STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- Colin Rhein continued his dominance on the mound and Erik Paulsen closed the door, as the Stony Brook Seawolves brought home a 3-2 victory against the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens on Friday to open up the three game series at Joe Nathan Field.
The solid outing from Rhein (4-3) earned him the victory on the mound for Stony Brook (24-23, 12-10 CAA). The right-hander went 6.1 innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on five hits, allowing no walks and striking out two. Erik Paulsen also pitched well, going 2.2 shutout innings without allowing a hit, walking none and striking out one. The freshman earned his sixth save of the season, which is third in the CAA.
On the offensive side, the Seawolves were paced by Matt Brown-Eiring, Cam Santerre, and E. Paulsen who all recorded RBI base-knocks in the victory. Also, Fox had a hit and scored a run, helping the squad earn their 24th win of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Rhein was dealing early for the Seawolves this afternoon, after he went 1-2-3 in the first three innings. The right-hander was trusting his defense by earning two double-plays in the first three innings of play.
Stony Brook got on the scoreboard first, starting in the fourth inning. The Seawolves got on the board thanks to M. Brown-Eiring's RBI double with one out that brought Santerre to give the home team a 1-0 advantage. The rally began with Santerre tallying a single, followed by a bunt base-hit from E. Paulsen.
The Fightin' Blue Hens failed to push any runs across before the Seawolves offense got back to their scoring ways the next inning. Stony Brook picked up two runs in the frame from an RBI single from Santerre and RBI double by E. Paulsen, bringing the Stony Brook lead to 3-0.
Delaware put two runs on the scoreboard before the game was over, but E. Paulsen closed the door in the final 2.2 innings by not allowing any runs or hits to secure the 3-2 victory at Joe Nathan Field.
STATS AND NOTES
- Stony Brook's highest scoring inning was the fifth, when it pushed two runs across.
- Rhein put together 6.1 innings of two-run ball for the Seawolves. It was his 12th appearance of the season and third start of the year. He has tossed at-least 6.2 innings in his last four starts and moves to 4-3 on the season (3-1 in his last four starts).
- The Seawolves out-hit the Fightin' Blue Hens at a 7-5 clip.
- Stony Brook went 3-for-8 (.375) with runners in scoring position.
- Stony Brook pitchers faced 31 Delaware hitters in the game, allowing 15 ground balls and six fly balls while striking out three.
- E. Paulsen led the Seawolves at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. He extends his on-base streak to 19 straight games and is second on the team with his .315 batting average. He also finished the final 2.2 innings, allowing no hits, walks or runs to secure his sixth save of the season which is third in the CAA.
- Santerre registered his 8th multi-hit game of the season by going 2-for-3 with an RBI, walk and scored two runs.
- Brown-Eiring and Fox both tallied a hit in the victory. Brown-Eiring also tallied his team-high 39th RBI, while Fox scored his 31st run of the season which is second on the team (Santerre - 39).
- Stony Brook moves to 14-6 at Joe Nathan Field this season.
- The Seawolves are 3-4 all-time against the Blue Hens.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook returns to Joe Nathan Field to host Delaware for their second of three meetings. First pitch for "Little League Day" is slated for 1:00 p.m. and the game can be streamed live on FloBaseball.
