Stony Brook Downs Maine to Advance to Title Game
Dave Mischo’s three-run homer in the third inning broke a 2-2 tie and helped lead Stony Brook to a 6-3 win over Maine in the winner’s bracket of the America East Baseball Championship at Mahaney Diamond. The Seawolves, 28-25, advance to the championship round of the double-elimination tournament tomorrow and play the winner of tonight’s game between Maine, 33-20, and Albany. The winner of the Maine-Albany game would have to defeat Stony Brook twice to earn the conference title.

Mischo’s home run to right field capped a four-run fourth inning for the Seawolves. Matt Devins led off the inning when he reached on an error and advanced to third on a single by Isidro Fortuna. Nick Theoharis plated Devins with a single and followng a groundout, Mischo delivered the three-run homer.

Jon Lewis allowed seven hits and three runs in the complete game while improving to 7-6. The right-hander, who struck out eight and walked two, won his fifth-straight decision.

Stony Brook took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Devins was hit by a pitch and scored on a double by Fortuna.

Maine answered with two runs in the top of the third inning when Pete Saunders walked and Mike Ferriggi singled to start the rally. Saunders scored on a groundout and Aaron Izaryk singled to score Ferriggi.

Stony Brook added a run in the fifth when Kevin Solano reached second on a two-base throwing error and scored on a single by Mischo.

Maine scored in the seventh inning when Ferriggi singled with one out, advanced to third on a single by Joel Harvey and scored on a wild pitch.

Maine starter Troy Martin was victimized by three errors. Martin allowed eight hits and six runs, only one of which was earned. The right-hander struck out five and walked two in falling to 5-2.

The Seawolves, who have appeared in the conference championship in each of their three seasons since joining America East, lost to Northeastern 11-0 in the title game a season ago after defeating the Huskies, 11-10, in the previous game.

University of Maine 3 (33-20)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ WILLIAMS, Simon cf....... 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 IZARYK, Aaron c.......... 3 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 1 BARRETT, Joel 1b......... 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 4 CREEK, Greg 3b........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 HOUGH, Joe rf............ 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 QUINTAL, Ryan lf......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 McGRAW, Matt ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 HOUSER, Jason lf........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SAUNDERS, Pete dh........ 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 FERRIGGI, Mike 2b........ 4 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 HARVEY, Jason ss......... 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 4 0 MARTIN, Troy p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 34 3 7 2 2 8 24 8 6

Stony Brook 6 (28-25)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Larsen, Andrew cf........ 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 Devins, Matt ss.......... 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 Fortuna, Isidro lf....... 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 Theoharis, Nick 3b....... 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 Solano, Kevin rf......... 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Mischo, Dave 1b.......... 4 1 2 4 0 0 11 1 0 Cicatelli, Cole c........ 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 0 Sipp, Chris 2b........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 Didsbury, Stephen dh..... 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 Lewis, Jon p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals................... 34 6 8 6 2 5 27 10 7

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- University of Maine. 002 000 100 - 3 7 3 Stony Brook......... 104 010 00X - 6 8 0 -------------------------------------------

E - CREEK, G.; HARVEY, J.; MARTIN, T.. LOB - Maine 6; Stony Brook 7. 2B - CREEK, G.; Fortuna, I.; Cicatelli, C. HR - Mischo, D.(9). HBP - Devins, M.. CS - Sipp, C..

University of Maine IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- MARTIN, Troy........ 8.0 8 6 1 2 5 34 37

Stony Brook IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Lewis, Jon.......... 9.0 7 3 3 2 8 34 36

Win - Lewis, J. (7-6). Loss - MARTIN, T. (5-2). Save - None. WP - Lewis, J.. HBP - by MARTIN, T. (Devins, M.). Umpires - HP: Warren Bumpus 1B: Joe Cacciatore 2B: Rob Robinson 3B: Nick Zibelli Start: 3:30 Time: 2:04 Attendance:

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Play-by-Play

University of Maine starters: 27/cf WILLIAMS, S.; 7/c IZARYK, A.; 26/1b BARRETT, J.; 13/3b CREEK, G.; 10/rf HOUGH, J.; 11/lf QUINTAL, R.; 9/dh SAUNDERS, P.; 4/2b FERRIGGI, M.; 2/ss HARVEY, J.; 36/p MARTIN, T.;

