HEMPSTEAD, NY – Stony Brook softball completed a three-game sweep of Hofstra, defeating the Pride, 7-1, on Sunday at Bill Edwards Stadium. The win is Stony Brook's 11 straight overall and the ninth consecutive in CAA play.
Mia Haynes got the win for Stony Brook. The right-hander went the distance on Sunday, giving up one run on seven hits, with four walks and six strikeouts.
Naiah Ackerman, Corinne Badger and Kyra McFarland all plated a pair of runs in the victory, while Alyssa Costello and Catherine Anne Kupinski tallied multiple hits at the dish.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Hofstra struck first on Sunday on a first-inning homer.
- Stony Brook was held scoreless for the opening three frames before breaking through in the fourth inning. Kupinski and Badger doubled to begin the frame, tying the game at 1-1. Ackerman singled Badger home to give Stony Brook its first lead before Costello came up with a two-out hit that padded the Seawolves' lead to two runs.
- The Seawolves tacked on insurance runs in the fifth, with Badger and Ackerman producing a run each in the frame.
- Stony Brook held Hofstra without a run before expanding their lead to 7-1 the following inning. The Seawolves added two to their tally on McFarland's two-run, inside-the-park home run in the sixth.
- Haynes closed the door, completing what she started to earn her 10th victory of the season and the second of the weekend.
STATS AND NOTES
- The victory was Stony Brook's 11th straight and the ninth consecutive against a conference foe.
- Stony Brook's 11-game winning streak is tied for the fifth longest active streak in all of Division I. The Seawolves have won six straight road games, tied for the fifth longest active road winning streak in the nation.
- The Seawolves' 11-game win streak is its best stretch since winning 15 straight during the 2014 season.
- Haynes earned her team-leading 10th win of the season, striking out six Pride hitters. She has now won six of her last seven starts and has allowed nine runs (seven earned) during that span of 43.2 innings.
- McFarland extended her hit streak to 13 straight games with an inside-the-park homer in the sixth inning. The homer was the first of McFarland's collegiate career.
- The Seawolves out-hit the Pride at an 11-7 clip.
- Stony Brook was 6-for-12 (.500) with runners in scoring position.
- Haynes limited Hofstra to a 1-for-8 (.125) mark with runners in scoring position.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"This was a true team win with so many players contributing to the final outcome," head coach Megan T. Bryant said. "Mia showed what a tough competitor she is, and her team backed her up offensively and defensively. What an important series this was for us. We went out with a great approach, taking one game at a time, to earn the sweep."
UP NEXT
Stony Brook returns home to host Fairleigh Dickinson for a mid-week doubleheader on Wednesday, April 17. The Seawolves and Knights are set for a 2 p.m. start, with both contests streaming live on FloSoftball from University Field.
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