Albany, N.Y. - Senior first baseman Steve Sayre knocked a two-run homer to left field to cap off a five-run rally for UAlbany in the bottom of the sixth inning to record a 5-4 comeback win over Maine in the first game of an America East Conference doubleheader on Saturday, April 28 at Varsity Field. The Black Bears used a complete-game performance by right-hander Greg Norton in game two to post a 13-5 victory.
UAlbany (17-20, AE 4-7) trailed 4-0 going into the bottom of the sixth frame in game one. Maine had recorded two runs in the third and another pair in the fourth to take the lead. The Black Bears drew two quick outs with the first two batters in the lineup before senior right fielder Leo Corvino reached first with a single to the shortstop. Senior third baseman Steve Wyland followed with a single up the middle and catcher Tom Hill drove in UAlbany's first run with a base hit to centerfield.
Sophomore Sean Donovan recorded a two-RBI double to put himself in scoring position before Sayre came to the plate to record his team-leading fourth home run of the season. Junior right-hander Alexander Beaulieu took the mound for the Great Danes in the top of the seventh, closing out the game and sealing the win.
Maine (14-23, AE 5-6) took advantage of a struggling UAlbany pitching staff in game two, recording 16 hits in the contest. Catcher Myckie Lugbauer finished 3-for-5 with four RBI, while centerfielder Billy Cather went 3-for-5, including a three-run homer in the second inning that gave the Black Bears a 4-2 lead.
Maine tacked on three more runs in the top of the fourth and scored three in each of the last two innings. UAlbany was able to score one run in the bottom of the fifth on a solo home run by sophomore centerfielder Dave West, who went 4-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI. Hill finished 2-for-4 for the Great Danes after driving a solo shot to left center to give UAlbany a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
Norton finished with three strikeouts for Maine. Sophomore right-hander Sean Gregory picked up the loss for the Great Danes after allowing four earned runs in 1.2 innings of work.
The two teams will wrap up the series on Sunday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
********************
(Game One)
Maine 002 200 0 - 4 7 0
UAlbany 000 005 x - 5 6 1
Brad Hertzler, Ryan Forrest (6) and Matt McGraw.
Casey Walsh, Josh Willimott (4), Alexander Beaulieu (7) and Tom Hill.
(Game Two)
Maine (14-23, AE 5-6) 130 303 3 - 13 16 0
UAlbany (17-20, AE 4-7) 200 010 2 - 5 11 2
Greg Norton and Myckie Lugbauer.
Sean Gregory, Marco Rivera (2), Jeff Kaier (4), Chris Ott (5), Hans Zlomek (7), Mike Konstanty (7) and Chris Wood.
Game One
UAlbany 5, Maine 4 (Apr 28, 2007)
Box score
The Automated ScoreBook
Maine at Albany (Game 1)
Apr 28, 2007 at Albany, N.Y. (Varsity Field)
Maine 4 (13-23,4-6 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Cather, B. cf............ 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
McGraw, M. c............. 4 1 2 2 0 0 8 0 0
Smith, C. 3b............. 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
Barrett, J. 1b........... 2 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 0
Lugbauer, M. dh.......... 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5
Ostrander, M pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McAvoy, K. 2b............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
Jackson, K. lf........... 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Hackett, B. ss........... 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Hasenfus, T. rf.......... 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Hertzler, B. p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forrest, R. p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 28 4 7 4 4 4 18 1 8
Albany 5 (17-19,4-6 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
West, Dave cf............ 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
Corvino, Leo rf.......... 3 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 1
Wyland, Steve 3b......... 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
Hill, Tom c.............. 3 1 2 1 0 1 4 0 0
Donovan, Sean ss......... 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0
Sayre, Steve 1b.......... 3 1 1 2 0 0 7 0 0
Halloran, Zac dh......... 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1
Marchese, Phil lf........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1
Barbato, Al 2b........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Walsh, Casey p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Willimott, Josh p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beaulieu, Alexander p... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 24 5 6 5 2 8 21 7 3
Score by Innings R H E
-----------------------------------------
Maine............... 002 200 0 - 4 7 0
Albany.............. 000 005 X - 5 6 1
-----------------------------------------
E - Marchese, P.. LOB - MAINE 8; ALBANY 3. 2B - McGraw, M.; Smith, C.;
Donovan, S.. HR - Sayre, S.. HBP - Barrett, J.. SB - Cather, B.; West, D.;
Halloran, Z..
