FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Stony Brook baseball team jumped out to an early five-run advantage in the first career start for right-hander
Hunter Colagrande, but the Eagles rallied to secure a 10-6 victory on Sunday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Stony Brook started strong, scoring three runs in the first inning on four hits. Erik Paulsen led off with a double to left-center, followed by a single from Evan Goforth. Johnny Pilla then drove in Paulsen with a single to right field. Later in the inning, Cam Santerre brought home Goforth and Pilla, giving the Seawolves an early 3-0 lead.
- Making his first career start, Colagrande retired the first three batters he faced in the opening inning, striking out two.
- After a scoreless second inning, the Seawolves added two more runs in the third to take a 5-0 lead. Goforth reached on a hit-by-pitch, and Nico Azpilcueta walked before Santerre doubled to left-center, driving both runners home.
- FGCU responded with two runs in the bottom of the third, cutting the deficit to 5-2. The Eagles added another run in the fourth to make it 5-3, but Stony Brook answered in the fifth when Pilla led off with a base hit and later scored on a ground-ball error off the bat of Santerre, extending the lead to 6-3.
- Matthew Canizares entered the game in the fifth, but FGCU pushed across two runs in the frame, narrowing the gap to 6-5.
- The Eagles' offense continued to gain momentum, scoring two runs in both the sixth and seventh innings, followed by another run in the eighth, to take a 10-6 lead and secure the victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Santerre set a career-high with four RBI, the most by any Seawolf this season and the most since Brett Paulsen had five vs. Hofstra on May 5, 2024. He went 2-for-5 with a double, marking his second multi-hit game of the year.
- Paulsen recorded his third multi-hit game of the season and first three-hit game, finishing 3-for-5 with two doubles and a run scored. He became the second Seawolf to tally two doubles in a game this season (Pilla vs. Bethune-Cookman, Feb. 14).
- Pilla continued his hot streak, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored, two walks, and an RBI. He leads the team with a .500 batting average (10-for-20).
- Chanz Doughty, Nico Azpilcueta, Matt Miceli, Chris Carson, and Goforth each recorded a hit in the defeat.
- Scott Gell made his first appearance of the season.
- In his first collegiate start, Colagrande allowed three runs and struck out four over four innings.
- Canizares took the loss, surrendering four runs while striking out two in his inning of relief.
- John Rizzo allowed two runs (one earned) over 1.1 innings out of the bullpen.
- Micah Worley gave up one run and struck out two batters over the final 1.1 innings.
- The Seawolves have now recorded 10 or more hits in four consecutive games, their longest streak since a five-game stretch from May 12 to May 19, 2023.
- Stony Brook went 12-for-38 (.316) at the plate in the defeat.
- The Seawolves' leadoff hitters went 6-for-9 (.667) on the afternoon.
- Stony Brook is now 0-3 all-time against FGCU.
NEXT UP
The Seawolves return to action on Friday as they travel to Chapel Hill for the first time since 2023 to take on No. 6 North Carolina in a three-game series. First pitch on Friday is set for 4:00 p.m.
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