Stony Brook Wins America East Baseball Championship
ORONO, Maine?Nick Theoharis singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Matt Restivo pitched a complete-game four-hitter as Stony Brook won its first America East Baseball Championship with a 3-1 win over Maine at Mahaney Diamond. The Seawolves, 29-25, advance to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship for the first time in school history.
All-Championship shortstop Matt Devins started the eighth-inning rally with a two-out walk and Championship Most Outstanding Player Isidro Fortuna followed with a single to right field. Theoharis, the all-championship third baseman, plated Devins with a single into shallow left field and Kevin Solano doubled to score Fortuna and chase Maine starter Greg Norton (4-6), who allowed three runs on eight hits with seven strikeouts and three walks in 7.2 innings.
Restivo allowed a run in the first inning when he hit leadoff hitter Simon Williams and then walked Aaron Izaryk. Williams advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Greg Creek.
Stony Brook answered in the second inning when Norton issued two-out walks to all-championship first baseman Dave Mischo and Cole Ciccatelli. All-championship second baseman Chris Sipp then singled to left to score Mischo.
Restivo, who improved to 2-2, worked his way out of trouble in the third when Williams led off with a walk, stole second and advanced to third on a long flyout by Izaryk. But Theoharis made a diving stab on a grounder by Joe Hough and erased Williams at the plate and Creek lined out to end the threat.
Restivo carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning when all-championship designated hitter Matt McGraw singled with two outs. The left-hander then struck out Mike Ferriggi to end the inning.
Maine threatened in the seventh inning when Mark Reichley singled with one out and following a strikeout, Williams singled to put runners at first and second. But Restivo got Izaryk to fly out to end the rally.
Fortuna, Mischo, Sipp, Theoharis, Devins, McGraw and Restivo were joined on the all-championship team by catcher Jason Martin of Albany, outfielders Jeff Heriot of Northeastern and Andrew Larsen of Stony Brook, and pitcher Mike MacDonald of Maine.
The fourth-seeded Seawolves, who have appeared in the conference championship in each of their three seasons in America East, advanced through the winner’s bracket of the double-elimination tournament with a 15-6 win over top seed Northeastern Thursday and a 6-3 win over Maine Friday. Second-seeded Maine , 34-21, defeated Albany 9-3 Thursday and then defeated the Great Danes 11-5 Friday night for the right to meet the Seawolves.
Stony Brook 3 (29-25)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Larsen, Andrew cf........ 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0
Devins, Matt ss.......... 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0
Fortuna, Isidro lf....... 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
Theoharis, Nick 3b....... 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1
Solano, Kevin rf......... 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 0
Mischo, Dave 1b.......... 2 1 0 0 2 1 4 0 0
Cicatelli, Cole c........ 3 0 2 0 1 1 11 1 3
Sipp, Chris 2b........... 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
Didsbury, Stephen dh..... 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Restivo, Matt p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 33 3 9 3 4 9 27 7 7
University of Maine 1 (34-21)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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WILLIAMS, Simon cf....... 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2
IZARYK, Aaron c.......... 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 2 3
HOUGH, Joe rf............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
CREEK, Greg 1b........... 4 0 0 1 0 1 12 1 1
McGRAW, Matt dh.......... 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
FERRIGGI, Mike 2b........ 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1
QUINTAL, Ryan lf......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
REICHLEY, Mark 3b........ 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0
HARVEY, Jason ss......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 1
NORTON, Greg p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ROBINSON, Scott p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 32 1 4 1 2 10 27 12 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Stony Brook......... 010 000 020 - 3 9 1
University of Maine. 100 000 000 - 1 4 0
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E - Devins, M.. LOB - Stony Brook 7; Maine 9. 2B - Solano, K.; QUINTAL, R..
HBP - WILLIAMS, S.; QUINTAL, R.; HARVEY, J.. SB - WILLIAMS, S.; QUINTAL, R..
CS - Fortuna, I..
Stony Brook IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Restivo, Matt....... 9.0 4 1 1 2 10 32 37
University of Maine IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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NORTON, Greg........ 7.2 8 3 3 3 7 29 32
ROBINSON, Scott..... 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 4 5
Win - Restivo, M. (2-2). Loss - NORTON, G. (4-6). Save - None.
WP - Restivo, M.. HBP - by Restivo, M. (WILLIAMS, S.); by Restivo, M. (QUINTAL,
R.); by Restivo, M. (HARVEY, J.). PB - Cicatelli, C.
