NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Stony Brook baseball team earned its fourth straight win and improved to 7-0 in midweek games this season, defeating Central Connecticut State 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Seawolves got on the board in the first inning with a two-out rally sparked by a double from Nico Azpilcueta. Chanz Doughty followed with a double of his own to bring Azpilcueta home and give Stony Brook a 1-0 lead.
- Left-hander George Adams made the start for the Seawolves and allowed an opening-inning run but stranded two runners after Scott Gell threw out a runner at second base.
- Gell led off the second inning with a single, but CCSU kept the Seawolves off the board. Adams returned for the bottom half and stranded two more runners with a groundout to first base.
- After the Seawolves went down in order in the third, Aidan Colagrande entered the game and struck out two of the three batters he faced in a 1-2-3 inning.
- Johnny Pilla delivered a two-out single in the fourth and stole second, but the inning ended on a fielder's choice.
- Following a leadoff triple by CCSU in the bottom half, Colagrande answered with back-to-back strikeouts and a lineout to preserve the 1-1 tie.
- Chris Carson led off the fifth with a bunt single, stole second, and reached third on a CCSU error. Brett Davino drove him in with an RBI groundout to reclaim the lead, 2-1.
- Vincent Mariella entered in the bottom half and struck out the first batter he faced. After a flyout and a two-out walk, he ended the inning with a fielder's choice to keep the advantage.
- Stony Brook erupted for four runs on two hits and one error in the sixth to extend the lead to 6-1. Azpilcueta, Pilla, and Doughty worked back-to-back-to-back one-out walks. Gell delivered a two-RBI single, followed by an RBI groundout from Carson and an error that allowed Gell to score.
- Mariella returned with a 1-2-3 sixth inning, striking out the side.
- After Erik Paulsen doubled in the seventh, Nicholas Rizzo entered with two runners on and two outs. He worked out of the jam with a lineout to third.
- Rizzo got a 6-4-3 double play to end the eighth, then closed out the ninth by stranding two runners to lock in the 6-1 win.
STATS AND NOTES
- Azpilcueta extended his on-base streak to all 36 games this season, going 2-for-4 with two runs scored. He raised his average to .358 and logged his 15th multi-hit game of the year.
- Gell went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. It was his fourth multi-hit game and fifth multi-RBI performance of the season.
- Carson, Davino, and Doughty each recorded an RBI in the win.
- Paulsen extended his hitting streak to eight games.
- Colagrande earned his first career win after a career-high 2.0 innings pitched, allowing one hit, no walks, and striking out a career-best four batters.
- Mariella made his fifth scoreless outing of the season, going a season-long 2.2 innings with no hits or runs and one strikeout.
- Rizzo threw the final 2.2 innings without allowing a run or a hit, adding a strikeout.
- Stony Brook did not commit an error in the victory.
- The Seawolves have scored five or more runs in 12 straight games, averaging 9.8 runs per game during that span.
- Stony Brook's pitching staff did not allow a double for the second consecutive game—its first such stretch of the season.
- The Seawolves improved to 7-0 in midweek matchups and have won six straight road games dating back to April 5.
- Stony Brook is now 14-8 all-time against CCSU.
NEXT UP
Stony Brook returns to action tomorrow, hosting Columbia University for the fifth time in program history. First pitch at Joe Nathan Field is set for 3:30 p.m. and will be streamed live on FloCollege.
