STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- The Northeastern Huskies (4-6, 1-0 CAA) opened their 2026 conference schedule with a 4-0 win over Stony Brook on a blustery Friday afternoon at Joe Nathan Field. Robbie O'Connor turned in the best start of his Northeastern career, and Chris Walsh delivered the game's decisive blow as the Huskies won their third straight game to open CAA play.

O'Connor worked seven strong innings, allowing just two hits and striking out eight, a new career high, to earn the win. Andrew Basel worked the final two frames and picked up the save.

• The Huskies got on the board in the second when Cooper Tarantino reached base and immediately stole second and third before scoring on a Chris Walsh sacrifice fly to right.
• Northeastern added a second run in the fourth on another wild sequence — Eric Cha and Tarantino walked, and a pair of balks moved both runners up ninety feet each before a wild pitch plated Cha from third to make it 2-0.
• The Huskies pushed the lead to three in the seventh when Walsh singled to center and Carmelo Musacchia singled to put two aboard. A fielder's choice moved Walsh to third, where he scored on a Stony Brook throwing error.
• Tarantino opened the ninth with the first triple of his career, ripping one to right center, and Walsh followed with an RBI single to center to cap the scoring at 4-0. It was Walsh's second RBI of the afternoon, finishing 2-for-3 on the day.
• O'Connor was dominant from the first pitch, retiring Stony Brook in order in five of his seven innings and striking out eight while allowing just two hits. His 7.0 innings pitched was the longest outing since joining the Huskies. Basel was equally sharp in relief, working two hitless innings to close it out and earn his first career save.
• Musacchia went 2-for-4 with a double, and Tarantino scored twice while reaching base twice. The Huskies drew eight walks on the afternoon, with the run-scoring coming largely through a combination of speed and smart base running, applying pressure to the SBU defense.

The series continues Saturday, March 7th at 2 p.m. at Joe Nathan Field.