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The Stony Brook baseball team fell behind early but cut its deficit to 3-2 after three innings of play, thanks to a two-run blast by Nico Azpilcueta. However, Northeastern went on to score 10 of the next 13 runs, ultimately securing a 13-5 victory on March 29.

Left-hander George Adams took the mound for Stony Brook. The freshman started strong, recording a strikeout to open the game. After issuing a walk, he bounced back with consecutive strikeouts to strand a runner at second base.

In the bottom of the first inning, Stony Brook got a hit from Doughty, and Northeastern committed two errors. However, the Huskies managed to keep the Seawolves scoreless by ending the inning with a fielder’s choice.Northeastern took the lead in the top of the second inning with a home run to center field, making it 1-0. Later in the inning, a two-RBI single extended their lead to 3-0 heading into the bottom half. The Seawolves went down in order to conclude the inning.

Adams returned for the third inning and retired the first two batters before allowing a two-out double. However, he escaped the inning with a groundout to shortstop, stranding a runner at second base.

The Seawolves responded in the bottom of the third when Goforth got things started with a one-out single. He was replaced at first base by Matthew Jackson after a fielder’s choice. Azpilcueta then launched a long home run over the center field fence, cutting the deficit to 3-2.

Northeastern responded with a four-run outburst in the top of the fourth, extending its lead to 7-2.

Stony Brook answered right back in the bottom of the fourth with two runs of its own. Luke Szepekbrought in Gell with a home run over the center field fence, making the score 7-4.

In the fifth inning, Ty Panariello allowed a two-out single and a stolen base but got the final batter to pop up to second base. The Seawolves went down in order in their half of the fifth.

The Huskies struck again in the top of the sixth, scoring five runs to extend their lead to 12-4.

Stony Brook responded in the bottom half of the inning by adding a run. Scott Gell started the rally with a one-out double. The Seawolves later put runners on the corners following a hit by Szepek. Miceli then delivered an RBI single, bringing home James Schaffer to make it 12-5.

In the top of the eighth inning, Northeastern added an insurance run with a home run to right field, increasing its lead to 13-5.

Matt Sgambati held the Huskies scoreless in the ninth inning, stranding a runner at second base.

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The Stony Brook baseball team mounted a late comeback, trimming a five-run deficit to just one in the seventh inning, but Northeastern responded with five late runs to secure a 10-4 victory on March 28 at Joe Nathan Field.

Right-hander Eddie Smink got the start for the Seawolves and worked his way out of trouble early, stranding runners on the corners in the first after a strong throw from Luke Szepek cut down a baserunner at second to end the frame.

Matthew Jackson notched Stony Brook’s first hit of the afternoon with a double down the left-field line in the bottom half of the inning, but he was left stranded at second.

Northeastern struck first in the second inning, launching a solo homer to center field. Smink limited the damage, leaving two runners on base to end the frame.

After the Seawolves left a runner aboard in the bottom of the second, Smink bounced back with a perfect 1-2-3 third inning. He continued to deal in the fourth, working around a one-out single with a strikeout and a fielder’s choice to keep the game tight.

However, the Huskies broke through in the fifth, belting three home runs in the inning to take a 5-0 lead. Nicholas Rizzo entered in relief and induced a groundout to himself to end the inning.

Rizzo settled in, tossing a clean sixth inning, and the Seawolves followed with another scoreless frame. In the seventh, Rizzo worked around a baserunner to keep it a five-run game before Stony Brook’s offense came alive.

Nico Azpilcueta ignited the rally with a leadoff double off the right-field fence, followed by a walk from Chanz Doughty. Scott Gell delivered a clutch two-run double to cut the deficit to 5-2. After a Northeastern pitching change, Brett Davino lined an RBI single to make it 5-3, and Matt Miceli’sperfectly placed bunt single brought home Davino to make it a one-run game at 5-4.

The Huskies quickly responded, leading off the eighth with a home run and adding a sacrifice fly to push their lead to 7-4.

