Hempstead, NY – Stony Brook erased a two-run deficit with a three-run seventh inning to defeat Hofstra 3-2 in the first of a three-game Coastal Athletic Association series from Bill Edwards Stadium. Hofstra drops to 13-19 and 11-5 in the CAA, and Stony Brook's Friday win puts the Seawolves at 22-13 and 10-6 against league opponents.
 
After Julia Apsel got out of a jam in the first inning with two Stony Brook baserunners, Hofstra took a 1-0 lead against the Seawolves. With the bases loaded and no outs after walks to Becca Vaillancourt and Aliya Catanzarita and an Olivia Malinowski single, Chelsea Villar drove in the opening run with a fielder's choice RBI, scoring Vaillancourt. Apsel pitched the next five scoreless innings with seven strikeouts, and Hofstra added to its lead in the sixth inning on a fielder's choice RBI from Gabriella Sultan to make it 2-0 Pride.
 
With two outs and runners on second and third base, Stony Brook's Catherine Anne Kupinski evened the game at 2-2 with a two-run single over first base that stayed just inside fair territory, and they took the lead on the next at-bat with a deep single to right by Corrine Badger. Vaillancourt, Malinowski, and Catanzarita went down in order to end the Pride's seven-game CAA winning streak.
 
Malinowski, Vaillancourt, Gianna Iaquinto, and Alanna Morse all tallied hits for the Pride, while Catanzarita drew two walks and Morse and Kayla Wilson drew one walk each. Apsel pitched her 10th complete game of the season and struck out seven Stony Brook batters.
 
The series between the Pride and the Seawolves continues Saturday, April 13, from Bill Edwards Stadium at 1 p.m.
 
NOTES:
-This was the Apsel's 11th game this season with at least five strikeouts.
-Catanzarita's two walks are the most for her this season since walking twice against Monmouth on March 24.
-Hofstra is now 21-9 against Stony Brook, snapping a five-game winning streak by the Pride against the Seawolves.