April 1, 2011

Stony Brook, N.Y. - Winners of 11 of its last 12 games, the Stony Brook University baseball team will travel to take on the New York Tech Bears in a four-game series this weekend. Originally scheduled to play single games on Friday and Sunday and a doubleheader on Saturday, the teams will now play a doubleheader on both Saturday and Sunday. First pitch each day is set for 12 p.m.

The Matchup
Stony Brook (13-5) at New York Tech (3-11)
Old Westbury, N.Y.; President's Field

Live
Live Stats for all games can be found at www.goseawolves.org.

Last time out
Junior Tyler Johnson (Chatsworth, Calif.) and freshman Frankie Vanderka (Levittown, N.Y.) combined on a four-hit shutout and senior Chad Marshall (Paris, Ontario) drove in four runs as the Stony Brook University baseball team defeated the Army Black Knights, 11-0, on Monday afternoon. Stony Brook improved to 13-5 with the win.

Johnson (3-2) allowed four hits in 6.0 innings, striking out four while walking one. Vanderka did not allow a base runner in his 3.0 innings for the Seawolves, who have not allowed an earned run over the last 28.0 innings.

Marshall had two hits in five at-bats and is 5-for-10 over the last three games. Freshman Kevin Courtney (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) went 3-for-5 with three runs scored while sophomores Tanner Nivins (Kitchener, Ontario) and Maxx Tissenbaum (Toronto, Ontario) added two hits each.

Scouting New York Tech
The Bears dropped seven straight to open the season but are 3-4 in their last seven games. NYIT dropped two of three to Harvard last weekend.

The teams last played in 2009, with the Seawolves sweeping a three-game series.