Stony Brook threatened again in the bottom of the eighth when Doughty drew a one-out walk and Davino ripped a double down the right-field line, putting runners on second and third. But Northeastern escaped the jam with a foul-out to maintain their three-run lead.

The Huskies tacked on three more runs in the ninth, sealing a 10-4 win.

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After falling behind 1-0 in the top of the first inning, Stony Brook baseball responded with five unanswered runs over the next two innings on their way to a dominant 10-3 victory over Iona on March 25 at Joe Nathan Field.

Matt Sgambati got the start for Stony Brook, allowing a run in the first inning after a two-out double to right field that put Iona ahead 1-0.

Ty Panariello entered in the top of the second inning and, after issuing a leadoff walk, retired the next three batters to keep the deficit at 1-0.

Stony Brook struck back in the second inning, scoring three runs to take a 3-1 lead. Chanz Doughtyled off with a walk, followed by Scott Gell getting hit by a pitch to put two runners on with one out. Chris Carson delivered an RBI single, bringing home Doughty. Carson later scored on a passed ball, and Evan Goforth added a sacrifice fly to extend the lead.

After Panariello tossed a 1-2-3 top of the third, the Seawolves added two more runs to make it 5-1. Nico Azpilcueta launched a home run over the left-field fence, and Matt Miceli followed with a single through the left side to extend the lead.

Iona cut into the deficit with a run in the top of the fourth, making it 5-2, but Stony Brook answered right back. Doughty knocked an RBI single to restore the four-run advantage.

Ryan Dieguez took the mound in the fifth inning, allowing a one-out hit-by-pitch before inducing a 6-4-3 double play to end the frame.

The Seawolves tacked on another run in the fifth to push their lead to 7-2. Carson led off with a walk, followed by back-to-back singles from Miceli and Goforth to load the bases. Miceli would later score on an Iona error, giving Stony Brook a five-run cushion.

Vincent Mariella pitched the top of the sixth, retiring the first two batters before issuing a walk, then securing the final out with a lineout to third base.

Iona led off the seventh inning with a home run to left field, trimming the deficit to 7-3. Stony Brook quickly responded with a bases-loaded walk drawn by Azpilcueta, pushing the lead back to five runs.

George Adams entered in the eighth and stranded a runner on second to keep the Seawolves in control. In the bottom half, Stony Brook added two more insurance runs. Doughty led off with a homer to left field, and Miceli brought in Nick Zampieron on a sacrifice fly, extending the lead to 10-3.

Erik Paulsen took the mound to close out the game in the ninth, retiring three of the four batters he faced and sealing the 10-3 victory with a groundout back to the mound.

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The Stony Brook baseball team overcame a 3-0 deficit heading into the sixth inning, rallying with six runs over the final four frames to secure a 6-3 victory over the Delaware Blue Hens in Newark, Del. on March 23. This win marks their first CAA victory of the season.

John Rizzo took the mound for Stony Brook, setting the tone early by striking out the first three batters of the game.Both teams managed a double in the second inning—Matthew Jackson for Stony Brook—but neither was able to push a run across.After a one-out single by Delaware in the bottom of the third, Luke Szepek delivered a clutch throw to erase the runner at second, followed by a lineout to end the inning.

The Blue Hens struck first, plating three runs on two hits in the bottom of the fourth.

Following a quick 1-2-3 fifth inning for both teams, Stony Brook ignited a comeback in the sixth, tying the game at 3-3. Evan Goforth sparked the rally with a double to left field, followed by walks from Johnny Pilla and Nico Azpilcueta to load the bases. Jackson came through in the clutch with a two-RBI single up the middle, scoring Goforth and Pilla. Szepek then drew a bases-loaded walk, allowing Azpilcueta to cross the plate and tie the game.

Nicholas Rizzo entered in the bottom of the sixth and worked out of a jam, stranding two Delaware runners with a flyout to end the inning.

