STONY BROOK, N.Y. – The Stony Brook Seawolves exploded for 13 runs in the first three innings and right-hander
Eddie Smink delivered a smooth, seven-inning performance as the Seawolves cruised to a 17–3 statement win over Hofstra on Friday afternoon. The victory marked the largest margin of victory over the Pride in program history.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After a quiet first inning at the plate, Smink gave up a leadoff single but quickly settled in, retiring the next three batters to leave the runner stranded.
- Chanz Doughty sparked the second inning with a leadoff single and came around to score a few batters later on a base knock from Chris Carson. Brett Davino stepped up and launched his first homer of the season — a three-run bomb — to put the Seawolves up 4–0. Later in the inning, Doughty came back to the plate and lit up a grand slam, giving Stony Brook a commanding 8–0 lead.
- In the bottom half, Smink allowed a one-out walk but calmly retired the next two to keep the Pride scoreless.
- The third inning brought more fireworks. Luke Szepek doubled to lead things off and trotted home on Carson's opposite-field homer. A few batters later, Erik Paulsen drove in Davino with a single, and Nico Azpilcueta laced a double to right-center to bring home Nick Zampieron, capping off a five-run frame and giving the Seawolves a 13–0 cushion.
- Smink kept it rolling in the third, striking out the leadoff hitter and working around a single to end the frame with two quick flyouts.
- In the fourth, Matt Miceli and Zampieron each knocked two-out singles, but Stony Brook couldn't push a run across. Hofstra finally broke through in the bottom half with a two-out RBI double to make it 13–1.
- Azpilcueta opened the fifth with a leadoff double and scored on a clutch, two-out RBI single from Szepek. Carson followed with a scorching triple to bring in another, stretching the lead to 15–1. Smink then retired the side in order to lock down a quick sixth.
- The Seawolves were quiet in the sixth, but Smink stayed hot, tossing another 1-2-3 inning heading into the seventh.
- Miceli and Nick Solorzano each drew bases-loaded walks in the top of the seventh to pad the lead to 17–1. Hofstra scratched across two in the bottom half, but the damage had long been done, as Stony Brook wrapped up a 17–3 mercy-rule victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Smink tossed a season-high 7.0 innings to earn his first win of the year. The right-hander allowed three runs on eight hits, struck out four, and — for the first time this season — didn't walk a batter.
- Carson finished a double shy of the cycle, going 3-for-4 with a single, triple, and his third homer of the year. He drove in a season-best four runs and scored twice.
- Paulsen posted his team-leading 14th multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run, and a walk.
- Azpilcueta extended his on-base streak to 34 games, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs, and an RBI. It was his first game this season with multiple doubles.
- Doughty hammered his seventh homer of the year and matched his season-high in RBI thanks to the grand slam. He added another hit and scored twice.
- Szepek logged his eighth multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and tied his season-high with three runs scored.
- Davino crushed his first homer of the season.
- Zampieron recorded his second multi-hit game of the year.
- The Seawolves did not commit an error in the win.
- Offensively, Stony Brook went 16-for-38 (.421) overall, including 6-for-14 (.429) with two outs, 8-for-18 (.444) with runners in scoring position, and 4-for-8 (.500) in the leadoff spot.
- Smink's no-walk outing marked the fourth game this season where the Seawolves didn't issue a free pass.
- The Seawolves struck out just three times, their fewest since March 25.
- Stony Brook posted a season-high 17 RBI in the victory.
- This was the Seawolves' third run-rule win of the year and their second in CAA play.
- The 17 runs tied their season high.
- Stony Brook now leads the all-time series against Hofstra, 17–13.
- This was the largest margin of victory over Hofstra in program history, and tied for the second-most runs scored in a game against the Pride.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook looks to clinch the series tomorrow afternoon when they take on the Pride at 1:00 p.m. in game two of the weekend set. The game will be streamed live on FloCollege.
