| Stony Brook Seawolves | |
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 2026 Stony Brook Seawolves baseball team | |
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| Founded | 1966; 60 years ago (1966) |
| University | Stony Brook University |
| Head coach | Jim Martin (1st season) |
| Conference | CAA |
| Location | Stony Brook, New York |
| Home stadium | Joe Nathan Field (Capacity: 1,250) |
| Nickname | Seawolves |
| Colors | Red, blue, and gray[1] |
| College World Series appearances | |
| 2012 | |
| NCAA regional champions | |
| 2012 | |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2019 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022 | |
TheStony Brook Seawolves baseball team representsStony Brook University inNCAA Division I men'scollege baseball. Stony Brook currently competes in theCoastal Athletic Association (CAA) and plays its home games onJoe Nathan Field.Jim Martin has coached the team since the beginning of the 2026 season. The team has won the America East tournament six times in 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2015, and 2019. In 2011, the Seawolves claimed their first America East regular season championship. Stony Brook has participated in the NCAA tournament on six separate occasions, winning its first game in 2010.
In 2012, the Seawolves clinched their second consecutive regular season championship and their fourthAmerica East Conference baseball tournament championship, earning the league's automatic bid to the2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament. The team went on to win theCoral Gables Regional and theBaton Rouge Super Regional, becoming the first ever team from the America East Conference to advance to theMen's College World Series.[2]
Stony Brook first fieldedNCAA–sanctioned baseball in 1966.[3] The program struggled hard initially, posting only six winning seasons until the hiring ofMatt Senk as head coach in 1991.[4] Senk's leadership helped the team succeed at the Division III level, and Stony Brook finished 1995 with a 30–8 record and a trip to their first Division III NCAA tournament.[citation needed] Stony Brook shortstop Joe Nathan was drafted by theSan Francisco Giants in the sixth round with the 159th overall pick in the1995 MLB draft. He debuted for the Giants in 1999 as a pitcher, becoming the first player in program history to play in the MLB.
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Stony Brook began in Division I as a member of theEastern College Athletic Conference. In 2002, the Seawolves joined theAmerica East Conference. In 2003, Stony Brook advanced to its first America East Tournament title game, needing to beatNortheastern twice to win the championship. While they won 11–10 in game one, they were blown out 11–0, leaving them one game away from its first NCAA tournament berth.[5] In 2004, the fourth-place Seawolves upset first-place Northeastern 15–6 in the first round of the America East Tournament, and advanced to the championship game for a second straight year, this time defeatingMaine 3–1 to win their first America East championship and advance to their first NCAA tournament in the program's Division I history.[6] Stony Brook was assigned as the fourth seed in the Kinston Regional, where they lost to hostEast Carolina 8–2 andTennessee 1–0 and were eliminated from the tournament in two games.[7][8]
After reaching their first NCAA tournament in 2004, Stony Brook followed up with its first losing season since 1997, not qualifying for the America East Tournament.[9] Stony Brook suffered another losing season in 2006 and a quick elimination from the America East Tournament in 2007. On December 6, 2006, Joe Nathan's No. 22 was retired, becoming the first retired number in Stony Brook athletics history.[10] In 2008, Stony Brook finished 34–26 (14–10 America East) in second place in the regular season behind theBinghamton Bearcats. In the double-elimination tournament, the Seawolves beatUMBC and Binghamton twice to clinch their second tournament championship and advance to their second NCAA tournament Regionals. In the Tempe Regional of theNCAA tournament, Stony Brook lost 9–7 toArizona State and 9–4 toVanderbilt, resulting in another early exit from the tournament.[11][12]
The 2009 season was less promising and the Seawolves ended the regular season in third place with a 29–23 (14–10) record. Stony Brook was ousted early in the America East tournament after consecutive losses against second-seededAlbany and fourth-seededVermont. In 2010, Stony Brook ended 30–27 (15–9), entering the tournament as the third seed but surprising with victories against Maine and consecutive victories against Albany to earn its third tournament championship. In theNCAA tournament, the Seawolves played in the Myrtle Beach Regional. They lost toCoastal Carolina 6–0, but defeatedNC State 6–2 in the loser's bracket to earn their first victory in the tournament. The Seawolves were then eliminated in a rematch with Coastal Carolina, losing 25–7.[13][14]
In 2011, Nathan's donation allowed for the construction of a new venue,Joe Nathan Field, which was unsuitable for play entering the season. As a result, the Seawolves played their home games atBaseball Heaven inYaphank, New York.[15] Joe Nathan Field opened on May 20, 2011.[16] Stony Brook won its first conference regular season title in 2011 after going 22–2 in America East play; the Seawolves ended with a program-record 42 wins and went 42–12. However, Stony Brook was upset twice in the America East Tournament, once by Albany and again by Maine to eliminate the Seawolves before reaching the title game, putting their record-breaking season to a stunning halt.
