University of Maine
Stony Brook
Baseball Ends Regular Season at Home to Stony Brook
5/19/2012 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
The University of Maine baseball team dropped a doubleheader to Stony Brook on Saturday afternoon at Mahaney Diamond. The Black Bears fell in the first game 7-2 and dropped the second game 10-9. Maine falls to 26-26 on the season with the losses and 11-11 in America East play. Stony Brook improves to 43-11 overall, 21-3 in conference play.
In the first game, Stony Brook jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Pat Cantwell was hit and William Carmona followed with a home run over the right field fence.
Maine answered in the bottom of the frame when Michael Fransoso (Portsmouth, N.H.) doubled and scored when Tyler Patzalek (Burlington, Ontario) grounded out. Scott Heath (Westbrook, Maine) singled to shortstop and scored when Alex Calbick (Burnaby, British Columbia) doubled to the center field fence.
Kevin Courtney homered in the top of the second inning as the Seawolves regained the lead. Carmona doubled and scored when Steven Goldstein singled in the top of the fifth inning as Stony Brook extended its lead to 4-2.
Stony Brook added three runs in the top of the seventh inning. Travis Jankowski singled and Cantwell was hit. Carmona then doubled to right field driving home Jankowski. Cantwell scored on a fielder's choice. Maxx Tissenbaum, who reached on a fielder, scored when Courtney drew a bases loaded walk.
Mike Connolly (Middleborough, Mass,) got the start on the mound for the Black Bears. He allowed three runs on four hits. He falls to 4-6 on the season. Fran Whitten (Westborough, Mass.) replaced Connolly on the mound. Whitten went 3.2 innings and allowed four runs on five hits while striking out four.
Evan Stecko-Haley went 6.1 innings on the mound for Stony Brook. He allowed two runs on five hits. He improves to 7-3 on the season. Matt Gallup recorded the final two outs for the Seawolves.
In the second game, Stony Brook got a run in the top of the first inning. Goldstein singled up the middle and scored when Courtney doubled.
Maine answered right back. Fransoso led off the bottom of the first with a double and Colin Gay (Franklin, Mass.) followed with a double driving him home. The Black Bears took the lead in the bottom of the third inning. Heath and Eric White (Brewer, Maine) both singled. Heath scored when Justin Leisenheimer (Middle Village, N.Y.) doubled to the right field wall.
Maine extended its lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Gay walked and then stole second base. He scored when Heath singled to right field.
Maine added a run in the bottom of the fifth inning. Justin Leisenheimer singled, as did Troy Black (Mississauga, Ontario). With runners on first and third, the duo pulled off a double steal with Leisenheimer swiping home plate.
The Black Bears extended their lead to 8-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning. Calbick led off the inning with a single to right field. White reached on a fielder's choice and Calbick advanced to second on an error on the play. Nick Bernardo (Glenmont, N.Y.) pinch ran for White. Both runners scored when Black doubled. Fransoso then belted a home run over the left field fence.
Stony Brook scored five runs in the top of the eighth inning, highlighted by a bases loaded two-run double by Peragine and a two-run home run by Courtney.
Calbick belted a home run in bottom of the frame, his fifth of the season for the Black Bears to extend Maine's lead to 9-6.
Stony Brook scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning to keyed by a two-run singled by Peragine and a two-run doubled by Tissenbaum.
D.J. Voisine (Plainville, Conn.) got the start on the mound for the Black Bears and went 7.1 innings. He allowed four runs on six hits while fanning a pair. He was one of five Maine pitchers in the game. Jonathan Balentina (Willemstad, Curacao) pitched two thirds of an inning and suffered the loss for the Black Bears. He falls to 3-2 on the season.
Matt Gallup pitched the final 2.1 innings for the Seawolves to earn the win. He allowed one run on five hits. He improves to 4-0 on the season.
