WILMINGTON, N.C. – Erik Paulsen tallied his 19th multi-hit game of the season as the Stony Brook baseball team fell to UNCW, 10-0, on Friday afternoon to open the weekend series in Wilmington.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After the Seawolves went down in order to start the game, right-hander Eddie Smink took the mound for Stony Brook. The junior tossed a clean first inning, retiring the side with a pair of groundouts.
- Chanz Doughty led off the second with a walk and advanced to third following a double by Johnny Pilla down the right field line. UNCW responded with three straight outs to keep the Seawolves scoreless.
- Smink worked around a one-out walk in the bottom half of the inning, picking up a strikeout and finishing the frame with a dropped third strike that resulted in an out at first.
- Erik Paulsen delivered a two-out single to left center in the third, but the inning ended on a strikeout. Smink returned in the bottom of the frame, striking out the first batter and stranding two Seahawks on base with a flyout to Chris Carson to maintain a 0-0 game.
- After another scoreless inning by Stony Brook in the top of the fourth, UNCW capitalized in the bottom half by loading the bases on two hit-by-pitches and an error. The Seahawks plated four runs in the frame on two hits and a pair of Seawolf errors to jump ahead 4-0.
- Stony Brook went down 1-2-3 in the fifth, and UNCW followed with a three-run homer to extend its lead to 7-0. Vincent Mariella entered with two outs and two runners on, striking out the next batter to end the inning.
- Paulsen sparked the sixth with a one-out single, and Doughty was hit by a pitch to put two runners on with two outs. A groundout back to the mound ended the frame.
- Mariella worked a 1-2-3 inning in the bottom of the sixth, retiring the top of the Seahawks' order to keep the deficit at seven.
- The Seawolves went down in order in the top of the seventh before UNCW scored three more runs to close out a 10-0 win in seven innings.
STATS AND NOTES
- Right-hander Eddie Smink made his team-high 13th start of the season, going 4.2 innings with five earned runs and two strikeouts.
- Erik Paulsen recorded his 19th multi-hit game of the season, going 2-for-3. He leads the team with a .355 batting average.
- Johnny Pilla registered his seventh double of the season in the second inning.
- Stony Brook is now 2-5 all-time against UNCW.
UP NEXT
Stony Brook continues its weekend series against UNCW on Saturday. First pitch is set for 6:00 p.m. and the game will stream live on FloCollege.
