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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 some déjà vu. The Seawolves (3-5) made the...

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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 teams 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, Texas, the Seawolves (1-3) took on the Purdue...

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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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Chris Hamilton batting during baseball practice. ETHAN TAM/THE STATESMAN

Chris Hamilton determined to end Stony Brook career on top

Ethan Tam February 18, 2020
The 6-foot-2 lefty from Rotterdam, New York broke out in 2019. As a freshman, he batted .233 and hit one home run in 60 at-bats. Sophomore year showed slight improvements, with a .263 average and six homers while starting in 54 games. However, it was as a junior when Hamilton began to bloom into full form.
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Hamilton, center, during a game against Fairfield University on Wednesday, April 24.

Baseball claims America East Title, heads to NCAA Regionals

Ethan Tam May 30, 2019
As they did all tournament long, Stony Brook dug themselves out of a deficit on Saturday, May 25 in the championship game of the America East Conference Baseball Tournament.
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Stony Brook Mens Baseball alumnus Travis Jankowski slides into home base to score a run for the San Diego Padres against the Baltimore Orioles on June 22, 2016. Jankowski was inducted into the Rita and Kurt Eppenstein Stony Brook Athletics Hall of Fame this past Saturday. KEITH ALLISON/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS VIA CC BY-SA 2.0

Travis Jankowski discusses 2012 College World Series run and his days at Stony Brook

Tim Oakes October 17, 2017
"We were a band of brothers out there, and I can’t stress that enough," Jankowski said in recollection of Stony Brook Baseball's historic College World Series run in 2012.
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Matt Senk: the steady hand in the swift growth of Stony Brook Baseball

Matt Senk: the steady hand in the swift growth of Stony Brook Baseball

Tim Oakes May 13, 2017
He has led the growth of the program from Division III to Division I in 2002, becoming a staple contender in the America East.
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SBU Athletics’ student-subsidized dream

Zach Rowe March 3, 2016
Stony Brook needs to focus on slower, consistent growth rather than exploiting student’s wallets in order to pursue athletic program’s dreams, no matter how outlandish.
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NCAA shows inconsistency, misjudgment again with Fournette

NCAA shows inconsistency, misjudgment again with Fournette

Nick Zararis October 29, 2015
For a week in 2005, LSU football star Leonard Fournette’s family had to live on a bridge because of the flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina.
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Several benefits for Stony Brook as baseball approaches postseason run

Chris Gaine May 27, 2015
For the first time since its Cinderella run to the College World Series in 2012, Stony Brook baseball will play in the NCAA tournament.
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Freshman attacker Kylie Ohlmiller (above, No. 18), only scored one goal in Sundays NCAA second round game.  MANJU SHIVACHARAN / THE STATESMAN

BTL: Baseball takes crown, Softball and WLAX lost big opportunity

The Statesman May 10, 2015
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.
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Stony Brook’s Krause and McNitt selected in 2014 MLB Draft

Cameron Boon June 14, 2014
Catcher Kevin Krause and pitcher Brandon McNitt were picked in the 2014 MLB Draft over this past weekend, with Krause going to the Pittsburgh Pirates and McNitt getting selected by the Houston Astros.
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