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Head coach Matt Senk stands outside the dugout on Friday, March 14. Senk announced his retirement on Thursday after 35 seasons as the head coach of the Stony Brook baseball team.

Matt Senk announces retirement as Stony Brook baseball head coach

George Caratzas, Assistant Sports Editor May 8, 2025

On Thursday morning, Stony Brook baseball head coach Matt Senk announced he will be retiring at the conclusion of the 2025 season, bringing an end...

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Guard C.J. Luster II scopes the court against Towson on Thursday, Feb. 6. Luster II announced on Wednesday that he is transferring to the University of North Carolina Wilmington.

Luster II transfers from Stony Brook to UNCW

George Caratzas, Assistant Sports Editor April 17, 2025

After a breakout season with the Stony Brook men’s basketball team, guard C.J. Luster II is moving on from Long Island.In a Wednesday Instagram...

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Pitcher Eddie Smink pitches against Towson on Friday, Apr. 19, 2025. After missing the final month of the season with an injury, Smink is healthy and ready to serve as the Stony Brook baseball team's top weapon on the mound.

Back from injury, Eddie Smink continues to make West Chester proud

George Caratzas, Assistant Sports Editor February 13, 2025

Athletic excellence is synonymous with the last name Smink, and pitcher Eddie Smink is no exception.Growing up in West Chester, Pa., Smink was...

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Stony Brook team's in action throughout 2024. The Seawolves won three CAA regular season titles and advanced to two NCAA tournaments this year.

Stony Brook Sports: 2024 in Review

George Caratzas, Assistant Sports Editor December 31, 2024

The last 12 months have brought success, failure and great change in the world of Stony Brook sports. The Statesman has covered every second of it,...

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Shortstop Matt Miceli participates in a fielding drill during practice on Jan. 24. Miceli went 5-for-16 this past weekend down in Louisiana. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook baseball upsets No. 2/3 LSU in historic game, splits weekend

George Caratzas February 26, 2024

Following a rough opening weekend, the Stony Brook baseball team bounced back in a big way by bringing the Louisiana State University (LSU) faithful...

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Left fielder Matt Brown-Eiring throws from the outfield in practice on Jan. 24. Brown-Eiring went 7-for-16 with nine runs batted in the Stony Brook baseball team's season-opening series. BRITTNEY DIETZ/THE STATESMAN

Stony Brook baseball drops three of four at Purdue to open season

Matt Tisdell February 19, 2024

In a high-scoring series to open the 2024 season, the Stony Brook baseball team did not get off to a great start. At Constellation Field in Sugar Land,...

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From the archives: SBU’s path to Division I athletics

Peter Lupfer December 6, 2020
Archivist Peter Lupfer digs deep in past coverage from The Statesman to describe Stony Brook University's athletic history, starting with the school's earliest sports programs on its original Oyster Bay campus.
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The baseball team during practice. ETHAN TAM/THE STATESMAN

Baseball eyes second straight NCAA Tournament appearance

Ethan Tam February 18, 2020
Stony Brook makes its return to Joe Nathan Field on Saturday, Mar. 7 for their home opener — a doubleheader against the CCSU Blue Devils. The hunt for a second straight America East championship is on all the Seawolves’ minds, and they believe they have what it takes to come out on top yet again.
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Adélie penguins on an iceberg in Antarctica. JASON AUCH/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY 2.0

Research team helps discover massive Antarctic penguin colony

Brianne Ledda March 18, 2018
Ecology & Evolution Associate Professor Heather J. Lynch discovered over 1.5 million Adélie penguins in the Danger Islands near the edge of the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Former Seawolves reflect on 2012 Cinderella run to Omaha

Former Seawolves reflect on 2012 Cinderella run to Omaha

Andrew Eichenholz May 28, 2015
Stony Brook baseball shocked the world once when it went to the 2012 College World Series. With one player left from that team, the Seawolves are looking to do it again.
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