SBU Sports: Softball erases deficit for second straight day, takes series from Towson
Stony Brook softball erased a deficit for a second straight day, clinching a series victory on the opening weekend of conference play on March 9 in Maryland. The Seawolves trailed 7-1 in the fifth, scoring seven times and holding off the Tigers to complete another come-from-behind victory.
Following a scoreless first inning, Stony Brook started the scoring in the second frame. Emma Scheitinger singled and later came around to score the first run of the game on an Emily Reinstein single to center field.
Towson responded in the home half of the second, pushing two across against Stony Brook starter Madelaine Male. The Seawolves cut down a potential third run in the inning at the plate after a wild pitch.
The Tigers tacked on three more runs in the third inning and then two more in the fourth to construct a 7-1 lead heading to the fifth frame.
Naiah Ackerman led off the fifth with a triple, scoring on a Madelyn Stepski single through the left side of the infield. Stepski then came around to score courtesy of Scheitinger.
Ackerman contributed again to Stony Brook’s comeback with a two-run homer in the sixth, making it a two-run contest.
Gabrielle Maday, who entered in relief to get the final out of the fourth inning, tossed a pair of 1-2-3 innings in the fifth and sixth to stymie Towson.
Down to its final two outs in the game, the Seawolves officially erased the six-run deficit and tied the contest after run-scoring singles by Marissa Thalassinos and Kyra Mc arland.
With two outs in the seventh, Stepski plated a run after reaching on a fielding error by Towson’s infield.
Maday set down the side in order in the seventh, slamming the door shut on Stony Brook’s second comeback win in as many days against Towson.
“It was great to see us battle today, work together and take the series. We refused to lose this ballgame and that’s key to our continued improvement as a team,” head coach Megan T. Bryant said postgame. “Everyone wants to win, but digging down and finding a way to win is a separator.”
The team returns to action next weekend, continuing conference play at Delaware. The three-game series begins on Friday, March 14, with first pitch set for 5 pm from the Delaware Softball Diamond.
