American East Conference

The Huskies, 28-20, scored three times in the top of the first inning off Vermont starter Brian Robinson (6-4). Brad Czarnowski led off with a single up the middle and following a strikeout, Luke Carlin walked. Ben Beck then doubled down the left field line to score Czarnowski. Nick Graves walked to load the bases and Miguel Paquette singled to center field to score Carlin and Beck.

Vermont got its only run of the game in the fourth inning when Raymond Montanez delivered a sacrifice fly to score Barry Chamberland, who had singled and moved to third on a double by Jeff Tarigo. Monds then struck out Derek Root to end the rally.

Northeastern added a run in the fifth inning when Carlin doubled to score Omar Pena, who had led off the inning with a triple.

The Huskies made it 5-1 in the seventh inning on a single by Colin Gaynor to score Pena, who had singled and advanced to second on a wild pitch.

Rich Graham was 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBI to help lead No. 4 Stony Brook to a 16-4 win over No. 1 Maine in the first round of the America East Baseball Championship at Mahaney Diamond.

The Seawolves, who had 17 hits, scored in each of the first five innings to build a 12-0 lead. Graham, who singled to lead off the game, scored on a single by Rob Sandora for a 1-0 advantage. Stony Brook, 27-22, added a run in the second inning on a sacrifice fly then scored two runs in the third on a double by Sandora. The Seawolves made it 6-0 in the fourth inning on Graham's two run single.

The Seawolves, who are playing their first season in America East, chased Maine starter Mike Collar (8-3) in the fifth inning when they scored six runs. Collar, who entered the game with a 2.88 earned run average, allowed nine runs on nine hits in four-plus innings. Ed Kull and Graham had RBI singles in the fifth.

America East Rookie of the Year Jon Lewis (9-3) picked up the win allowing four runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and two walks in eight innings. The right-hander held the Black Bears, 36-15, scoreless until the bottom of the fifth inning when Aaron Young delivered a sacrifice fly to score Mark Reichley, who had led off with a walk. Alain Picard's fielders choice plated another run.

Mark Taormina and Graham had solo home runs in the eighth inning for the Seawolves, who scored in eight of nine innings.