BUIES CREEK, N.C. -- Brett Paulsen collected four RBI and Eddie Smink tossed six scoreless innings to help propel the Seawolves past the Campbell Fighting Camels 7-3 on Friday in North Carolina.
The right-hander (4-4) started on the mound and picked up the win for Stony Brook (16-16, 5-5). Smink went six shutout innings while giving up three hits, allowing six walks and striking out four.
Paulsen went 2-for-4 with a walk in addition to his four RBI for the Seawolves. Sophomore Johnny Pilla furnished a noteworthy performance at the plate as well, going 1-for-5 with a home run and an RBI. Freshman Chris Carson also contributed for Stony Brook, putting together one hit in three trips to the plate while adding a home run and an RBI.
HOW IT HAPPENED
After Smink stranding the bases loaded in the first and leaving a runner on base in the second inning, the Seawolves would put runs on the scoreboard in the third. Carson got the rally going by getting hit by a pitch, followed by a single from Evan Fox. Matt Miceli came up with the RBI-single, bringing in Carson. Then, the Seawolves would attack after a two-run single off the bat of Paulsen.
Smink then held the Fighting Camels scoreless before the squad got back on the board in the very next inning. Stony Brook picked up a run on Carson's two-out solo home run off of Cole Peschl, which brought the score to 4-0 in favor of the Seawolves.
Stony Brook would score again in the sixth with the long-ball. The Seawolves recorded a run on Pilla's one-out solo home run off Peschl.
Following the final inning from Smink in the sixth, the Seawolves picked up two runs when a single from Paulsen brought home senior Matt Brown-Eiring and freshman Erik Paulsen, bringing the Stony Brook advantage to 7-0 in the seventh. Campbell put three runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but E. Paulsen would finish the off the game out of the pen in the Seawolves the 7-3 win.
GAME NOTES
- B. Paulsen drove in four runs for Stony Brook. It marked a new season-high for the senior. He also tallied two hits.
- Every Stony Brook starter reached base safely in the win.
- Stony Brook's highest scoring inning was the third, when it pushed three runs across.
- Stony Brook grabbed the lead at 3-0 in the top half of the third and never lost that advantage.
- Smink put together six innings of scoreless ball for his second straight start. He now leads the team with four wins this season.
- The Seawolves out-hit the Fighting Camels at a 10-8 clip.
- Stony Brook went 3-for-9 (.333) with runners in scoring position.
- E. Paulsen tallied his team-high fourth save and ninth multi-hit game of the season.
- Matthew Wright and Ryan Micheli both tallied a hit.
- Stony Brook pitchers limited Campbell to just 1-for-8 (.125) with runners in scoring position.
- Stony Brook pitchers faced 44 Campbell hitters in the game, allowing eight ground balls and 11 fly balls while striking out six.
- This was the first meeting between these two programs.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves return to the diamond to face the Fighting Camels for their second of three meetings in North Carolina. First pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m. and can be streamed live on FloBaseball.
