The Stony Brook Softball team continued their recent hot play, winning five out of their six games this week. They finished off the week by splitting a two game weekend series against the 27-18 Bryant.
In game one against the Bulldogs, junior Bria Green started the scoring in the fourth for Stony Brook with a two-run homer that scored junior Jessica Zeilman The outstanding pitching of junior Allison Cukrov held the Bulldogs to four hits on the day. Cukrov also struck out eight Bryant batters en route to the 2-0 victory, her 16th consecutive win.
In game two, Bryant took an early 1-0 edge after two innings. The lack of hitting in the previous game went away, as they scored six runs in the third before Cukrov relieved starter Jane Sallen.
Stony Brook cut the deficit to five behind Green’s second two-run shot of the day in the fourth inning.
However, the comeback would fall short there, and the Bulldogs came away with a 8-2 win.
Green now has 12 home runs on the season.
Stony Brook’s porous pitching in game two should be taken as an anomaly.
They’ve allowed two earned runs or less in 21 of their last 23 games.
The FDU defense played well in game one, but ultimately the offense could not touch pitcher Allison Cukrov.
In the second, FDU would have runners on second and third with nobody out, but Cukrov, as she did in the first, got out of the jam by retiring the next three batters.
The first runs of the game came in the fourth. With Melissa Phelan on first, Alexandra Pisciotta continued her hot streak with her second home run of the season, putting the Seawolves up 2-0.
In the fifth, after Jessica Combs’ double moved Kellie Reynolds to third, Shayla Giosia’s sacrifice fly to center made it 3-0.
Cukrov shut down another threat in the seventh, as she stayed untouchable in the circle, striking out five batters.
Game two was loaded with firepower as the Seawolves, scored in every inning.
Up 2-0 in the third, Giosia would blow the doors open, as she sent a three-run home run over the left field wall.
FDU tried to rally in the fourth, as Nieves homered to left field, making it 5-1.
The Seawolves offense added two in the bottom of the fourth, making it 7-1.
A Madelaine Wilen double would cut the Stony Brook lead to 7-3, but it wasn’t enough.
Stony Brook would end it in the sixth with a lot of power. Bria Green hit her 10th home run of the year, a three-run shot to right, making it 10-3. Patty Borges would then record her third hit of the season and it was a big one, a home run to left ending the game 11-3.
The Seawolves now stand at 30-15 on the season.