Maine IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Hertzler, B......... 5.2 6 5 5 1 7 23 24
Forrest, R.......... 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Walsh, Casey........ 3.2 7 4 3 1 2 18 20
Willimott, Josh..... 2.1 0 0 0 2 2 7 9
Beaulieu, Alexander. 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4
Win - Willimott, J (). Loss - Hertzler, B. (). Save - Beaulieu, A. .
HB - Walsh, C.. BK - Hertzler, B..
Umpires -
Start: 12:00 pm Time: 2:10 Attendance: 75
Game: GAME36
Game Two
Maine 13, U Albany 5 (Apr 28, 2007)
Box score
The Automated ScoreBook
Maine at Albany (Game 2)
Apr 28, 2007 at Albany, N.Y. (Varsity Field)
Maine 13 (14-23,5-6 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Cather, B. cf............ 5 2 3 3 0 0 2 0 0
McGraw, M. lf............ 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
Smith, C. 3b............. 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0
Barrett, J. 1b........... 4 1 3 2 0 0 6 1 0
Jackson, K. ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Lugbauer, M. c........... 5 1 3 4 0 0 2 2 1
McAvoy, K. dh............ 3 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 2
Hasenfus, T. rf.......... 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6
Hackett, B. ss........... 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 0
Menendez, D. 2b.......... 3 2 1 0 1 0 5 1 0
Norton, G. p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Totals................... 39 13 16 13 3 5 21 12 9
Albany 5 (17-20,4-7 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
West, Dave cf............ 4 2 4 2 0 0 1 1 0
Corvino, Leo rf.......... 3 0 2 1 1 1 5 0 0
Wyland, Steve 3b......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Hill, Tom dh............. 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2
Donovan, Sean ss......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
Sayre, Steve 1b.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0
Marchese, Phil lf........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Rowland, Brendan ph..... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wood, Chris c............ 3 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 0
Barbato, Al 2b........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0
Zink, Tom 2b............ 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Gregory, Sean p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rivera, Marco p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kaier, Jeff p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ott, Chris p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zlomek, Hans p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Konstanty, Mike p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 29 5 11 5 2 3 21 7 5
Score by Innings R H E
-----------------------------------------
Maine............... 130 303 3 - 13 16 0
Albany.............. 200 010 2 - 5 11 2
-----------------------------------------
E - Wyland, S.; Donovan, S.. DP - ALBANY 1. LOB - MAINE 9; ALBANY 5. 2B -
Cather, B.; Lugbauer, M.; McAvoy, K.; West, D. 2. HR - Cather, B.; West, D.;
Hill, T.. HBP - McAvoy, K.. SB - McGraw, M.; Smith, C.. CS - Corvino, L..
Maine IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Norton, G........... 7.0 11 5 5 2 3 29 31
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Gregory, Sean....... 1.2 6 4 4 0 1 10 10
Rivera, Marco....... 2.0 4 3 3 1 0 10 12
Kaier, Jeff......... 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
Ott, Chris.......... 2.0 3 3 2 0 1 10 10
Zlomek, Hans........ 0.2 2 3 1 1 2 6 7
Konstanty, Mike..... 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
Win - Norton, G. (). Loss - Gregory, S. (). Save - None.
HB - Rivera, M.. PB - Lugbauer, M..
Umpires -
Start: 2:45 pm Time: 2:25 Attendance: 75
Game: GAME37
