Courtesy of Stony Brook Athletic Communications
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. 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
an 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.
Tournament Schedule
Friday, June 4
1 p.m. - Coastal Carolina vs. Stony Brook
7 p.m. - College of Charleston vs. N.C. State
Saturday, June 5
1 p.m. - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2
7 p.m. - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2
Sunday, June 6
1 p.m. - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4
7 p.m. - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5
Monday, June 7
1 p.m. - If necessary championship game