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8Stony Brook †‡y | 21 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .875 | 52 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .776 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 16 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .667 | 22 | – | 32 | – | 1 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton | 13 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .591 | 23 | – | 26 | – | 0 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 11 | – | 11 | – | 0 | .500 | 28 | – | 28 | – | 0 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hartford | 7 | – | 17 | – | 0 | .292 | 16 | – | 40 | – | 0 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 2 | – | 22 | – | 0 | .083 | 10 | – | 42 | – | 0 | .192 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ –Tournament champion y – Invited to the2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 17, 2012[17] Rankings fromCoaches' Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook opened its 2012 campaign with a perfect 4–0 weekend atThibodaux, Louisiana, with a pair of victories overAlabama State andNicholls State in the Colonel Round Robin.[18][19] The Seawolves' only losses in conference play came againstEast Carolina in a sweep,Kansas,Minnesota,Yale andHoly Cross. When conference play started, Stony Brook was 17–8.
Stony Brook went 21–3 in conference play, losing two games to Binghamton and one to Albany. The Seawolves continued to earn non-conference wins againstIona,Marist,Rhode Island,Central Connecticut andFairfield in the middle of the conference season, entering theAmerica East tournament with a 43–11 record.[20] Stony Brook beat Maine 14–6, Binghamton 7–4 and Maine 13–6 to win the conference title, advancing to the2012 NCAA Division I baseball tournament with a 46–11 record, the best record in Division I.[21][22]
The Seawolves were the first team in the America East since 2002 to earn both the regular season and conference tournament championships in the same season. For the first time in the history of the program, Stony Brook found itself ranked, sitting at No. 25 in the Baseball America poll and No. 29 in the NCBWA poll.[23]
Stony Brook traveled to South Florida to play in theCoral Gables Regional as the fourth seed. In the first game the Seawolves knocked off top-seededMiami and went on to the winner's bracket. Following a loss to second-seededCentral Florida, Stony Brook beatMissouri State in dramatic fashion, striking outLuke Voit in the bottom of the ninth with the bases loaded in a 10–7 win.[24] The Seawolves topped Central Florida 12–5 and 10–6 in consecutive days to win the regional and advance to face theLSU Tigers in the Super Regionals.[25]
In a rain-soakedBaton Rouge Super Regional, Stony Brook fell in the first game to LSU, who started pitcherAaron Nola, in an extra-innings affair that spanned two days due to rain.[26] In game two, LSU started pitcherKevin Gausman, who had closed out the game one victory hours before, with Stony Brook winning 3–1 behind a 127-pitch complete game.[27] In a winner-take-all game three, Stony Brook won 7–2 and advanced to the2012 College World Series inOmaha, Nebraska. The Seawolves were the second team to be the fourth seed in its regional and advance to theCollege World Series.[28] Stony Brook was the first Northeast school to reach Omaha since 1986 and the first school from New York to do so since St. John's in 1980.[28]
In the College World Series, Stony Brook's Cinderella run came to an end, losing toUCLA 9–1 andFlorida State 12–2.[29][30] Stony Brook ended the season with a 52–15 record, the most wins in college baseball, a No. 8 national ranking in the NCBWA poll and seven players selected in the2012 MLB draft, including outfielderTravis Jankowski being selected in the first round by theSan Diego Padres.[31]
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Stony Brook followed up its College World Series campaign with a disappointing 25–34 season, finishing fourth in the America East and being eliminated in the first two games of the tournament.[32] In 2014, Stony Brook won its third America East regular season title with a 35–18 (18–5) record. The Seawolves advanced to the championship round of the conference tournament in the winner's bracket but lost to Binghamton in both games, 4–3 and 8–7, and were eliminated.[33]