In the seventh, Erik Paulsen delivered a game-changing moment, launching a home run into the right-field trees to give the Seawolves a 4-3 lead.

Jacob Pedersen took over on the mound in the seventh, striking out two batters with runners on base and stranding another in the eighth to preserve the lead.

Chris Carson led off the ninth with a double to right field and later scored on a Delaware error. Goforth added insurance with another double to left field, bringing home Matt Miceli and extending Stony Brook’s lead to 6-3.

Pedersen sealed the victory by stranding two more runners in the ninth, forcing a game-ending groundout.

Up next, the team returns home to Joe Nathan Field on April 1 to host Iona. First pitch is set for 3 p.m., with live streaming available on FloBaseball.

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The Stony Brook baseball team jumped out to an early 1-0 advantage, but an eight-run outburst in the third inning by Delaware ultimately propelled the Blue Hens to an 8-1 victory in the series opener on March 21 in Newark, Delaware, marking the start of CAA play for the Seawolves

Erik Paulsen extended his on-base streak to all 19 games this season by recording a hit in the first inning. However, the Blue Hens turned a double play to end the top half of the frame.

Eddie Smink took the mound for Stony Brook, striking out the first batter he faced and stranding a runner to keep Delaware scoreless through one.

The Seawolves struck first in the second inning, as Nico Azpilcueta led off with a walk and Matthew Jackson followed with an RBI double to put Stony Brook ahead 1-0.

After Smink stranded a runner in the second, the Seawolves applied pressure again in the third, loading the bases with two outs, but they were unable to push another run across.

Delaware responded emphatically in the bottom of the third, plating eight runs behind two home runs to seize an 8-1 lead.

Nicholas Rizzo entered the game in relief for Stony Brook in the fourth and tossed a perfect 1-2-3 inning. He followed up in the fifth by stranding two runners, keeping the deficit at 8-1.

Ty Panariello took over in the sixth and struck out all three batters he faced. He continued his dominance by retiring the side in order in both the seventh and eighth innings.

Luke Szepek collected a one-out single in the seventh and advanced to second, but Delaware escaped the inning with a strikeout.

In the ninth, Szepek added another single, and Matt Miceli was hit by a pitch to put two runners on with two outs. However, the Blue Hens closed out the game with a flyout, securing the 8-1 win.

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After trailing 2-1 heading into the eighth inning, Nico Azpilcueta emerged as the hero, delivering a go-ahead two-RBI single to give Stony Brook a 3-2 lead, ultimately securing a 4-2 road victory over Rider on March 19 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

The Seawolves struck first in their opening trip to the plate, taking an early 1-0 lead. Johnny Pilla ignited the rally with a one-out walk, followed by stealing second and third base. Azpilcueta then brought in Pilla on a sacrifice fly, giving the Seawolves the advantage.

Jacob Pedersen got the start for Stony Brook and began his outing with a 1-2-3 bottom of the first inning.

Following a flyout to begin the second inning, Brett Davino drew a walk in his first start of the season, stole second base, and advanced to third on a flyout. However, he was left stranded, keeping the score at 1-0.

Pedersen returned in the second inning, recorded a strikeout, and stranded two runners to end the frame.

The Seawolves went down in order in the top of the third inning. Matt Sgambati then entered the game for Stony Brook in the bottom half and retired the Broncs in order, maintaining the 1-0 lead heading into the fourth.

Azpilcueta led off the fourth inning with a walk but was ultimately stranded at second base.

Evan Kay took the mound for Stony Brook in the fourth inning. After retiring the first two batters, he surrendered an RBI base hit, allowing Rider to tie the game at 1-1.

Following a scoreless fifth inning for the Seawolves, Rider capitalized on an RBI single in their half of the frame to take a 2-1 advantage.

Stony Brook stranded a runner on second to close the sixth inning. Alex Jankowski entered the game and worked around a leadoff single to keep the deficit at one.

