STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Freshman
David Alleva provided the spark in the sixth and the Seawolves offense caught fire, scoring seven runs in the final three innings, highlighted by a five-run sixth, en route to a 10-5 victory over UAlbany in Sunday's rubber game at Joe Nathan Field.
The freshman lefty roped the first pitch he saw down the right field line, plating a pair to give Stony Brook a lead it would not relinquish at 5-4.
Matt Senk's club would go on to add three more in the frame, as
Matt Miceli,
Evan Fox and
Evan Giordano plated runs in succession and their squad turned a 4-3 deficit into an 8-4 advantage heading to the latter third of the contest.
Brett Paulsen started the scoring in the first, lacing a two-run double to right center that scored a pair. After UAlbany tied it with a home run in the fourth,
Stanton Leuthner gave Stony Brook the lead back on a passed ball in the bottom half of the inning.
UAlbany retook the lead in the fifth with a single to left that scored two, but it would be all Stony Brook the rest of the way. After its five-run sixth, Paulsen added one in the seventh with a RBI double down the left field line and
Shane Paradine singled to right to finish off the scoring in the eighth.
Josh O'Neill earned the win, throwing the final 4.1 innings of work and holding the Great Danes to just one run and two hits during that span.
STATS AND NOTES
- Paulsen finished the weekend 7-for-8 over the final two games, culminating in a .538 average with four of his seven knocks being doubles. Today he was 3-for-4 with three RBI.
- Brown-Eiring now owns the longest on-base streak of any Seawolves player this season, reaching in his 18th consecutive contest today. He finished the day 1-for-3 with a pair of runs scored.
- O'Neill's win is number four on the year, the most by any Seawolves pitcher. He has allowed just two earned over his last 16.2 innings, an ERA of 1.08.
- Today's starter, Quinlan Montgomery, had a career-high seven strikeouts over 4.2 innings. That bested his six against Iona on March 16.
- With two RBI, Alleva matched his collegiate best so far this season. He had a pair of RBI on March 18 in a win over UMass Lowell.
- Fox finished the day with three runs scored, totaling six on the weekend. The three times across home match his career high that he set on Friday.
QUOTES FROM THE SEAWOLVES
"These four weekends have really been enjoyable as a coach. We play such a difficult non-conference schedule early on and you're searching for your identity. With any team, each year, when they come together and start to play really well, they start to find their identity. The way they've played recently, it's been great to see them find that and I can't wait to see what happens for the next six weekends." - head coach
Matt Senk.
"He was beating me with the changeup all game, striking me out twice on it. I knew he'd come back with it again and I just saw him float one inside and I hammered it. It felt really good after struggling for a little while. I haven't really been on the barrel lately but I've been able to work on some things and it came to fruition today" - freshman designated hitter
David Alleva.
"This game is all mental. I was able to put Friday behind me and use the scouting reports we have and let it do the work. With that, I was able to have a pretty successful last two days. Obviously we love winning any of our conference series, but being able to do it this weekend over an in-state rival makes it a little sweeter" - junior infielder
Brett Paulsen.
UP NEXT
The Seawolves return to Joe Nathan Field next weekend, hosting another SUNY rival in the Binghamton Bearcats. First pitch on Friday is slated for 3 p.m., while Saturday and Sunday will commence at 1 p.m., and Noon, respectively.
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