Seawolves defeat a ranked opponent for the first time since joining Division I in 2000.
Charlottesville, Va. - Stony Brook University's baseball team scored five first inning runs on its way to a 6-2 victory over the No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers tonight at Davenport Field. It is the Seawolves first victory over a ranked opponent since joining the Division I ranks in 2000. Sophomore Nick Thode (Huntington Station, N.Y.) and senior Steven Mazzurco (Selden, N.Y.) each recorded two hits and an RBI to lead the Seawolves. Stony Brook improves to 13-12 with the victory while Virginia falls to 27-6.
UVA starter Jeff Lorick retired freshman Pat Cantwell (West Islip, N.Y.) and sophomore Chad Marshall (Paris, Ontario) to start the first but Thode then singled and moved to second when Lorick walked junior Jeremy Nowak (Cheektowaga, N.Y.). Mazzurco, senior Michael Tansey (Valley Stream, N.Y.) and senior Keith Fier (Armonk, N.Y.) then each followed with run-scoring singles to put SBU up 3-0.
Junior Robert Dyer (Selden, N.Y.) then knocked a two-run double to left-center field to push Stony Brook's lead to 5-0. The Cavaliers cut the Seawolves lead to 5-2 in the fourth on a sacrifice fly from Steven Proscia and an RBI double from Franco Valdes.
But SBU answered with a run in the fifth though as Marshall led off with a single, moved to second on a failed pickoff attempt and then came home on a run-scoring single from Thode. The Seawolves bullpen took over from there as freshman Tyler Johnson (Chatsworth, Calif.), junior Jordan Purington (Westbrook, Maine), freshman Nick Tropeano (West Islip, N.Y.) and Nowak combined to hold the Cavaliers scoreless over their final five at-bats to secure the victory for the Seawolves.
Johnson picked up the victory for Stony Brook, hurling a scoreless fifth. Lorick took the loss for UVA, allowing five runs and five hits in his 0.2 innings of work.
UVA starter Jeff Lorick retired freshman Pat Cantwell (West Islip, N.Y.) and sophomore Chad Marshall (Paris, Ontario) to start the first but Thode then singled and moved to second when Lorick walked junior Jeremy Nowak (Cheektowaga, N.Y.). Mazzurco, senior Michael Tansey (Valley Stream, N.Y.) and senior Keith Fier (Armonk, N.Y.) then each followed with run-scoring singles to put SBU up 3-0.
Junior Robert Dyer (Selden, N.Y.) then knocked a two-run double to left-center field to push Stony Brook's lead to 5-0. The Cavaliers cut the Seawolves lead to 5-2 in the fourth on a sacrifice fly from Steven Proscia and an RBI double from Franco Valdes.
But SBU answered with a run in the fifth though as Marshall led off with a single, moved to second on a failed pickoff attempt and then came home on a run-scoring single from Thode. The Seawolves bullpen took over from there as freshman Tyler Johnson (Chatsworth, Calif.), junior Jordan Purington (Westbrook, Maine), freshman Nick Tropeano (West Islip, N.Y.) and Nowak combined to hold the Cavaliers scoreless over their final five at-bats to secure the victory for the Seawolves.
Johnson picked up the victory for Stony Brook, hurling a scoreless fifth. Lorick took the loss for UVA, allowing five runs and five hits in his 0.2 innings of work.
The Seawolves return to action on Friday, traveling to take on UMBC for the beginning of a four-game series. First pitch for Friday's doubleheader is set for 2 p.m.
