Stony Brook heads to NCAA College World Series

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By DUKE CASTIGLIONE, Fox 5 Sports Reporter

The pride of Long Island is heading to the NCAA College World Series: the Stony Brook Seawolves are off to Omaha hoping to shock the nation. An entire campus cheered them on as the baseball players left for Nebraska Wednesday morning.

Stony Brook beat LSU over the weekend to secure a spot.

The Seawolves (52-13) are in the College World Series for the first time in school history.

Meet the Seawolves: C Pat Cantwell (.296, 1, 32), 1B Kevin Courtney (.296, 4, 38), 2B Maxx Tissenbaum (.389, 3, 51), SS Cole Peragine (.314, 0, 39), 3B William Carmona (.399, 12, 72), LF Steven Goldstein (.344, 4, 34), CF Travis Jankowski (.422, 5, 46), RF Sal Intagliata (.264, 2, 16), DH Kevin Krause (.335, 3, 40). Starting Pitchers: RHP Tyler Johnson (12-1, 1.94), RHP Frankie Vanderka (3-3, 2.37), RHP Brandon McNitt (8-3, 2.50). Relievers: RHP James Campbell (5-0, 3.09), RHP Joshua Mason (3-1, 3.34), RHP Jasvir Rakkar (6-2, 3.83).

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