Seawolves will open against Coastal Carolina on Friday. (WUSB)Stony Brook, N.Y. - After securing its second America East title in three years over the weekend, the Stony Brook University baseball team found out on Monday that it is headed to the Myrtle Beach Regional this weekend to compete in the 2010 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. Seeded fourth in the regional, the Seawolves will face off against the top-seed and host Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the opening round of the double-elimination regional tournament on Friday. The games will be held at BB&T Coastal Field. Game times have not yet been announced. Also joining the Seawolves in Myrtle Beach will be North Carolina State and College of Charleston.
Stony Brook (29-25) secured an automatic bid into the field of 64 with its 4-2 victory over Albany on Friday afternoon. Freshman Adam Brown (Melville, N.Y.) allowed just two runs in 8.2 innings and sophomore Pat Cantwell (West Islip, N.Y.) hit a go-ahead two-run home run to lead the Seawolves to the victory. Cantwell was named the tournament's Most Outstanding player after hitting .385 with six RBI in the three games.
The Chanticeleers won their fourth straight Big South Championship on Saturday with a 8-2 victory over Liberty. It was their 51st victory of the season which is a new Big South single season record. The tournament's No. 4 overall seed, Coastal Carolina will be hosting a regional for the third time.
Coastal is led by sophomore right-hander Anthony Meo, the Big South Pitcher of the Year. Meo went 12-1 with a 1.73 earned-run average for the Chanticleers during the regular season, holding opponents to a .217 batting average.
