After falling behind 4-0 early, the Seawolves powered back with four home runs—including two from Erik Paulsen—while right-hander John Rizzo delivered 5.1 scoreless innings to lead Stony Brook to a 16-6 win in seven innings, securing the series victory at Joe Nathan Field on March 9.

Hunter Colagrande took the mound for the Seawolves, but Niagara struck first, plating four runs on four hits in the opening inning.Stony Brook wasted no time responding. Evan Goforth was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the first, followed by a walk from Paulsen. Nico Azpilcueta then launched his first home run as a Seawolf, a three-run shot to cut the deficit to 4-3.

Niagara tacked on two more runs in the top of the second, extending their lead to 6-3. After an RBI double and a run scored on a wild pitch, Rizzo entered in relief and struck out the final batter to end the inning.

Nick Solorzano got the Seawolves back on the board in the bottom of the second, doubling with one out and later scoring on a Niagara error to make it 6-4.

Rizzo settled in, tossing a perfect top of the third with two strikeouts before Stony Brook erupted for five runs in the bottom half to take a 9-6 lead. Paulsen started the rally with a ground-rule double and scored on a Matt Jackson groundout. Chanz Doughty followed with a two-run homer, and later in the inning, Solorzano added an RBI single before Matt Miceli capped the rally with an RBI triple.

After Rizzo induced an inning-ending double play in the fourth, Paulsen extended the lead with a solo home run. Rizzo continued his dominance with a 1-2-3 fifth, and Miceli added another RBI single to push the advantage to 11-6.

Stony Brook put the game out of reach with a five-run sixth inning. Paulsen crushed his second homer of the day, Johnny Pilla scored on a wild pitch, and Doughty drove in two more with an RBI single. Miceli closed the scoring with another RBI knock, giving the Seawolves a 16-6 cushion.

Rizzo finished his stellar outing in the seventh, striking out two of the final three batters to secure the 10-run victory via the mercy rule.

The team returns to action on March 11 hosting St. John’s. First pitch is set for 2 p.m., and the game will be streamed live on FloBaseball.

Erik Paulsen racked up four hits, and Matthew Jackson tallied three hits with five RBI to help power the Stony Brook Seawolves over the Niagara Purple Eagles, 15-7, on March 7 in their home opener.

George Adams (2-1) earned the win out of the bullpen for Stony Brook (5-6). The left-hander delivered 3.2 shutout innings, allowing just three hits, walking one, and striking out six.
Paulsen led the Seawolves’ offensive surge with four hits, including a double and two RBI. Jackson had a standout day at the plate as well, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a walk, and five RBI. Junior Chanz Doughtyalso contributed with two hits in three at-bats, adding a double, a walk, and three RBI.

Stony Brook jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning. Paulsen doubled to right field and scored on a single from Johnny Pilla. Doughty later brought home Pilla on a sacrifice fly.Niagara responded in the top of the second with a six-run inning, highlighted by a grand slam.

The Seawolves began to chip away in the bottom half of the second when Chris Carson reached on a walk, stole second, advanced to third on a sac fly, and scored on a wild pitch, cutting the deficit to 6-2.

Right-hander Eddie Smink settled in over the next three innings, holding Niagara hitless and preventing any runners from reaching second base in the third, fourth, and fifth frames.

Paulsen sparked a rally in the fifth with a leadoff single. After Nico Azpilcueta moved him to third with a base hit, Doughty drove in Paulsen with an RBI single. Jackson followed with a towering three-run homer to right field, giving Stony Brook a 7-6 lead.

After Niagara tied the game in the sixth, the Seawolves answered with a five-run inning. Doughty drew an RBI walk, Jackson brought home Pilla with an RBI single, and a Niagara error allowed two more runs to score. Paulsen was then hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, capping off the big inning and giving Stony Brook a 12-7 lead.

Adams took the mound and stranded a runner at second in his first full inning of work in the seventh.

The Seawolves kept the momentum going in the bottom of the seventh. Doughty laced a one-out double and scored on an RBI single from Jackson. Jackson then came home on a wild pitch, extending the lead to 14-7.

Adams delivered in the eighth, striking out three straight batters to escape a jam with runners on the corners.

Paulsen added the finishing touch in the bottom of the eighth, driving in Evan Goforth with an RBI single after Goforth led off with a double.

Adams sealed the win by retiring the final three batters in order in the ninth, securing the 15-7 victory at Joe Nathan Field.