STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- JT Raab fanned seven Towson hitters over nine innings of work to help lead the Stony Brook Seawolves over the Tigers 4-3 on Sunday at Joe Nathan Field, securing the weekend sweep over the Tigers.
In addition to his seven strikeouts, Raab (4-1) tossed nine innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on six hits and walking none for Stony Brook (20-17, 9-6).
On the offensive side, the Seawolves were paced by Johnny Pilla going 2-for-4 with an RBI and run scored. Also, Ryan Micheli, Cam Santerre, and Erik Paulsen all tallied an RBI in the victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Raab was dealing early this afternoon as he struck out three of the first four batters that he faced in the four inning. Following the 1-2-3 frame in the second for Raab and stranding a Tiger runner on-base in the third inning, the Tigers jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the fourth.
However, Stony Brook responded right back with a run of their own to tie the game at 1-1. Pilla started the rally with a double to the opposite field, and ultimately scored later in the inning from a sac-fly off the bat of Ryan Micheli.
The game remained tied until the very next inning, when the Seawolves got going again on offense. Stony Brook plated two runs off of Towson pitching, punctuated by a run-scoring double off the bat of E. Paulsen, which brought the score to 3-1 in favor of the home team.
Towson narrowed Stony Brook's lead to 3-2 before the Seawolves stretched the advantage to 4-2 in the seventh inning. With two outs in the inning, the Seawolves put together three consecutive walks from B. Paulsen, Micheli and Santerre that brought home E. Paulsen.
In the eighth inning, the right-hander for Stony Brook sat down all Tigers in-order and surrendered a run in the ninth but held on for the complete-game victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Raab struck out seven Tigers hitters and tossed his first career complete game. The right-hander moves to 4-1 on the year and also has a save this season.
- Stony Brook's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed two runs across.
- The Seawolves out-hit the Tigers at a 7-6 clip.
- Stony Brook pitchers limited Towson to just 1-for-5 (.200) with runners in scoring position.
- Stony Brook pitchers faced 35 Towson hitters in the game, allowing seven ground balls and 13 fly balls while striking out seven.
- The Seawolves drew six walks from Towson pitching. Stony Brook is 9-1 this year when they draw six or more walks.
- Pilla led the Seawolves at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. This marked his seventh multi-hit game of the year.
- E. Paulsen, Micheli, and Santerre all had a hit and RBI this afternoon.
- Stony Brook moves to 4-3 all-time against Towson.
- The Seawolves have won their last four games and eight of their last 10.
- Stony Brook is 11-4 at Joe Nathan Field this season.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves will return to the diamond on Tuesday afternoon as they host Manhattan for a non-conference battle. First pitch is slated for 3:00 p.m. at Joe Nathan Field and can be streamed live on FloBaseball.
