West Point, N.Y. – Junior Nick Tropeano (West Islip, N.Y.) and freshman Brandon McNitt (Chino Hills, Calif.) combined on a no-hitter and senior Chad Marshall (Paris, Ontario) drove in the only run of the game in the third inning as the Stony Brook University baseball team edged Army, 1-0, on Sunday afternoon.
The Seawolves carried a perfect game into the ninth but Shaun Wixted reached on a Stony Brook error to start the ninth. Steve May then sacrificed Wixted to second but Wixted was picked off second for the second out. McNitt then got David Darnell to ground out to second to complete the no-hitter.
It was the second no-hitter in the last five games for the Seawolves, who got a no-hitter from freshman right-hander Frankie Vanderka (Levittown, N.Y.) on March 18. Tropeano (4-1) pitched the first 6.0 innings for the Seawolves, striking out seven. McNitt hurled the final 3.0 innings to earn his third save.
Stony Brook jumped on top with an unearned run in the third. Freshman Matt Hubbard (Northridge, Calif.) singled with one out and then advanced to third on an error from Wixted in right field on a ball hit by junior Pat Cantwell (West Islip, N.Y.).
Marshall followed with an RBI single to score Hubbard with the only run of the game. Marshall became the fifth player in Stony Brook history to record 200 hits with a single in the first inning. He finished with two of Seawolves five hits.
Logan took the loss for Army despite allowing just an unearned run on five hits in 7.0 innings. He also struck out six.
The teams will wrap up the quick two-game series on Monday. First pitch is set for 3:30 p.m.