Stony Brook Upsets Northeastern in Game 1 of Baseball Championship
ORONO, Maine- Stony Brook erupted for 20 hits, including five home runs, as the fourth-seeded Seawolves defeated top-seeded Northeastern, 15-6, in the first game of the America East Baseball Championship at Mahaney Diamond. Stony Brook awaits the winner of tonight’s game between Maine and Albany. The defending conference champion Huskies move to the loser’s bracket of the double-elimination tournament.

Stony Brook, 27-25, wasted little time in getting to Jordan Thomson, who had a 0.50 earned run average in conference games and had been named the America East Pitcher of the Year a day earlier. Andrew Larsen launched the first pitch he saw over the left field fence for a 1-0 lead. Matt Devins followed with a double down the left field line and Isidro Fortuna drove in Devins with a single to left. Nick Theoharis then homered to left center for a 4-0 lead.

After Northeastern scored a run in the bottom of the first on the first of two home runs from Jeff Heriot, Stony Brook went back to work with three runs in the second inning. Stephen Didsbury led off the inning with a home run to right field. Larsen and Devins had back-to-back singles and each advanced a base on a long flyout. A wild pitch allowed Larsen to score and Devins to move to third and Theoharis followed with a sacrifice fly.

The Seawolves increased the lead to 10-1 in the third inning. Dave Mischo led of the inning with a double which chased Thomson, who allowed nine hits and eight runs in two innings while falling to 8-4. Jim Madison relieved Thomson and fared no better, allowing back-to-back singles by Cole Cicatelli and Chris Sipp, with Sipp’s single scoring Mischo. Didsbury delivered a sacrifice fly and Devins added an RBI double.

Heriot added his second home run in the fifth inning and Miguel Paquette followed with a home run to cut the lead to 10-4. But the Seawolves answered with four runs in the sixth inning on two run homers by Theoharis and Mischo.

Kevin Fitzgerald went six innings allowing seven hits and four runs. The right-hander struck out 10 and walked one in improving to 7-2.

Mischo had four hits for the Seawolves while Larsen and Devins added three hits apiece. Each of the Stony Brook starters had at least one hit.

Heriot and Paquette each had three hits for the Huskies, 28-19. 

Stony Brook 15 (27-25)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Larsen, Andrew cf........ 5 2 3 2 1 0 3 0 0 Devins, Matt ss.......... 5 2 3 1 1 1 1 5 0 Fortuna, Isidro lf....... 5 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 Theoharis, Nick 3b....... 5 2 2 5 0 1 0 1 2 Solano, Kevin rf......... 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 Mischo, Dave 1b.......... 5 2 4 1 0 0 7 0 0 Cicatelli, Cole c........ 5 1 2 0 0 0 13 0 2 Sipp, Chris 2b........... 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Didsbury, Stephen dh..... 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Fitzgerald, Kevin p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leonard, Robert p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carufe, Paul p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 42 15 20 13 5 6 27 7 7

Northeastern 6 (28-19)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ Steinberg lf............. 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Czarnowski rf............ 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Heriot cf................ 5 3 3 2 0 0 6 0 0 Paquette 1b.............. 4 1 3 1 1 0 7 1 0 Bush 3b.................. 5 0 2 2 0 2 3 3 2 Koslowski dh............. 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 Maher ph................ 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sidhu ss................. 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 Morizio c................ 2 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 0 Milano c................ 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 Murray 2b................ 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 Nutting ph/2b........... 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Thomson p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Madison p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Piryk p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pellegrine p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 38 6 10 6 3 13 27 10 11

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- Stony Brook......... 433 004 001 - 15 20 1 Northeastern........ 101 020 011 - 6 10 0 -------------------------------------------

E - Sipp, C.. LOB - Stony Brook 7; Northeastern 11. 2B - Devins, M. 2; Solano, K.; Mischo, D. 2; Maher. HR - Larsen, A.; Theoharis, N 2; Mischo, D.; Didsbury, S.; Heriot 2; Paquette. HBP - Czarnowski 2; Murray. SF - Theoharis, N; Didsbury, S.. SB - Larsen, A.. CS - Didsbury, S. 2.

Stony Brook IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Fitzgerald, Kevin... 6.0 7 4 4 1 10 26 29 Leonard, Robert..... 2.1 3 2 2 2 1 10 13 Carufe, Paul........ 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2

Northeastern IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- Thomson............. 2.0 9 8 8 0 1 14 15 Madison............. 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 5 6 Piryk............... 2.0 4 3 3 2 1 9 11 Pellegrine.......... 4.0 4 2 2 3 3 14 17

Win - Fitzgerald, (7-2). Loss - Thomson (8-4). Save - None. WP - Leonard, R.; Thomson; Madison; Piryk. HBP - by Fitzgerald, (Murray); by Fitzgerald, (Czarnowski); by Leonard, R. (Czarnowski). Umpires - HP: Rob Robinson 1B: Nick Zibelli 2B: Warren Bumpus 3B: Joe Cacciatore Start: 3:35 Time: 3:00 Attendance: Thomson faced 1 batter in the 3rd. Piryk faced 3 batters in the 6th. Fitzgerald, faced 1 batter in the 7th.