Stony Brook won back-to-back regular season championships in 2015, reaching the finals from the winner's bracket again, and this time beat UMBC 16–11 to reach its fifth NCAA tournament.[34] Playing in the Fort Worth Regional, the Seawolves lost toNorth Carolina State 3–0, beatSacred Heart 11–6 and were eliminated with an 8–3 loss toTCU.[35]
In 2016, Stony Brook finished in third place in the America East, advancing to the tournament championship from the loser's bracket before falling to Binghamton.[36] In 2017, Stony Brook finished in third again but lost two quick games in the playoffs.[37] Stony Brook finished in fourth place in 2018, again reaching the championship game from the loser's bracket and losing to Hartford.[38]
The Seawolves won their fifth regular season title and sixth America East Tournament title in 2019, beating Binghamton in the championship.[39] In the NCAA tournament, Stony Brook was placed in the Baton Rouge Regional, scheduled to face LSU in a rematch of the 2012 series that sent the Seawolves to Omaha. LSU won the rematch 17–3.[40] The Seawolves were eliminated from the NCAA tournament with a following 13–5 loss toArizona State, which rostered future number-one MLB draft pickSpencer Torkelson.[41]
The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 because of theCOVID-19 pandemic. Stony Brook played 15 games to a 6–9 record.[42] Stony Brook won its sixth regular season title in 2021, setting the America East all-time record for most conference wins in a season (25).[43] Hosting the conference tournament at Joe Nathan Field, Stony Brook advanced to the championship but did so from the loser's bracket. Up 1–0 againstNJIT, the game was halted due to rain and never resumed. The America East controversially awarded the title and NCAA tournament bid to NJIT since the Highlanders were in the winner's bracket.[44][45]
Before the 2022 season began, the America East controversially prohibited Stony Brook from participating in the conference tournament because of the school's impending move to the Colonial Athletic Association (now theCoastal Athletic Association).[46]
| AE Tourney champions | Postseason game and location | Opponents and results |
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| 2004 | NCAA Regional (Grainger Stadium) –Kinston, NC | Loss vs. East Carolina (2–8) |
| Loss vs. Tennessee (0–1) | ||
| 2008 | NCAA Regional (Packard Stadium) –Tempe, AZ | Loss vs. Arizona State (7–9) |
| Loss vs. Vanderbilt (4–9) | ||
| 2010 | NCAA Regional (BB&T Coastal Field) –Myrtle Beach, SC | Loss vs. Coastal Carolina (0–6) |
| Win vs. North Carolina State (6–2) | ||
| Loss vs. Coastal Carolina (7–25) | ||
| 2012 | NCAA Regional (Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field) –Coral Gables, FL | Win vs. Miami FL (10–2) |
| Loss vs. Central Florida (8–9) | ||
| Win vs. Missouri State (10–7) | ||
| Win vs. Central Florida (12–5) | ||
| Win vs. Central Florida (10–6) | ||
| NCAA Super Regional (Alex Box Stadium) –Baton Rouge, LA | Loss vs. LSU (4–5) | |
| Win vs. LSU (3–1) | ||
| Win vs. LSU (7–2) | ||
| College Word Series (TD Ameritrade Park Omaha) –Omaha, NE | Loss vs. UCLA (9–1) | |
| Loss vs. Florida State (12–2) | ||
| 2015 | NCAA Regional (Lupton Stadium) –Fort Worth, TX | Loss vs. North Carolina State (0–3) |
| Win vs. Sacred Heart (11–6) | ||
| Loss vs. TCU (3–8) | ||
| 2019 | NCAA Regional | Loss vs. LSU (3–17) |
| Loss vs. Arizona State (5–13) |
The following Stony Brook players have reached Major League Baseball:
Joe Nathan Field, located in the north end of the Stony Brook campus, is the home field of Seawolves baseball. Known as Seawolves Field until 2002 and University Field from 2002 to 2011, the field was named after Stony Brook alumnus and six-time MLB All-Star relief pitcherJoe Nathan, who donated $500,000 for the construction of a new baseball field in 2008.[48] As part of the renovations, a new FieldTurf was installed and dugouts were constructed.[49] Additional donations allowed for a new scoreboard adjacent to the field.
