Winburn Shuts Out Stony Brook In Opening Game Of CAA Tournament

Thursday, May 9

Wilmington, N.C.

2:30 PM

University of Delaware

39-12

Stony Brook

35-16

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Stony Brook	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
Delaware	1	2	0	0	0	0	X	3	5	0

Photo by: Michael Riccio

Winburn Shuts Out Stony Brook In Opening Game Of CAA Tournament

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Box Score

WILMINGTON, N.C. - University of Delaware's Emily Winburn threw a two-hit shutout against No. 3 seeded Stony Brook to lead No. 2 seeded Delaware to a 3-0 win over the Seawolves to begin the CAA Conference Tournament.

HEN HIGHLIGHTS

Winburn allowed just two hits in all seven innings, allowing no runs and just one walk in six strikeouts.
Julia Boyet went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run scored.
Julz Garber went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a walk.
Gianna Costaro went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a walk.
Chloe Blantz went 1-for-3 with a run scored.
Morgan Hess went 1-for-3.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Stony Brook had a leadoff single, but Katie Scheivert turned a double play on a lineout to end the top of the first.
With two outs, Boyet hit a triple to center field and scored on a throwing error for the game's first run.
Winburn had two groundouts and a strikeout in a perfect second. Delaware tacked on two runs in the bottom half, as Blantz, Hess, and Costaro all singled to lead off the inning. Maddie Fife scored Blantz on a fielder's choice, then Garber brought in Costaro with a two-out RBI single to put Delaware ahead 3-0.
Winburn was perfect in the third, fourthm, and fifth inning, picking up three more strikeouts.
Winburn retired 16 straight from the first until two outs in the sixth, as Stony Brook threatened after a walk and an infield single, but Delaware escaped the jam,
Winburn struck out the first two in the seventh and ended the game on a groundout, sealing Delaware's 3-0 win.

GAME NOTES

Winburn pitched her 20th complete game of the season and 56th of her career. She also threw her seventh shutout of the season and 21st of the season.
Winburn recorded the seventh season in program history with at least 20 complete games, and first since Carolynn Sloat in 2006.
Winburn also recorded the sixth season in program history with at least seven shutouts, and her second straight season of seven shutouts.
Winburn has thrown a complete game in 15 of her last 16 starts.
Winburn has a 1.12 ERA since March 3, a span of 29 appearances, and a 0.72 ERA since March 20, a span of 22 appearances.
Delaware had a shutout during the CAA Tournament for the first time since May 12, 2022 against Elon, also pitched by Winburn.
Garber recorded her 60th hit of the season, the 11th season in program history with at least 60 hits and first since Mariah Kondravy in 2017.
Boyet recorded the 12th season in program history with at least six triples, and first since Leanna Gearhart in 2016.
Boyet has a hit in 12 of her last 13 games, and it hitting .462/.523/.692 over that span, and is hitting .420/.482/.660 since April 9.
Delaware went 4-0 this season against Stony Brook.
Delaware is 9-1 in neutral site games this season, and have won nine straight. It's the second longest active neutral site winning streak in the country, trailing only Oklahoma (45).