Vestal, N.Y. (May 28, 2010) – 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 with one out in the seventh as the No. 3 Stony Brook University baseball team won its second America East championship in three seasons with a 4-2 victory over No. 2 Albany on Friday afternoon at Varsity Field, earning the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Tournament selection show will be carried live on ESPN on Monday at 12:30 p.m. Brown allowed seven hits in his 8.2 innings and was joined on the All-Tournament team by freshman William Carmona (Hempstead, N.Y.), freshman Maxx Tissenbaum (Toronto, Ontario) and sophomore Nick Tropeano (West Islip, N.Y.). Cantwell was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. The teams entered the seventh tied at one but Tissenbaum singled to lead off and then moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from senior Justin Echevarria (Uniondale, N.Y.). Cantwell then launched a 1-1 pitch over the left-center field wall to give the Seawolves a 3-1 lead. Junior Chad Marshall (Paris, Ontario) followed with a drive over the right-center field fence to push the Stony Brook lead to 4-1. Brown allowed a single to Brendan Rowland to lead off the eighth but then retired the next three hitters on a fly out and two pop ups to retire the side. Brown retired the first two hitters of the ninth but Nolan Gaige then homered to center to cut the Stony Brook lead to 4-2. The Seawolves turned to Carmona, who retired Adam Cutspec on a fly to right to clinch the title for the Seawolves. Brown got the side in order in the first with the help of a spectacular diving catch by freshman centerfielder Tanner Nivins (Kitchener, Ontario) on a drive by Brian Bullard. The Great Danes put runners on first and second with two out in the second but Brown struck out Mike Tirri looking to get out of the jam. Stony Brook jumped on top with a run in the second as senior Michael Stephan (Patchogue, N.Y.) walked with one out and moved to second on a walk to Carmona. Then, with Nivins at the plate, Kasceim Graham’s pitch dribbled behind the plate. Stephan took off for third and catcher Ralph Keppler’s throw went into leftfield, allowing Stephan to score. Albany tied the game in the third on a sacrifice fly from Rowland. The Seawolves nearly took the lead in the fourth as Carmona doubled with one out and then moved to third on a Nivins fly to right. Tissenbaum then dropped a bunt down the third-base line but the throw from third baseman Albany third baseman Ralph Rizzo just beat a diving Tissenbaum at first. Albany put a man on second with one out in the fifth as Nolan Gaige led off with a walk and then moved to second on an Adam Cutspec sacrifice bunt. But Brown then got Bullard to line to senior first baseman Robert Dyer (Selden, N.Y.), who then quickly threw to Marshall to double off Gaige. The Seawolves threatened in the fifth as Echevarria reached third with one out. But Graham got Marshall and junior Stephen Marino (Lake Grove, N.Y.) to ground out to retire the side. The Great Danes nearly took the lead in the sixth, putting runners on first and third with one out. But Brown got Greg Muller got to pop to short before retiring Tirri on a fly to center.
Friday, May 28, 2010
BASEBALL WINS 2010 AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP, EARN BID TO 2010 NCAA TOURNAMENT, JUNE 4-7
Vestal, N.Y. (May 28, 2010) – 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 with one out in the seventh as the No. 3 Stony Brook University baseball team won its second America East championship in three seasons with a 4-2 victory over No. 2 Albany on Friday afternoon at Varsity Field, earning the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Tournament selection show will be carried live on ESPN on Monday at 12:30 p.m. Brown allowed seven hits in his 8.2 innings and was joined on the All-Tournament team by freshman William Carmona (Hempstead, N.Y.), freshman Maxx Tissenbaum (Toronto, Ontario) and sophomore Nick Tropeano (West Islip, N.Y.). Cantwell was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. The teams entered the seventh tied at one but Tissenbaum singled to lead off and then moved to second on a sacrifice bunt from senior Justin Echevarria (Uniondale, N.Y.). Cantwell then launched a 1-1 pitch over the left-center field wall to give the Seawolves a 3-1 lead. Junior Chad Marshall (Paris, Ontario) followed with a drive over the right-center field fence to push the Stony Brook lead to 4-1. Brown allowed a single to Brendan Rowland to lead off the eighth but then retired the next three hitters on a fly out and two pop ups to retire the side. Brown retired the first two hitters of the ninth but Nolan Gaige then homered to center to cut the Stony Brook lead to 4-2. The Seawolves turned to Carmona, who retired Adam Cutspec on a fly to right to clinch the title for the Seawolves. Brown got the side in order in the first with the help of a spectacular diving catch by freshman centerfielder Tanner Nivins (Kitchener, Ontario) on a drive by Brian Bullard. The Great Danes put runners on first and second with two out in the second but Brown struck out Mike Tirri looking to get out of the jam. Stony Brook jumped on top with a run in the second as senior Michael Stephan (Patchogue, N.Y.) walked with one out and moved to second on a walk to Carmona. Then, with Nivins at the plate, Kasceim Graham’s pitch dribbled behind the plate. Stephan took off for third and catcher Ralph Keppler’s throw went into leftfield, allowing Stephan to score. Albany tied the game in the third on a sacrifice fly from Rowland. The Seawolves nearly took the lead in the fourth as Carmona doubled with one out and then moved to third on a Nivins fly to right. Tissenbaum then dropped a bunt down the third-base line but the throw from third baseman Albany third baseman Ralph Rizzo just beat a diving Tissenbaum at first. Albany put a man on second with one out in the fifth as Nolan Gaige led off with a walk and then moved to second on an Adam Cutspec sacrifice bunt. But Brown then got Bullard to line to senior first baseman Robert Dyer (Selden, N.Y.), who then quickly threw to Marshall to double off Gaige. The Seawolves threatened in the fifth as Echevarria reached third with one out. But Graham got Marshall and junior Stephen Marino (Lake Grove, N.Y.) to ground out to retire the side. The Great Danes nearly took the lead in the sixth, putting runners on first and third with one out. But Brown got Greg Muller got to pop to short before retiring Tirri on a fly to center.
