SBU Sports: Softball comes from behind to beat Towson
Stony Brook softball came from behind to upend Towson and nab its first conference victory of the season on March 8 in Maryland. The Seawolves scored five runs in the fifth inning, capped off by a Marissa Thalassinos go-ahead double, to beat the Tigers.
Mia Vannelli started the scoring on Saturday, singling up the middle and plating two runs in the top of the first.
After a 1-2-3 bottom of the first, Crimson Rice ran into trouble in the second. After a leadoff homer, Towson loaded the bases with one out. After striking out the next hitter, Rice allowed a walk and a two-run single that gave the Tigers a 4-2 lead.
Jordyn Fray entered in relief of Rice, escaping the jam with the help of an outfield assist from Alyssa Costello. Fray worked out of trouble in the third, stranding the bases loaded to keep Towson off the board again.
Small ball helped Stony Brook score in the third, with Emma Scheitinger singling, advancing to third after a sacrifice and a ground out and then scoring on a wild pitch.
The Tigers got to Fray in the fourth, scoring twice to push their lead to four runs and chasing Stony Brook’s reliever. Maday entered and stranded the two runners she inherited.
A walk and a double pushed a run across for Stony Brook to start the fifth. A Scheitinger groundout scored another run but was the second out of the frame. The Seawolves scored three more runs, all with two outs, courtesy of base hits by Malorie Hill, Emily Reinstein and Thalassinos.
Maday worked around a leadoff single and double, getting two quick outs. Despite walking the next batter to load the bases, Maday got a strikeout looking to maintain the lead.
Maday allowed a single baserunner in the sixth and seventh innings, but closed the door and completed Stony Brook’s come-from-behind win.
“It was great to see us respond after yesterday and I’m proud of our team. Everyone in the lineup contributed offensively and Gabby was outstanding in the circle to close it out,” head coach Megan T. Bryant said. “We fought hard to win this game and that’s important heading into tomorrow.”