Umpires - HP: Joe Cacciatore 1B: Don January 2B: Nick Zibelli 3B: Steve
Ricciarini Start: 12:00 Time: 2:28 Attendance: 497
Play-by-Play
Score by Innings R H E
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Stony Brook......... 010 000 020 - 3 9 1
University of Maine. 100 000 000 - 1 4 0
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Stony Brook starters: 11/cf Larsen, A.; 5/ss Devins, M.; 47/lf Fortuna, I.;
25/3b Theoharis, N; 24/rf Solano, K.; 19/1b Mischo, D.; 8/c Cicatelli, C;
13/2b Sipp, C.; 7/dh Didsbury, S.; 1/p Restivo, M.;
University of Maine starters: 27/cf WILLIAMS, S.; 7/c IZARYK, A.; 10/rf
HOUGH, J.; 13/1b CREEK, G.; 25/dh McGRAW, M.; 4/2b FERRIGGI, M.; 11/lf
QUINTAL, R.; 6/3b REICHLEY, M.; 2/ss HARVEY, J.; 23/p NORTON, G.;
Stony Brook - inning 1
Larsen, A. struck out looking. Devins, M. grounded out to p. Fortuna, I.
grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
University of Maine - inning 1
WILLIAMS, S. hit by pitch. IZARYK, A. walked; WILLIAMS, S. advanced to
second. HOUGH, J. flied out to cf. IZARYK, A. advanced to second;
WILLIAMS, S. advanced to third on a wild pitch. CREEK, G. flied out to
cf, RBI; WILLIAMS, S. scored. McGRAW, M. grounded out to p. 1 run, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Stony Brook - inning 2
Theoharis, N grounded out to 2b. Solano, K. struck out swinging. Mischo,
D. walked. Cicatelli, C walked; Mischo, D. advanced to second. Sipp, C.
singled to right field, RBI; Cicatelli, C out at second c to 3b; Mischo,
D. scored. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
University of Maine - inning 2
FERRIGGI, M. fouled out to c. QUINTAL, R. hit by pitch. REICHLEY, M.
flied out to rf. QUINTAL, R. stole second. HARVEY, J. struck out. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Stony Brook - inning 3
Didsbury, S. flied out to lf. Larsen, A. grounded out to ss. Devins, M.
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
University of Maine - inning 3
WILLIAMS, S. walked. WILLIAMS, S. stole second. IZARYK, A. flied out to
rf; WILLIAMS, S. advanced to third. HOUGH, J. reached on a fielder's
choice, advanced to second; WILLIAMS, S. out at home 3b to c to ss to p.
CREEK, G. lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Stony Brook - inning 4
Fortuna, I. singled to right field. Fortuna, I. out at second c to 2b,
caught stealing. Theoharis, N grounded out to 2b. Solano, K. grounded out
to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
University of Maine - inning 4
McGRAW, M. grounded out to 3b. FERRIGGI, M. struck out swinging. QUINTAL,
R. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Stony Brook - inning 5
Mischo, D. flied out to cf. Cicatelli, C singled to left center. Sipp, C.
reached on a fielder's choice; Cicatelli, C out at second 1b to ss.
Didsbury, S. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
University of Maine - inning 5
REICHLEY, M. struck out looking. HARVEY, J. hit by pitch. WILLIAMS, S.
reached on a fielder's choice; HARVEY, J. out at second ss to 2b.
WILLIAMS, S. advanced to second on a passed ball. IZARYK, A. grounded out
to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Stony Brook - inning 6
Larsen, A. struck out. Devins, M. struck out looking. Fortuna, I. singled
to right center. Theoharis, N grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
University of Maine - inning 6
HOUGH, J. popped up to ss. CREEK, G. struck out swinging. McGRAW, M.
singled to left field. FERRIGGI, M. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Stony Brook - inning 7
Solano, K. struck out looking. Mischo, D. struck out swinging. Cicatelli,
C singled to left center. Sipp, C. lined out to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
University of Maine - inning 7
QUINTAL, R. flied out to cf. REICHLEY, M. singled to left field. HARVEY,
J. struck out swinging. WILLIAMS, S. singled to third base, bunt;
REICHLEY, M. advanced to second. IZARYK, A. flied out to lf. 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Stony Brook - inning 8
Didsbury, S. grounded out to 1b unassisted. Larsen, A. grounded out to
2b. Devins, M. walked. Fortuna, I. singled to right field; Devins, M.
advanced to second. Theoharis, N singled, RBI; Fortuna, I. advanced to
second; Devins, M. scored. Solano, K. doubled to left field, RBI;
Theoharis, N advanced to third; Fortuna, I. scored. ROBINSON, S. to p for
NORTON, G.. Mischo, D. walked. Cicatelli, C struck out swinging. 2 runs,
3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
University of Maine - inning 8
HOUGH, J. struck out. CREEK, G. flied out to lf. McGRAW, M. struck out. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Stony Brook - inning 9
Sipp, C. popped up to 2b. Didsbury, S. struck out. Larsen, A. singled to
shortstop. Larsen, A. out at first p to 1b, picked off. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
University of Maine - inning 9
FERRIGGI, M. grounded out to ss. QUINTAL, R. doubled to right field.
REICHLEY, M. struck out. HARVEY, J. reached on an error by ss. WILLIAMS,
S. flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.