Pitcher Dawn Bodrug finished the year with 285 strikeouts, breaking the Stony Brook softball single-season record set 20 years ago by Stephanie Poetzsch.
Heading into the weekend, Stony Brook’s baseball team (29-14, 16-4 AE) had the opportunity to clinch the top seed in the upcoming America East tournament.
A go-ahead double by senior outfielder Shayla Giosia broke a scoreless tie in the sixth inning to push the Stony Brook softball team to a 2-0 first-round win over Maine.
Stony Brook softball remained in first place of the America East conference after taking two of three games the Maine Black Bears, including a 2-1 nine-inning thriller.
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The wins on Wednesday extended the Seawolves’ win streak to five games. Offensively, Stony Brook has been daunting during the streak, scoring 47 total runs.
The baseball team has turned from one with an offense that would have to secure every victory to one that is balanced and determined to make some noise.
Bria Green has done everything she can to perform at her best, with a family of athletes and a drive that compares to nobody. She wants that one last NCAA berth badly.
Stony Brook continued to stay atop the America East standings this weekend as the bats exploded for 36 runs in a three-game series with the Hartford Hawks, which they swept.