The field's dimensions are 330 feet to left and right field, 365 feet to left and right center, and 390 feet to center field. Joe Nathan Field's capacity stands at 1,000 spectators. Stony Brook has hosted the 2011 and 2012America East Baseball Tournaments at Joe Nathan Field.
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| Year | Overall Record | Win % | Conference Record | Conf. Win % | Standing | Postseason appearances | ||
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| Division III: Independent(1966–1967, Herb Brown) | ||||||||
| 1966 | 3–5 | .375 | ||||||
| 1967 | 7–11 | .388 | ||||||
| Independent(1968–1970, Frank Tirico) | ||||||||
| 1968 | 7–10 | .411 | ||||||
| 1969 | 7–11 | .388 | ||||||
| 1970 | 5–17 | .227 | ||||||
| Independent(1968–1977, Rick Smoliak) | ||||||||
| 1971 | 3–14 | .176 | ||||||
| 1972 | 6–13 | .315 | ||||||
| 1973 | 9–15 | .375 | ||||||
| 1974 | 12–10 | .545 | ||||||
| 1975 | 12–13 | .480 | ||||||
| 1976 | 13–10 | .565 | ||||||
| 1977 | 6–16 | .272 | ||||||
| Independent(1978–1979, Byrne Gamble) | ||||||||
| 1978 | 10–13 | .434 | ||||||
| 1979 | 12–6 | .666 | ||||||
| Independent(1980, Rich Krumholz) | ||||||||
| 1980 | 13–14 | .481 | ||||||
| Independent(1981–1982, Rich Wurster) | ||||||||
| 1981 | 13–17 | .433 | ||||||
| 1982 | 3–21 | .125 | ||||||
| Independent(1983–1988, Mike Garafola) | ||||||||
| 1983 | 6–12 | .333 | ||||||
| 1984 | 6–17 | .260 | ||||||
| 1985 | 7–19 | .269 | ||||||
| 1986 | 12–10 | .545 | ||||||
| 1987 | 11–10 | .523 | ||||||
| 1988 | 9–21 | .300 | ||||||
| ECAC Baseball(1989–1990, Tim Tenaglia) | ||||||||
| 1989 | 16–10 | .615 | Knickerbocker Conference DIII Champs ECAC Quarterfinals | |||||
| 1990 | 12–15 | .444 | ||||||
| ECAC Baseball(1991–2001, Matt Senk) | ||||||||
| 1991 | 16–9 | .640 | ||||||
| 1992 | 17–12 | .586 | ECAC co-champions | |||||
| 1993 | 13–14 | .481 | ||||||
| 1994 | 26–9 | .742 | ECAC Runner-up | |||||
| 1995 | 30–8 | .789 | NCAA Division III New York Regional | |||||
| 1996 | 27–14 | .658 | ECAC Semifinals | |||||
| 1997 | 15–19 | .441 | ||||||
| 1998 | 23–11 | .671 | ECAC Quarterfinals | |||||
| 1999 | 36–12 | .750 | ECAC Champions | |||||
| 2000 | 30–11 | .731 | ||||||
| 2001 | 35–16 | .686 | ||||||
| Division I: America East(2002–present, Matt Senk) | ||||||||
| 2002 | 27–24 | .529 | 11–11 | .500 | 4th | America East Conference Tournament: D. Elim. (Game I: won against Maine 16–4) (Game II: lost against Northeastern 5–10) (Game III: lost against Maine 3–9) | ||
| 2003 | 33–21 | .611 | 15–9 | .625 | 3rd | America East Conference Tournament: D. Elim. (Game I: won againstMaine 4–2) (Game II: lost againstNortheastern 4–5) (Game III: won against Maine 6–3) (Game IV: won against Northeastern 11–10) (Game V: lost against Northeastern 0–11) | ||
| 2004 | 29–27 | .524 | 11–10 | .518 | 4th | America East Conference Tournament: D. Elim. (3–0) NCAA Regional (Game I: lost againstEast Carolina 2–8) (Game II: lost againstTennessee 0–1) | ||
| 2005 | 23–28 | .451 | 10–11 | .476 | 6th | DNQ | ||
| 2006 | 25–29 | .463 | 13–8 | .619 | 2nd | America East Conference Tournament: D. Elim. (Game I: lost against Maine 8–11) (Game II: won againstAlbany 5–3) (Game III: won againstVermont 2–1) (Game IV: lost against Maine 3–5) | ||