In his first career start, Scott Gell tallied a one-out single in the seventh inning and advanced to third by stealing two bases. However, Rider recorded a strikeout to escape the inning unscathed.

Ty Panariello took over on the mound after the seventh-inning stretch and efficiently retired the side with two flyouts and a foulout to first base.

Stony Brook responded in the eighth inning with an offensive surge, scoring three runs to take a 4-2 lead. Erik Paulsen was hit by a pitch to start the rally, followed by a single from Pilla. After a Rider pitching change, Azpilcueta delivered a clutch two-RBI single to put the Seawolves ahead 3-2. A few batters later, Carson added an insurance run with an RBI groundout.

Panariello returned in the eighth, allowing a leadoff walk but inducing a double play and a foulout to preserve the two-run lead.

In Rider’s final attempt at a comeback in the ninth, Ryan Dieguez entered the game for the Seawolves and secured the victory.

Up next, the team returns to action this weekend as they travel to Delaware for their first CAA series of the season. First pitch of the three-game set is scheduled for Friday, March 21 at 5 p.m. and can be streamed live on FloBaseball.

Paulsen extended his hitting streak to eight games and has reached base in every game this season. He tallied a career-high five hits, the most by any Seawolf this season, and now leads the CAA with a .460 average. Photo courtesy of Stony Brook Athletics
The Stony Brook baseball team recorded a season-high 18 hits and held a 9-7 lead into the eighth inning, but a late rally by Seton Hall on March 16 gave the Pirates a 13-10 victory, securing a series win at Joe Nathan Field.

After a strikeout by left-hander Nicholas Rizzo to start the game, Seton Hall launched a home run to left in the next at-bat to take an early 1-0 advantage.

Stony Brook answered with two runs in the bottom of the first on a two-run shot from Johnny Pilla, bringing in Erik Paulsen, who started the rally with a single.

Seton Hall tacked on another run in the second to tie the game at 2-2. However, Stony Brook responded with two runs of their own in the bottom half to retake a 4-2 lead. Paulsen brought in Goforth and Miceli with a two-out double down the right-field line.

Rizzo escaped a bases-loaded jam by inducing a groundout to second, keeping Stony Brook’s two-run lead intact.

Nico Azpilcueta led off the third with a double to right-center and later scored on an RBI single by Chris Carson to extend the lead to 5-2.

The Pirates erupted for five runs in the top of the fourth, taking a 7-5 lead.

Stony Brook responded with three runs in the bottom half, reclaiming an 8-7 lead. Miceli led off with a homer to left, Matt Jackson doubled down the right-field line to bring in Paulsen, and Doughty added an RBI single to score Azpilcueta.

Vincent Mariella stranded a runner on third to end the fifth inning.

Paulsen tallied his fourth hit of the day in the fifth, an RBI double to left-center that brought home Goforth, making it 9-7.

After the first two Pirates reached base in the sixth, Mariella recorded a strikeout and induced an inning-ending double play to maintain the two-run advantage.

Both teams went scoreless in the seventh before Seton Hall exploded for five runs in the eighth, taking a 12-9 lead.

Stony Brook responded with a run in the eighth on a sacrifice fly by Azpilcueta that plated Paulsen, cutting the deficit to 12-10.

The Pirates added another run in the ninth to seal the 13-10 victory and the series win.

The team returns to the diamond on Wednesday as they head to New Jersey to battle Rider for the fifth time in program history. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. in Lawrenceville.

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Despite scoring in each of the first five innings, the Stony Brook baseball team was unable to hold off Seton Hall’s late surge, falling 8-6 on March 15 at Joe Nathan Field. The Pirates plated three runs across the final three innings to even the series at 1-1

Right-hander John Rizzo took the mound for Stony Brook and worked around a first-inning threat, inducing a double play to end the frame.The Seawolves wasted no time getting on the board, as Evan Goforth launched a leadoff home run in the bottom of the first for an early 1-0 lead.

Seton Hall responded with three straight singles in the second to tie the game at 1-1, but Rizzo escaped further damage by striking out three consecutive batters to leave the bases loaded.

