STONY BROOK, N.Y. (Interstat) — The Stony Brook Seawolves erupted for seven runs across the first two innings and cruised to a 12-1 victory over the Manhattan Jaspers in a non-conference baseball game Tuesday at Joe Nathan Field.

The game, which began in the afternoon and concluded in the evening, saw the Seawolves pound out 11 hits and capitalize on four Manhattan errors to snap a two-game skid and improve to 12-21. The Jaspers fell to 13-18.

The most important part of the game unfolded in the bottom of the first inning, immediately after Manhattan had taken a brief 1-0 lead. Stony Brook’s offense ignited with patience and timely hitting. After starter Preston Tamm walked the bases loaded with one out, Manhattan turned to reliever Andrew Castelluccio. He induced a groundout from Chris Carson that tied the game, but Luke Szepek followed with a single to right. The play brought in two more runs when Manhattan center fielder Guriyandel Salva committed a throwing error, staking the Seawolves to a 3-1 lead they would not relinquish.

Stony Brook broke the game open with a four-run second inning, fueled by Manhattan miscues. Mike Cervoni reached on an error and later scored on a wild pitch. After a sacrifice fly from Nick Zampieron, Chaz Doughty launched a two-run homer to left field, extending the lead to 7-1.

The Seawolves added single runs in the third and fourth innings before putting the game out of reach with a three-run fifth. In that frame, Zampieron laced a two-run triple and later scored on an RBI double from Nicholas Dromboski to make it 12-1.

Zampieron was the top star for Stony Brook, going 2 for 2 with a triple, a sacrifice fly and three RBIs, continuing a strong stretch at the plate. Doughty finished 2 for 3 with his two-run homer, and Cervoni was 2 for 4 with a solo home run.

On the mound, Stony Brook used five pitchers to combine on a five-hitter. Starter Dylan Henshaw went three innings, allowing one run on three hits to earn the win. Relievers Ty Panariello and Evan Kay each threw three perfect innings of relief; Panariello logged three scoreless frames with two hits allowed, and Kay pitched a 1-2-3 seventh inning.

Manhattan’s lone run came in the second inning on a sacrifice fly by Hayden Jung-Goldberg that scored Andreaus Lewis. The Jaspers managed just five singles and a double in the game. Relievers Landon Kuntzelman and Jacob Smoot provided scoreless outings for Manhattan, but the early deficit proved insurmountable.

The result defied the pregame projection from Interstat’s game simulator, which had forecast a 5-4 Manhattan victory. However, Stony Brook’s ELO probability to win was calculated at 66.7%.

Manhattan next travels to face Rider for a three-game series beginning Friday. Stony Brook opens a three-game home set against Monmouth on Friday.