STONY BROOK, N.Y. - Stony Brook used a dominant outing from
Micah Worley in Game 1 and timely hitting in Game 2 to sweep Monmouth in a Saturday doubleheader. The Seawolves took the opener 3-1 before rallying late for a 5-2 win in the nightcap to secure the series victory at Joe Nathan Field.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 1)
- Micah Worley made the start for the Seawolves in the first game of the afternoon. The left-hander was dominant early, tossing a 1-2-3 top of the first.
- Nick Zampieron got the Seawolves going with a walk in the bottom of the first, then stole second and moved to third on a groundout by Nicholas Dromboski. Chanz Doughty followed with an RBI sac fly, giving the Seawolves an early 1-0 lead.
- Worley worked around a leadoff single in the second by striking out the next three batters. Stony Brook went down in order in the bottom half, keeping it 1-0.
- The Stony Brook left-hander kept dealing in the top of the third, tossing another 1-2-3 inning and picking up his fourth strikeout of the afternoon to end the frame.
- Zampeiron reached again in the bottom of the third with a two-out single, extending his hitting streak to five games. Dromboski followed with a single up the middle to move Zampieron to third, and Zampieron later scored on a Hawks error to give the Seawolves a 2-0 lead after three innings.
- Worley worked around a two-out single in the top of the fourth, getting a groundout to end the inning and hold the two-run lead.
- Chris Carson led off the bottom of the fourth with a bunt single, but the Hawks retired the next three Seawolves in order to end the inning.
- Monmouth put two runners on with one out in the top of the fifth. Carson then made a diving catch on a line drive and doubled off the runner at second to end the inning, keeping it 2-0.
- Mike Cervoni opened the bottom of the fifth with a single through the left side and moved to second with one out on a sac bunt by James Schaffer. After advancing to third, Cervoni scored on a two-out RBI single to right-center by Dromboski, giving the Seawolves a 3-0 lead.
- After recording his seventh strikeout with one out in the top of the sixth, Worley allowed a double to left-center. He responded by picking up his eighth strikeout of the day, stranding the runner at second.
- Following a scoreless bottom of the seventh for the Seawolves, Worley returned to the mound in the top of the eighth and tossed another 1-2-3 inning.
- John Rizzo came on in relief in the top of the ninth and allowed one run, but sealed the 3-1 win with a line-drive double play to Carson that earned his fourth victory of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED (GAME 2)
- John Rizzo came right back on the mound after earning the save in the first game of the afternoon. The Hawks struck first in the top of the first, taking a 1-0 lead on a sac fly to right field.
- With two outs in the bottom of the first, Carson delivered a double down the right field line that brought in Zampieron to tie the game at 1-1.
- Rizzo bounced back in the top of the second with a 1-2-3 inning, recording two strikeouts in the frame.
- After a scoreless bottom of the second for the Seawolves, highlighted by a single from Mike Villiani, Rizzo followed with another 1-2-3 inning in the top of the third.
- Zampieron led off the bottom of the third with a single but was left stranded as the Hawks retired the next three batters.
- Monmouth tied the game at 2-2 in the top of the fourth on a solo home run over the left field fence.
- Johnny Pilla singled with one out in the bottom of the fourth but was picked off before Rizzo returned for the top of the fifth and worked a scoreless 1-2-3 inning to keep the game tied.
- Cervoni opened the bottom of the fifth with a double down the line but was picked off at second for the first out. Zampieron later added a two-out single for his second hit of the game, but he was left on base.
- Monmouth threatened in the top of the sixth with a leadoff single and back-to-back walks to load the bases with one out. Christian Martinez came out of the bullpen and got a ground ball double play at the plate and first to escape the jam with the game still tied.
- Doughty led off the bottom of the sixth with a single, and Monmouth went to the bullpen with one out. Doughty advanced to second with two outs but was stranded after a fly out and a ground out.
- The Hawks put a runner on second with one out in the top of the seventh, but Martinez picked him off, throwing to Schaffer at third to end the threat.
- Villiani started the bottom of the seventh with a single and moved to second on a sac bunt by Mike Cervoni. He later scored on a single by Zampieron to give the Seawolves a 3-2 lead.
- Martinez struck out the first batter of the eighth and followed with back-to-back fly outs to hold the one-run lead heading into the bottom half.
- Gell and Villiani both singled in the bottom of the eighth to put runners on the corners with two outs. Cervoni came through with an RBI single that brought both runners home, extending the Seawolves lead to 5-2.
- Martinez returned for the ninth and closed it out, securing the three-run win, the series victory for the Seawolves, and his first win of the season.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves will return to the field on Tuesday as they battle Columbia University on the road. First pitch is slated for 3:30 pm on ESPN+.