In the bottom half, Chanz Doughty and Cam Santerre worked walks before executing a double steal. The Seawolves capitalized on a Seton Hall balk to regain the lead, 2-1.

The Pirates countered with a power surge in the third, blasting two home runs as part of a three-run inning to take a 4-2 advantage.

Stony Brook cut into the deficit in the bottom of the third when Goforth led off with a double, Paulsen walked, and Nico Azpilcueta lifted a sac fly to make it 4-3.

Seton Hall tacked on another run in the fourth with an RBI single, extending their lead to 5-3.

The Seawolves answered once again, as Santerre singled and later scored on a Nick Solorzano base hit to pull within 5-4.

Reliever Ryan Dieguez entered in the fifth and stranded a runner at second to keep the game within reach.

Johnny Pilla delivered the equalizer in the bottom half, crushing a solo home run to left field, knotting the score at 5-5.

Micah Worley worked a perfect sixth out of the bullpen, but Seton Hall regained the lead in the seventh with an RBI single to center, moving ahead 6-5.

The Pirates added two insurance runs in the eighth to stretch their lead to 8-5.

Stony Brook kept battling in the bottom of the frame as Solorzano led off with a single, Goforth followed with his fourth hit of the game, and Paulsen delivered an RBI single to make it 8-6.

Matthew Canizares took the mound for Stony Brook in the ninth and retired the first two batters before allowing a double. He stranded runners on the corners to keep the deficit at two, but the Seawolves were unable to rally in their final at-bat.

Up next, the team will look to claim the series victory in the rubber match against Seton Hall on March 16 at Joe Nathan Field. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m., with live coverage available on FloBaseball.

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Right-hander Eddie Smink allowed just one run over 5.2 innings, and Chanz Doughty delivered the tying and go-ahead RBI hits to power Stony Brook to a 7-3 victory over Seton Hall on March 14 at Joe Nathan Field. The Seawolves took the opener of the three-game series.

Smink got off to a strong start, retiring the first two batters of the game before Seton Hall recorded back-to-back hits. However, Matt Miceli made a defensive stop to end the inning, keeping the game scoreless.The Seawolves got a hit from Erik Paulsen in the first but couldn’t push a run across.

Smink tossed a perfect second inning, striking out one, while Matthew Jackson ignited the offense with a one-out single in the bottom half. He proceeded to steal second and third, but Seton Hall escaped unscathed with an inning-ending popup.

The Pirates broke through in the third with a two-out walk followed by an RBI single, taking a 1-0 lead.

Smink worked out of trouble in the fourth, inducing an inning-ending double play with runners on the corners. Stony Brook capitalized in the bottom half as Jackson walked, stole second, and scored on a clutch RBI single from Doughty to tie the game at 1-1.

After Smink stranded a runner at second in the fifth, the Seawolves threatened with a walk from Miceli and a double from Evan Goforth, but a baserunning miscue allowed Seton Hall to escape.

George Adams entered with two on in the sixth and got a flyout to end the Pirates’ rally.

In the bottom half, Nico Azpilcueta worked a walk, and Jackson advanced him with a sacrifice bunt. Doughty came through again, driving in Jackson with an RBI single. A wild pitch moved Doughty to third, and Cam Santerre extended the lead to 3-1 with an RBI groundout.

Adams stranded a leadoff double in the seventh, and the Seawolves broke the game open in the bottom half with a four-run outburst. Three consecutive walks to Goforth, Paulsen, and Johnny Pilla loaded the bases. Jackson singled home Goforth, Doughty drew a bases-loaded walk to bring in Paulsen, Santerre plated another run on a fielder’s choice, and Jackson later scored on a wild pitch to make it 7-1.

Seton Hall trimmed the lead with a solo homer in the eighth, but Adams responded by striking out the next three batters. He allowed another solo shot in the ninth but struck out the final batter to seal the 7-3 win.

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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.