Seawolves will face Albany on FridayBox Score
Orono, Maine - Stony Brook University's softball team lost its first round game of the America East Championship, 5-1, to Maine on Thursday afternoon. Six different Seawolves recorded hits, but Maine used a five-run third inning to pull away. SBU is now 29-20-1 on the season.
Stony Brook was the first team to score, pushing across a run in the top half of the second inning. Senior Crista Cerrone (Floral Park, N.Y.) started things off with a double to left field. Two batters later, senior Katelyn O'Donnell (Kingston, Mass.) hit a two-out single through the left side which scored Cerrone.
The Seawolves' lead would not last long, however, as Maine scored five times in the third to move in front 5-1. Kristen Calvetti had the big hit in the inning for the Black Bears, a two-run homer over the left centerfield fence.
SBU did rally in the fourth, putting runners on first and third with just one out, but a pair of fly outs ended the threat.
Stony Brook will face Albany in the tournament's losers' bracket on Friday. First pitch is set for 1:30 p.m. If the Seawolves win, they will advance to the semifinals where they will face the loser of the Boston University vs. Maine game.
