Cole Peragine
TCU Ends Stony Brook’s Season With 8-3 Final
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana The Stony Brook Sea Wolves were primed to make a season-saving comeback against No. 1 seed TCU, but a three-run home run in the fifth inning by Evan Skoug broke the game open at 5-1 and effectively put a nail in the coffin of the 2015 season.The Sea Wolves mustered four hits in the game–two by Malcolm Nachmanoff and two by Toby Handley, very uncharacteristic for a team that hits .296 cumulatively.TCU starter Brian Howard, a 6’9 sophomore, struggled with his command. He walked four batters and allowed two hits over 4.1 innings. His reliever, Drew Gooch, was put in to face Cole Peragine in with two on in the fifth inning. He walked Peragine and was taken out in favor of Preston Guillory. Handley smacked a two-run hit to make the score 5-3.From that poi...
Stony Brook Clinches No. 1 Seed in America East Tournament
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Thanks to a 16-4 conference record, Stony Brook has clinched the No. 1 seed in the America East tournament.They finished up a three-game sweep of UMass-Lowell today with a 9-0 shutout. Ryley MacEachern threw seven shutout innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out five. Nicholas DiEva closed the door with two shutout innings of relief. They wasted no time taking a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Toby Handley hit an RBI triple to score Cole Peragine. Jack Parenty drove him in with a sac fly and Casey Baker drove in Robert Chavarria with an RBI single.That was all the pitching staff would need on this day. Peragine, Baker and Andruw Gazzola all smacked three hits and Chavarria scored three runs. The offense compiled 15 hits in total and also drew...
Seven-Run Eighth Propels Stony Brook
Photo Credit: Stony Brook Athletics Trailing 6-5 in the eighth inning, the Stony Brook Sea Wolves exploded for seven runs against Central Connecticut State and held on to win 12-6 for their 20th win of the season.CCSU took an early 1-0 against Sea Wolves starter Nicholas DiEva. Stony Brook got even in the second on an RBI single by Jeremy Giles.They took the lead in the third inning on an fielder’s choice and an error off the bat of Jack Parenty. Stony Brook added two in the fifth on an RBI single by Robert Chavarria and double by Malcolm Nachmanoff. In the bottom of the sixth, CCSU got even with a four-run inning off reliever Aaron Pinto, with the big blow coming on a two-run double off the bat of Nick Garland. In the eighth inning, the Sea Wolves batted around and scored seven runs...
Matt Senk Wins 700th Career Game
Written by Jim Ferchland A remarkable milestone was reached on Wednesday as Stony Brook Head Coach Matt Senk earned his 700thcareer win against a hungry LIU-Brooklyn team by the score of 6-4. This is Senk’s 25thseason as head coach of the Stony Brook Seawolves. The 6-4 victory also extended the Seawolves winning streak to seven and improve their overall record (17-11). Their last loss took place in the second game of a double-header at home to UMass Lowell on March 30. The LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds extended their losing streak to three. Within those three defeats, they have let up 20 runs and have only scored seven. On road games, they are 6-13. Their overall record now stands at 11-20 under new head coach Alex Trezza. Freshman pitcher Nicolas DiEva got the s...
Chavarria’s Walk-Off Hit Lifts Stony Brook Past UMBC
Written by Jim Ferchland The Stony Brook Seawolves (15-11, 8-2) and the UMBC Retrievers (14-12, 4-4) entered Saturday’s matchup at Joe Nathan Field at the top of the America East Standings. Stony Brook remained hot keeping their five-game winning streak alive with big regards to senior second baseman Rob Chavarria who came through clutch with walk-off single to left field to defeat UMBC 6-5. After suffering a tough loss in game 1 (8-0), UMBC relied on their junior right handed pitcher Conrad Wozniak who flat out dominated the Seawolves. He entered the game with a 1-0 record, 0.90 ERA, 30 innings pitched with 23 strikeouts. He would increase his season strikeout total by fooling Stony Brook’s batters by switching up speeds, keeping them guessing, and was superb with his location. He pitched...
March 30 Recap
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana Division-I:Stony Brook split a DH with UMass-Lowell. They won the first game 2-1 on a walk-off two-run single by Robert Chavarria which scored Cole Peragine and pinch runner Billy McLean.Daniel Zamora threw a seven inning complete game. He allowed only one run, struck out nine, walked two and allowed four hits. It was his third win of the season. The offense was stagnant for six innings, but they came through when it mattered most. Jack Parenty added two more hits–he is off to a tremendous start this season with 29 hits already.Division-II:Dowling also split their DH with Wilmington to bring their record to 11-4. In the first game, Tyler Hardison got the Golden Lions on the board with a solo home run in the second inning. Wilmington tied it up in their hal...
Honahan Strikes Out Career-High 13 in Rout of UMass-Lowell
Photo Credit: Vinny Messana It was smooth sailing for the Stony Brook Sea Wolves Sunday against UMass-Lowell, as their ace Tyler Honahan breezed through 6.1 innings while striking out a career-high 13 batters. They were victorious 10-1.Only two opposing batters did not succumb to Honahan once he got to two strikes. He also allowed only four hits to win his fourth game of the season before April 1.The offense struck early and often. They scored two runs in the second, fourth, seventh and eighth innings. Catcher Cole Peragine led the way with three hits, one run and one RBI. Jack Parenty had two hits, drove in a run and scored one. Johnny Caputo and Casey Baker did the same. The offense was aggressive and struck out only two times in the game. Chad Lee came in relief of Honahan and fired 2.2...
Stony Brook Tops Sacred Heart 8-4
Written by Jim Ferchland Photo Credit: Jim Ferchland The Stony Brook Seawolves have struggled 18 games into the season–as they sit at 8-10. However, the Sacred Heart Pioneers have an abundance of work to do as they sit at the bottom of the standings at 1-14. Stony Brook and the cold rain were not doing the Pioneers any favors as Stony Brook took down Sacred Heart 8-4 in 6 ½ innings. The game was shortened due to inclement weather. Stony Brook’s junior right-handed pitcher Tim Knesik made his fifth start on the mound today. He struggled through 1.1 innings and was relieved by Nick DiEva, who received the win with 2.2 shutout innings of relief. Sacred Heart’s six-foot nine-inch junior pitcher Connor Landers only pitched one inning and it was a sure nightmare. He was lit up by the Sea...
