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Stony Brook Seawolves
3
Stony Brook SBU 5-12
9
Winner Delaware DELAWARE 14-8
Stony Brook SBU
5-12
3
Final
9
Delaware DELAWARE
14-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Stony Brook SBU 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 6 0
Delaware DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 7 0 X 9 7 0

W: Billie Kerwood (9-4) L: Male, Maddie (0-5)

Madelyn Stepski

Game Recap: Softball |

Stony Brook Loses Lead in Fifth, Falls to Delaware on Saturday

NEWARK, Del. — Stony Brook softball fell to Delaware, 9-3, on Saturday afternoon. The Seawolves were leading entering the bottom of the fifth, but the Blue Hens scored seven times to flip the script and beat Stony Brook.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Stony Brook opened the scoring in the top of the first. Naiah Ackerman was hit by a pitch, moved up to third on an Alyssa Costello double and then scored on a Madelyn Stepski groundout.
  • Madelaine Male started for the Seawolves, retiring Delaware in order in the bottom of the first after being staked to a lead.
  • The Blue Hens took a lead in the second inning after a two-run homer with two outs in the frame.
  • Ackerman singled and Stepski walked in the third inning, but the frame ended when Ackerman was thrown out trying to score the tying run on a Crimson Rice single.
  • After another 1-2-3 inning for Male, Stony Brook's offense pushed some more runs across. Kyra McFarland hit a two-out, two-run double that scored Marissa Thalassinos and Emma Scheitinger to give the Seawolves a 3-2 lead in the fourth.
  • McFarland's double chased Delaware's starter. The Blue Hens went to Billie Kerwood and despite loading the bases, Kerwood escaped the fourth without any more damage.
  • Male cruised through the fourth inning, maintaining Stony Brook's lead, but ran into trouble in the fifth. A walk and a single put two runners on with one out, and it was a three-run blast that put Delaware ahead by two runs and forced Male out of the contest.
  • Jordyn Fray entered in relief of Male, but registered just one out and exited after allowing a three-run double on a misplayed ball in the outfield.
  • Gabrielle Maday finished the inning, retiring the only batter she faced. Delaware led 9-3 after five innings, scoring seven times in the frame.
  • The Seawolves' offense went down in order in the sixth and seventh, falling for the second straight day to Kerwood and the Blue Hens.
STATS AND NOTES
  • Male pitched well through four innings, allowing just two runs and retired the side in order in three of the first four frames. Her day ended in the fifth frame after 4.1 innings. Male was charged with five earned runs on four hits. She struck out three.
  • McFarland doubled and drove in a pair of runs for Stony Brook, giving the Seawolves a lead in the fourth.
  • Scheitinger tallied a pair of hits. Ackerman and Costello each hit safely and both reached base twice.
  • Stepski started the scoring, producing a run on a groundout.
  • Rice notched the first hit of her collegiate career, but was denied her first RBI after the potential tying run was cut down at the plate.
  • Maday tossed 1.1 hitless innings out of the pen, finishing the game in the circle for Stony Brook.
  • Kerwood earned the victory for the second straight day for Delaware, throwing 3.1 scoreless innings in relief, allowing just one hit, walking two and punching out four.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook and Delaware wrap up the series tomorrow, with first pitch slated for noon from the Delaware Softball Diamond.

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Scoring Summary

Score By Innings
Play SBU DELAWARE
SBU TOP 1st Stepski grounded out to 3b, RBI (2-1 BKB); Costello advanced to third; Ackerman scored. 1 0
DELAWARE BOT 2nd Talley homered, 2 RBI (1-2 KBF); Hess scored. 1 2
SBU TOP 4th McFarland doubled through the left side, 2 RBI (3-2 BBBKF); Thalassinos scored; Scheitinger scored. 3 2
DELAWARE BOT 5th Luzon homered, 3 RBI; Thomas scored; Talley scored. 3 5
DELAWARE BOT 5th Costaro walked, RBI (3-1 FBBBB); Shaffer advanced to second; Gallucci advanced to third; K Scheivert scored. 3 6
DELAWARE BOT 5th Cahalan doubled, 3 RBI (3-2 KFBBB); Hess scored; Costaro scored; Shaffer scored. 3 9

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