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Play-by-Play

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.; 9/p Fitzgerald,;

Northeastern starters: 19/lf Steinberg; 17/rf Czarnowski; 44/cf Heriot; 31/1b Paquette; 45/3b Bush; 9/dh Koslowski; 3/ss Sidhu; 11/c Morizio; 2/2b Murray; 23/p Thomson;

Stony Brook - inning 1

Larsen, A. homered to left field, RBI. Devins, M. doubled down the lf line. Fortuna, I. singled to left field, RBI; Devins, M. scored. Theoharis, N homered to left center, 2 RBI; Fortuna, I. scored. Solano, K. popped up to 1b. 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 ss unassisted. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northeastern - inning 1

Steinberg grounded out to 2b. Czarnowski struck out swinging. Heriot homered to center field, RBI. Paquette singled to right center. Bush struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 2

Didsbury, S. homered to right field, RBI. Larsen, A. singled to third base. Devins, M. singled to left field; Larsen, A. advanced to second. Fortuna, I. flied out to cf; Devins, M. advanced to second; Larsen, A. advanced to third. Devins, M. advanced to third; Larsen, A. scored on a wild pitch. Theoharis, N flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Devins, M. scored. Solano, K. struck out swinging. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northeastern - inning 2

Koslowski struck out swinging. Sidhu struck out swinging. Morizio walked. Murray grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 3

Mischo, D. doubled down the rf line. Madison to p for Thomson. Cicatelli, C singled to left field; Mischo, D. advanced to third. Sipp, C. singled to right field, RBI; Cicatelli, C advanced to third; Mischo, D. scored. Didsbury, S. flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Cicatelli, C scored. Sipp, C. advanced to second on a wild pitch. Larsen, A. popped up to cf. Devins, M. doubled to left center, RBI; Sipp, C. scored. Fortuna, I. struck out looking. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northeastern - inning 3

Steinberg grounded out to ss. Czarnowski struck out swinging. Heriot singled to right field. Paquette singled to left field; Heriot advanced to third. Bush singled to center field, RBI; Paquette advanced to second; Heriot scored. Koslowski struck out swinging. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 4

Piryk to p for Madison. Theoharis, N popped up to 3b. Solano, K. grounded out to ss. Mischo, D. doubled to left center. Mischo, D. advanced to third on a wild pitch. Cicatelli, C grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northeastern - inning 4

Sidhu popped up to ss. Morizio flied out to rf. Murray struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 5

Sipp, C. struck out swinging. Didsbury, S. grounded out to 3b. Larsen, A. walked. Larsen, A. stole second. Devins, M. walked; Larsen, A. out at second c to 3b to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northeastern - inning 5

Steinberg grounded out to ss. Czarnowski struck out swinging. Heriot homered to center field, RBI. Paquette homered to right center, RBI. Bush struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 6

Fortuna, I. singled to left field. Theoharis, N homered to center field, 2 RBI; Fortuna, I. scored. Solano, K. doubled to left center. Pellegrine to p for Piryk. Mischo, D. homered to right center, RBI; Solano, K. scored. Cicatelli, C grounded out to 1b unassisted. Sipp, C. walked. Didsbury, S. reached on a fielder's choice; Sipp, C. out at second 1b to ss. Didsbury, S. out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northeastern - inning 6

Koslowski grounded out to ss. Sidhu reached on an error by 2b. Morizio struck out swinging. Murray hit by pitch; Sidhu advanced to second. Steinberg reached on a fielder's choice; Murray out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 7

Larsen, A. popped up to 2b. Devins, M. fouled out to 3b. Fortuna, I. grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Northeastern - inning 7

Czarnowski hit by pitch. Leonard, R. to p for Fitzgerald,. Heriot grounded out to 3b; Czarnowski advanced to second. Paquette flied out to cf; Czarnowski advanced to third. Bush grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 8

Theoharis, N grounded out to ss. Solano, K. struck out swinging. Mischo, D. singled to center field. Cicatelli, C flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Northeastern - inning 8

Maher pinch hit for Koslowski. Maher doubled to center field. Sidhu flied out to cf; Maher advanced to third. Milano to c for Morizio. Milano struck out swinging. Nutting pinch hit for Murray. Nutting singled to right field, RBI; Maher scored. Steinberg flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Stony Brook - inning 9

Nutting to 2b. Sipp, C. singled to right field. Didsbury, S. walked; Sipp, C. advanced to second. Larsen, A. singled to center field, RBI; Didsbury, S. advanced to second; Sipp, C. scored. Devins, M. struck out looking. Didsbury, S. out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. Fortuna, I. walked; Larsen, A. advanced to second. Theoharis, N struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Northeastern - inning 9

Czarnowski hit by pitch. Heriot flied out to cf. Czarnowski advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third. Paquette walked. Bush singled to third base, RBI; Paquette advanced to second; Czarnowski scored. Maher walked; Bush advanced to second; Paquette advanced to third. Carufe, P. to p for Leonard, R.. Sidhu struck out looking. Milano struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.