| 2007 | 31–24 | .694 | 16–7 | .564 | 2nd | America East Conference Tournament: D. Elim. (Game I: lost against Albany 2–5) (Game II: lost against Maine 8–13) | ||
| 2008 | 34–26 | .567 | 14–10 | .558 | 2nd | America East Conference Tournament: D. Elim. (3–0) NCAA Regional (Game I: lost againstArizona State 7–9) (Game II: lost againstVanderbilt 4–9) | ||
| 2009 | 29–23 | .583 | 14–10 | .558 | 3rd | America East Conference Tournament: D Elim. (Game I: lost against Albany 1–8) (Game II: lost against Vermont 11–13) | ||
| 2010 | 30–27 | .526 | 15–9 | .625 | 3rd | America East Conference Tournament: D Elim. (3–0) NCAA Regional (Game I: lost againstCoastal Carolina 0–6) (Game II: won againstNorth Carolina State 6–2) (Game III: lost againstCoastal Carolina 5–27) | ||
| 2011 | 42–12 | .777 | 22–2 | .916 | 1st | America East Conference Tournament: D Elim. Played at Joe Nathan Field, Stony Brook, NY (Game I: won against Albany 14–2) (Game II: lost against Maine 1–8) (Game III: lost against Albany 1–4) | ||
| 2012 | 52–15 | .800 | 21–3 | .875 | 1st | America East Conference Tournament: D Elim. (3–0) Played at Joe Nathan Field, Stony Brook, NY NCAA Regional (4–1) Played at M.L Field at Alex Rodriguez Park NCAA Super Regional (2–1) Played at Alex Box Stadium NCAA College World Series (0–2) Played at TD Ameritrade Park Omaha | ||
| 2013 | 25–34 | .424 | 15–15 | .500 | 4th | America East Conference Tournament: D Elim. Played at LeLacheur Park, Lowell, MA (Game I: won against Maine 4–1) (Game II: won against Hartford 10–6) (Game III: lost against Binghamton 3–4) (Game IV: lost against Binghamton 7–8, 12 inn.) | ||
| 2014 | 35–18 | .660 | 18–5 | .783 | 1st | America East Conference Tournament: D Elim. Played at LeLacheur Park, Lowell, MA (Game I: lost against Maine 0–7) (Game II: won against Albany 3–1) (Game III: lost against Maine 1–3) | ||
| 2015 | 35–16–1 | .686 | 18–4–1 | .818 | 1st | America East Conference Tournament: D Elim. (3–0) NCAA Regional (Game I: lost againstNorth Carolina State 0–6) (Game II: won againstSacred Heart 11–6) (Game III: lost againstTCU 3–8) | ||
| 2016 | 27–27 | .500 | 13–9 | .591 | 3rd | America East Conference Tournament: D Elim. Played at LeLacheur Park, Lowell, MA (Game I: won against Maine 1–0) (Game II: lost against Hartford 6–7, 10 inn.) (Game III: won against Albany 10–4) (Game IV: won against Hartford 3–2) (Game V: lost against Binghamton 3–6) | ||
| 2017 | 26–26 | .500 | 12–10 | .545 | 3rd | America East Conference Tournament: D Elim. Played at LeLacheur Park, Lowell, MA (Game I: won against Hartford 4–3) | ||
| 2018 | 32–25 | .561 | 12–12 | .500 | 4th | America East Conference Tournament: D Elim. Played at LeLacheur Park, Lowell, MA (Game I: won against Maine 2–1) | ||
| 2019 | 31–21 | .596 | 15–9 | .625 | 1st | America East Conference Tournament: D Elim. (3–0) (Game I: lost against LSU 3–17) (Game II: lost against Arizona State 5–13) | ||
| Total | 1026–863–5 | .543 | 250–145–1 | .633 | N/A | |||
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