from junior Matt Miceli, which brought the Seawolves lead to 4-2.
Stony Brook held St. John's (NY) without a run before expanding their lead to 5-2 the following inning after Pilla walked and Matt Brown-Eiring scored on the pass ball.
The Red Storm fought back, closing the gap to 5-3 until Stony Brook added some insurance in the fifth. The three-run frame for the Seawolves was punctuated by a two-RBI double from Solorzano, bringing the score to 8-3 in favor of Stony Brook. The Seawolves were unable to hold the lead, as St. John's (NY) scored six times over the remaining four innings to grab the 9-8 win.
STATS AND NOTES
Brown-Eiring led the Seawolves, compiling three base hits in the ballgame.
Every Seawolves starter reached base safely in the loss.
Stony Brook's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed three runs across.
Four Stony Brook hitters had multiple base knocks in the ballgame.
The Seawolves out-hit the Red Storm at a 12-11 clip.
Stony Brook went 5-for-11 (.455) with runners in scoring position.
Stony Brook pitchers faced 42 St. John's (NY) hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and 11 fly balls while striking out five.
The Seawolves drew four walks from St. John's (NY) pitching.
Paulsen led the Seawolves at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run and an RBI.
JT Raab made the start for Stony Brook, tossing 3.0 innings and allowing three runs (two earned)
Jerek Hobb, Ty Stout, Ty Saunders, and Erik Paulsen all made appearances out of the bullpen for the Seawolves.
Stony Brook moves to 1-3 all-time against St. John's.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves return to the diamond on Friday as they begin a three game set in New Jersey against Seton Hall.
