SBU Sports: Three homers, seven arms propels Stony Brook baseball past St. John’s
Three Stony Brook Seawolves left Joe Nathan Field with homers, and seven different pitchers combined to allow just three runs, leading the Seawolves to a 5-3 victory over St. John’s on March 11.
Jacob Pedersen made the start for Stony Brook, allowing a walk in the first inning but stranding the runner at second with a strikeout to end the frame.
Erik Paulsen got things going for the Seawolves in the bottom of the first with a one-out double. Johnny Pilla followed with an RBI single, giving Stony Brook an early 1-0 lead.
St. John’s responded with a two-out rally in the second, plating two runs to take a 2-1 lead.
Matthew Canizares entered the game in the third and tossed a 1-2-3 inning.
The Seawolves threatened in the bottom of the third, putting runners on the corners with two outs after a hit-by-pitch to Nicholas Solorzano and a single from Paulsen, but St. John’s escaped the jam with a flyout.
Canizares returned for the fourth, issuing a leadoff walk but retiring the next three batters to keep the score at 2-1.
Stony Brook opened the bottom of the fourth with three consecutive singles from Nico Azpilcueta, Matthew Jackson, and Chanz Doughty. However, three straight fielder’s choices ended the rally.
Vincent Mariella entered in the fifth and fired a 1-2-3 inning. Stony Brook capitalized in the bottom half as Pilla singled with two outs, setting the stage for Azpilcueta’s two-run blast over the center field fence to give the Seawolves a 3-2 lead.
Ryan Dieguez took over in the sixth and retired the side in order.
The Seawolves extended their lead to 4-2 in the bottom of the inning with a solo homer from Cam Santerre.
Ty Panariello entered in the seventh and worked around runners on the corners to keep St. John’s scoreless.
Jackson launched a solo shot to left in the bottom of the seventh, pushing Stony Brook’s lead to 5-2.
St. John’s, hitless since the second inning, finally broke through with a solo home run off Micah Worley in the eighth, cutting the deficit to 5-3.
Paulsen took the mound in the ninth, allowing a leadoff single but inducing a flyout and an inning-ending double play to secure the victory.
Next up, the team returns to action this weekend at Joe Nathan Field, facing another Big East foe, Seton Hall. First pitch for the three-game series on March 14 is set for 2 p.m.; games on March 15 and March 16 are set for 1 p.m. All three games can be streamed live on FloBaseball.
