Arkansas State Sweeps Stony Brook with 12-5 Win
Arkansas State completed a season-opening sweep of Stony Brook on Sunday afternoon, using a three-home run seventh inning to secure a 12-5 victory in eight innings at Slayton Family Field at Tomlinson Stadium.
The Red Wolves improved to 3-0 on the season, while Stony Brook fell to 0-3.
Dylan Farley earned the win in his Arkansas State debut, pitching five innings and allowing six hits and two runs. The right-hander struck out seven batters to improve to 1-0 on the year.
Arkansas State wasted little time building an early lead. The first six batters reached base safely in the opening inning as the Red Wolves batted around the order. A wild pitch brought home the first run, followed by an RBI single from Evan Griffis. A bases-loaded walk and a fielder’s choice added two more runs, while another wild pitch and an infield throwing error capped the six-run frame.
The Red Wolves extended the lead to 7-0 in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Cross Jumper.
Stony Brook broke through in the third with three hits, scoring its first run of the afternoon. A solo home run in the fourth trimmed the deficit to 7-2, but Arkansas State answered in the bottom half. Patrick Engskov delivered an RBI double, and Aidan Houseworth followed with a pinch-hit RBI single to push the lead to 9-2.
The Seawolves added another run in the sixth, but the game turned decisively in the seventh. Houseworth and Derek Martinez opened the inning with back-to-back home runs, and Ashton Quiller added a third homer later in the frame to extend the advantage to 12-3.
Stony Brook scored two runs in the top of the eighth, but the game was called after eight innings due to drop-dead time.
Nicholas Rizzo took the loss for Stony Brook, falling to 0-1.
Arkansas State opens the season 3-0 with the sweep and will return to action later this week in Jonesboro.