WEST HAVEN, CONN. - A relentless two-out rally in the sixth inning lifted Stony Brook to a 15-12 victory over New Haven on the road Tuesday afternoon.
Reilly Bridges (1-0) picked up the victory out of the bullpen for Stony Brook (7-18). The right-hander went one inning, giving up one run on one hit, allowing one walk and striking out two. Ty Panariello also made an impact on the mound for the Seawolves, starting the ballgame and throwing three innings, giving up one run on three hits, with one walk and four strikeouts.
Scott Gell went 1-for-2 with a double and two walks in addition to his four RBIs for the Seawolves. Nicholas Dromboski compiled a noteworthy performance at the plate as well, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk and two RBIs. Chris Carson also contributed for Stony Brook, putting together one hit in four trips to the plate while adding a double, a walk and two RBIs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After the Seawolves went down in order in the top of the first inning, right-hander Ty Panariello took the mound for Stony Brook. The senior captain worked out of a first-and-second, one-out jam by striking out the final two batters of the inning.
- Chanz Doughty opened the second with a walk and advanced to third on a single by Nicholas Dromboski. Stony Brook broke through on an error and stolen base, and Scott Gell made it 2-0 with an RBI groundout to shortstop. James Schaffer kept the rally going with a two-out RBI single, giving the Seawolves a three-run lead after an inning and a half.
- Panariello worked around a leadoff walk in the bottom half by retiring the next three hitters.
- Following a scoreless top of the third, New Haven put runners on the corners with a one-out double and single. A sacrifice fly cut the deficit to 3-1 with two outs, but Panariello recorded another strikeout to preserve the two-run lead through three innings.
- Luca Mannino entered in the fourth with the Seawolves ahead by two.
- After a scoreless bottom of the fourth from Mannino, Nick Zamperion extended the lead to 4-1 with an RBI single in the fifth.
- New Haven answered with a two-run home run in the bottom of the inning, trimming the deficit to 4-3.
- Stony Brook broke the game open in the top of the sixth, scoring 10 runs—all with two outs—to take a 14-3 lead. Dromboski sparked the rally with a solo homer, while Schaffer, Carson, and Gell each delivered RBI hits. Coffey and Jackson also drew RBI walks in the inning.
- Reilly Bridges entered in the bottom of the sixth and allowed a solo home run before stranding a runner at first.
- After Stony Brook was held scoreless in the seventh, Conner Willar allowed an RBI single to make it 14-5 but left two runners on base, maintaining a nine-run lead through seven innings.
- The Seawolves were again kept off the board in the eighth before Jerek Podest took over in the bottom half. He allowed four runs before freshman Dylan Henshaw entered and surrendered one unearned run, escaping the inning with a 14-10 lead intact.
- Stony Brook added an insurance run in the ninth on an RBI single by Luke Ciminello. After Kincaid Bergthold allowed two runs, John Rizzo came on to close it out and secure the 15-12 victory.
STATS AND NOTES
- Gell drove in four runs for Stony Brook, marking a new season high.
- Every Stony Brook starter reached base safely in the win.
- Stony Brook's highest scoring inning was the sixth, when it pushed 10 runs across, all with two outs.
- Stony Brook went 6-for-11 (.545) with runners in scoring position.
- The Seawolves drew 11 walks from New Haven pitching.
- Stony Brook moves to 1-0 all-time against New Haven.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves return to action this weekend at Joe Nathan Field for a three-game set against UNCW. First pitch on Thursday is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., streaming live on FloCollege.
