WILLIAMSBURG, Va. --Junior Matt Miceli racked up four hits to help power the Stony Brook Seawolves over the William & Mary Tribe 12-3 on Sunday, earning their first CAA victory of the season.
Junior JT Raab (1-0) started on the mound and picked up the win for Stony Brook (10-12, 1-2 CAA). The right-hander went seven innings, giving up three runs, all of them earned, on seven hits, allowing one walk and striking out seven. Junior Colton Book also made an impact on the mound for the Seawolves, throwing two shutout innings while allowing no hits, with two walks and two strikeouts.
In addition to his four hits, Miceli had four RBI to lead the Seawolves. Senior Cam Santerre compiled a noteworthy performance at the plate as well, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, a walk and two RBI. Senior Matt Brown-Eiring also contributed for Stony Brook, putting together two hits in six trips to the plate while adding a double and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Seawolves got on the board immediately, starting their scoring in the top of the first inning. Stony Brook scored two runs in the frame, highlighted by a two-RBI double from Santerre.
- Stony Brook kept the pressure on by tallying two runs in the next inning. Senior Matt Brown-Eiring tallied an RBI double, while graduate Brett Paulsen had an RBI-knock.
- After stranding two runners in the first inning, W&M scored two runs in the second inning off Raab to push the score to 4-2.
- The squad scored two runs in the third and and one in the fourth, taking a 7-2 advantage. Freshman Eric Paulsen and Miceli knocked in the runs for the Seawolves.
- The Tribe answered back in the fifth inning by scoring a run on a sac-fly.
- After Miceli reached on a fielder's-choice that brought home Nicholas Solorzano in the sixth, Raab sat down the Tribe in order for the sixth inning.
- The Seawovles tallied another run in the seventh and two in the ninth to secure the 12-3 victory. Brown-Eiring would score on an error in the seventh, while Carson and Miceli had RBI-knocks in the ninth inning.
- Book finished the final 2.0 innings of the game by striking out two batters and not allowing a hit.
STATS AND NOTES
- Raab struck out seven Tribe hitters, which tied a career-best (seven vs Fordham on March 7, 2023).
- The Seawolves power output was led by Santerre, who compiled two extra base hits in the ballgame.
- Miceli drove in four runs for Stony Brook, a new career-high.
- Every Stony Brook starter reached base safely in the win.
- Stony Brook's highest scoring inning was the ninth, when it pushed three runs across.
- Stony Brook took a 2-0 lead in the top half of the first and didn't surrender that lead for the remainder of the game.
- Four Seawolves had multiple hits in the ballgame (Brown-Eiring, Santerre, Carson, and Miceli).
- The Seawolves out-hit the Tribe at a 13-7 clip.
- Stony Brook pitchers limited William & Mary to just 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position.
- Stony Brook pitchers faced 35 William & Mary hitters in the game, allowing nine ground balls and seven fly balls while striking out nine.
- The Seawolves drew seven walks from William & Mary pitching, which tied a season-high (seven vs Northwestern St. on Feb. 24 and Virginia Tech on March 3).
- Miceli led the Seawolves at the plate, going 4-for-5 with four RBI. This was the first four-hit game for Miceli in his career and the second time this season a Seawolf collected four hits (Santerre collected four vs Siena on March 8).
UP NEXT
The Seawolves will return to the diamond on Tuesday, March 26th, as they host Iona at Joe Nathan Field. First pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m. and can be streamed live on FloBaseball.