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.; 41/p Lewis, J.;

University of Maine - inning 1

WILLIAMS, S. struck out swinging. IZARYK, A. grounded out to 1b unassisted. BARRETT, J. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 1

Larsen, A. flied out to cf. Devins, M. hit by pitch. Fortuna, I. doubled to center field, RBI; Devins, M. scored. Theoharis, N popped up to 2b. Solano, K. grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 2

CREEK, G. grounded out to 2b. HOUGH, J. flied out to cf. QUINTAL, R. grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 2

Mischo, D. flied out to cf. Cicatelli, C doubled to left field. Sipp, C. grounded out to 2b; Cicatelli, C advanced to third. Didsbury, S. flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 3

SAUNDERS, P. walked. FERRIGGI, M. singled to right field, advanced to second; SAUNDERS, P. advanced to third. HARVEY, J. grounded out to 2b, RBI; FERRIGGI, M. advanced to third; SAUNDERS, P. scored. WILLIAMS, S. lined out to ss. IZARYK, A. singled to center field, RBI; FERRIGGI, M. scored. BARRETT, J. reached on a fielder's choice; IZARYK, A. out at second 2b to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 3

Larsen, A. flied out to rf. Devins, M. reached on an error by ss. Fortuna, I. singled to center field; Devins, M. advanced to third. Theoharis, N singled to left field, RBI; Fortuna, I. advanced to second; Devins, M. scored, unearned. Solano, K. grounded out to ss; Theoharis, N advanced to second; Fortuna, I. advanced to third. Mischo, D. homered, 3 RBI, unearned; Theoharis, N scored, unearned; Fortuna, I. scored, unearned. Cicatelli, C popped up to ss. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 4

CREEK, G. grounded out to ss. HOUGH, J. grounded out to 3b. QUINTAL, R. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 4

Sipp, C. grounded out to ss. Didsbury, S. walked. Larsen, A. grounded out to 2b; Didsbury, S. advanced to second. Devins, M. intentionally walked. Fortuna, I. flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 5

SAUNDERS, P. grounded out to ss. FERRIGGI, M. struck out swinging. HARVEY, J. singled up the middle. WILLIAMS, S. singled to shortstop; HARVEY, J. advanced to second. IZARYK, A. walked; WILLIAMS, S. advanced to second; HARVEY, J. advanced to third. BARRETT, J. struck out looking. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 5

Theoharis, N flied out to cf. Solano, K. reached on an error by p, advanced to second. Mischo, D. singled to center field, RBI; Solano, K. scored, unearned. Cicatelli, C struck out looking. Sipp, C. flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 6

CREEK, G. lined out to lf. HOUGH, J. out at first 1b to p. QUINTAL, R. fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 6

Didsbury, S. flied out to rf. Larsen, A. struck out swinging. Devins, M. singled to center field. Fortuna, I. reached on an error by 3b, advanced to second; Devins, M. advanced to third. Theoharis, N struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 7

SAUNDERS, P. grounded out to 2b. FERRIGGI, M. singled to left field. HARVEY, J. singled down the rf line; FERRIGGI, M. advanced to third. HARVEY, J. advanced to second; FERRIGGI, M. scored on a wild pitch. WILLIAMS, S. grounded out to 1b unassisted; HARVEY, J. advanced to third. IZARYK, A. grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 7

Solano, K. struck out. Mischo, D. flied out to cf. Cicatelli, C grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 8

BARRETT, J. struck out swinging. CREEK, G. doubled down the lf line. HOUGH, J. grounded out to 1b unassisted. McGRAW, M. pinch hit for QUINTAL, R.. McGRAW, M. struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 8

HOUSER, J. to lf for McGRAW, M.. Sipp, C. singled to right field. Sipp, C. out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Didsbury, S. struck out swinging. Larsen, A. grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 9

SAUNDERS, P. fouled out to lf. FERRIGGI, M. struck out looking. HARVEY, J. flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.