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Nowakowski in a against Fairleigh Dickinson on March 25. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Graduate students lead the way in Softball’s sweep of Hartford

Jeremy Portnoy April 5, 2021
With a three-game sweep of the Hartford Hawks this weekend, Stony Brook’s softball team improved to 5-0 in America East play — its best start since 2012.
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Senior pitcher Dawn Bodrug in a game against Fairleigh Dickinson on March 25. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Fordham’s walk-off grand slam beats Softball in extra innings

Jeremy Portnoy March 31, 2021
Eventually, SBU Softball’s experienced roster will regain its consistency. In the meantime, they have been following no-hitters and tournament sweeps with questionable losses like their 10-6 extra innings defeat at the Fordham Rams on March 30.
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Senior pitcher Dawn Bodrug in a game against Fairleigh Dickinson on March 25. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Bodrug’s no-hitter, Bryant’s 900th win highlight Softball’s conference-opening sweep of Binghamton

Jeremy Portnoy March 29, 2021
Senior pitcher Dawn Bodrug established herself as a transcendent player almost immediately after transferring to Stony Brook. With her second career no-hitter on March 26, she staked a claim as one of the best in Stony Brook Softball’s history.
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Graduate pitcher Dawn Bodrug in a game against Farleigh Dickson on March 25. SARA RUBERG/THE STATESMAN

Softball totals 17 runs in sweep of Fairleigh Dickinson

Jeremy Portnoy March 26, 2021
The Stony Brook Seawolves' softball team already had the most feared rotation in the America East. Now, after their game with the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights, they might have the most feared batting lineup as well.
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Rahrich pitches during a game against UMass Lowell on April 28, 2019. SARA RUBERG/STATESMAN FILE

Mixed results for Softball in four-game trip to Boston

Jeremy Portnoy March 22, 2021
Stony Brook Softball went 2-2 in a weekend trip to Massachusetts on March 20 and 21, dropping both games of a Saturday doubleheader to the Boston University Terriers and sweeping the Boston College Eagles the next day.
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Hering runs to first base after hitting the ball during the Stony Brook Softball Teams game against UMass Lowell on April 28, 2019. SARA RUBERG/STATESMAN FILE

Softball goes .500 against James Madison and Rhode Island in Harrisonburg weekend

Jeremy Portnoy March 15, 2021
Playing four games in Harrisonburg, Virginia, the Stony Brook softball team was swept in a doubleheader by the James Madison Dukes on Friday, March 12 before sweeping the Rhode Island Rams on Saturday, March 13.
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The softball team in spring 2019 celebrating a run against UMass Lowell. SARA RUBERG/STATESMAN FILE

Bodrug’s 16-K shutout helps Softball split doubleheader at Sacred Heart

Jeremy Portnoy March 8, 2021
The Stony Brook softball team split two games with the Sacred Heart Pioneers on Sunday, March 7, continuing to show offensive dominance but also suffering its first loss of the season, falling to 5-1.
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The Stony Brook University softball team gather into a huddle. The Seawolves are set to take on the Hartford Hawks in the first round of the AMerica East Playoffs. ARACELY JIMENEZ/STATESMAN FILE

Expectations high as fifth-year stars guide Softball after shortened season

Jeremy Portnoy March 6, 2021
Over the past few years, the Stony Brook softball team has accomplished nearly everything there is to accomplish — broken records, deep playoff runs, individual accolades — but the one thing that has eluded them since 2013 is a championship ring.
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Junior pitcher and first baseman Melissa Rahrich pitchin against UMass Lowell. She has tied the record for the most RBIs in a single season at 52. SARA RUBERG/STATESMAN FILE

Rahrich returns better than ever as Softball begins season 4-0

Jeremy Portnoy February 22, 2021
After an offseason filled with uncertainty, the Stony Brook softball team began 2021 with a familiar sight: a winning record. The Seawolves won in every way possible this weekend — a pitching duel, a blowout, seventh-inning heroics and extra innings.
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Rahrich pitches during a game against UMass Lowell on April 28, 2019. SARA RUBERG/STATESMAN FILE

Softball falls just short of an undefeated weekend in Towson

Vincent Giacalone March 9, 2020

Putting behind a weekend in which they lost three of five games, Stony Brook Softball went to Towson, Maryland this weekend to try and get back on the right track. Despite losing a heartbreaker in...

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Junior pitcher and first baseman Melissa Rahrich pitchin against UMass Lowell. She has tied the record for the most RBIs in a single season at 52. SARA RUBERG/STATESMAN FILE

Offense cools as Softball is swept in Sunday doubleheader

Vincent Giacalone March 1, 2020
The Seawolves failed to score in the top of the eighth inning which ended up costing them the game.
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Hering runs to first base after hitting the ball during the Stony Brook Softball Teams game against UMass Lowell on April 28, 2019. SARA RUBERG/STATESMAN FILE

Softball falls as final unbeaten team in country after North Florida perfect game

Vincent Giacalone and Ross O'Keefe February 29, 2020
Just five days after returning to Long Island from the Sunshine State, Stony Brook Softball went back to Jacksonville on Feb. 28. The Seawolves won the first two games, moving to 7-0 and lasting as the final unbeaten team in the country before falling to North Florida in a perfect game to take their first loss of the season.
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