8 of last 9 and a No Hitter Not Bad*

Entering this weekend on a 6 game win streak we aimed to continue the run in the Strike Out Cancer tournament at Seton Hall. The weekend was marked by a very impressive performance by freshman Frankie Vanderka who tossed a no hitter against NJIT on Friday. His no hitter was the first ever in Stony Brook history. He K'd 13 batters and only faced 3 over the minimum (Box Score).

After the final out of the No No

 Saturday we ended up taking game one against Fordham 13-2. Led by Tropeano on the hill and an offensive onslaught we pulled out the W. Trop threw well striking out 10 hitters over 7 innings earning the win (Box Score). 

Game 2 against Seton Hall was a tough 2-0 loss, ending our win streak at 8 games. Tyler Johnson threw very well scattering 2 runs and 6 hits over the 6.2 innings. Seton Hall's pitcher Dirocco threw a complete game, winning the pitchers duel allowing 0 runs and striking out 6 (Box Score).

Overall taking 2 of 3 on the weekend and 8 of our last 9 is a pretty solid. We continue to play really well as a unit and look to continue to do so moving forward. Our next game is this Tuesday against Fordham. Check back for more throughout the week and be sure to come out to some games.

Midweek vs. Iona

This week we will play our midweek, originally scheduled for today, tomorrow at Baseball Heaven in Yapank, NY. Game time is set for 3pm, so come down if you can. This will be the first game of four over the next three days. We are playing well as a unit with a 5 game win streak currently and there should be plenty of wins to come so be sure to keep track the next few days and throughout the year.

Sweep of the Weekend

Breaking out the brooms. This past weekend we went down to Rock Hill, SC to take on Winthrop and Michigan in the Bo Jangles Baseball Classic. We played very well all weekend and in doing so we earned the 4 game sweep. Led by solid pitching starting with Nick Tropeano and Tyler Johnson on Saturday, then Frankie Vanderka and G.C. Yerry on Sunday. Offensively we came through at the right times to keep ahead during all of the 4 games. We look to keep the rhythm going as we move forward through the season. Coming up we have a midweek double header against Iona at home and then we play in the Strike Out Cancer Tournament at Seton hall this weekend. We play together like we have so far all year and do all the small things right we give ourselves a great chance to win each and every time out.

Game Scores:
Saturday: Game 1 Stony Brook 3 - Michigan 1 (Game Recap)
               Game 2 Stony Brook 4 - Winthrop 3 (Game Recap)
Sunday:   Game 1 Stony Brook 3 - Michigan 1 (Game Recap)
               Game 2 Stony Brook 10- Winthrop 9 (Game Recap)

Some pictures from the weekend all set up in the slide show. If you want to see a page full of the images in a gallery visit the Web Album.