A lack of control and command on the mound cost the Maine Black Bears in their game against Stony Brook on Sunday. Ten of the Seawolves’ runs in their 12-6 win came in the first two frames. From then on, the Seawolves may have been outplayed, but those two frames were the catalyst to their victory.
The Seawolves scored ten runs in the first two innings while walking 11 times. Most of the runs in the game were recorded due to bases loaded walks.
Only one player in the Stony Brook lineup had more than one hit. Sean Buckhout had two hits to go along with three RBI and a run scored and two walks. He was a major factor in their victory.
Toby Handley also had three RBIs to go along with a hit and a pair of runs scored. Casey Baker, Dylan Resk, Nick Grande, Jeremy Giles and Dan McEvoy all had hits as well. And though Bobby Honeyman and Andruw Gazzola had no hits in the game, they still got in on the action with three runs scored between them.
Kevin Kernan got the start for Stony Brook and looked good early. He was cutting the corners with both his fastball and off-speed stuff which resulted in a lot of weak contact early in the game.
“He’s most effective when he uses his changeup,” head coach Matt Senk said about his pitcher, “That’s when he’s at his best is when he can throw that pitch effectively.”
Kernan started to lose his command a bit later which resulted in an increased line score, but his overall performance was better than what it shows. He threw five innings, allowing five runs on nine hits with six strikeouts.
Redshirt freshman, Greg Marino, was brought in to pitch the following two innings and was stellar, allowing only a hit with one strikeout. Aaron Pinto then came out of the bullpen and was great, tossing the final two innings and allowing a run on two hits with two strikeouts.
Stony Brook will look to continue their winning streak against NYIT on Tuesday.
