March 26, 2000

Long Branch, NJ - Senior Gregg Foster scored from first base on CJ Lutz's double to left center field in the top of the ninth inning, giving Stony Brook a 4-3 extra-innings win over Monmouth University and a split of the doubleheader between the two teams Sunday.

Foster opened game one with a single to left field that gave him 183 hits in his career - breaking the record set by Vin Causeman, who collected 182 from 1995-98. Foster came around to score on the play as Craig Ansman singled to left field.

However, the Seawolves were held scoreless by winning pitcher Matt Benfield until the sixth inning. in the meantime, the Hawks put five runs on the board, four which came in the fifth inning off losing pitcher Lee Reynolds (2-1). The Seawolves closed to within 5-3 in the sixth inning and had runners at first and second with no outs in the seventh, but could not score.

In the second game, Stony Brook once again took a first inning lead, scoring two runs on an RBI single by Craig Ansman and a sacrifice fly by Alex Trezza. Stony Brook added one more in the second inning as Matt Salmon single home Phil Bouchard. Monmouth tied the game in the third inning with two runs and the game remained that way until the ninth inning when Lutz's RBI scored Foster.