Orono, Maine ? Sophomore Brendan
Rowland picked up four hits and two runs batted in to lead UAlbany to an
America East Conference baseball doubleheader split at Maine on Friday, April 11 at Mahaney
Diamond. The Great Danes took the opener, 11-8, while the Black Bears recorded
a 6-0 shut-out in the nightcap.
In game one, the Black Bears got on
the board in the first on a solo home run by Curt Smith. The Great Danes
answered back in the top of the second with five runs on three hits. They
loaded the bases on a pair of hit batsman around a single by junior Ryan Gugel.
Sophomore Pete Eichner followed with a two-run single to plate Mike Konstanty
and Gugel. After a walk and a strikeout, Brendan Rowland singled home Tom Zink
for a 3-1 lead. The final two runs of the inning scored on as Sean Donovan
reached base on a fielder's choice.
UAlbany (6-24-1, AE 2-4) scored
single runs in the third and fourth innings and twice in the fifth to take a
9-3 lead. Konstanty scored in the third on a single by Gugel after being hit by
a pitch and advancing to third on a throwing error. In the fourth, Rowland
reached on a bunt single, stole second and scored on a double by Dave West.
Maine (11-14-1, AE 1-1) registered
two runs in the bottom of the fourth on a two-run triple by Jarrett Lukas, but
Gary Pitcheralle slammed a two-run homer to left center in the fifth to extend
the lead back to 9-3. The Black Bears narrowed the contest to 9-7 in the fifth
with four runs on four hits. Smith started the scoring with a bases loaded single
to left. Myckie Lugbauer followed with a single to right to score Billy Cather,
while Matt Howard scored on an error by the right fielder. Smith capped the
inning as he stole home on a double steal.
The Great Danes tacked on insurance
runs in the seventh and ninth innings to seal the win. Gugel led off the
seventh by being hit by a pitch and scored two batters later as he stole home
on squeeze play. In the ninth, Eichner singled, stole second and came in on a
single to center by Rowland. Maine
scored an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth to deliver the final score.
In the nightcap, the Black Bears
scored three unearned runs in the second inning for the only scoring they would
need. Following two walks around a single, Tony Patane scored from second on an
error by the first baseman. Two batters later, pinch runner Joey Martin crossed
the plate as Cather reached on a fielder's choice. The final run of the frame
was scored on an error by the catcher.
Maine extended the lead in the third with a
pair of runs. Smith led off the frame with a double to right center. Two
batters later, Kevin McAvoy knocked in Smith with a double of his own. He later
scored on a passed ball to give the Black Bears a 5-0 lead. Patane tallied a
run in the sixth inning after reaching on an error, moving to third on another
error and scoring on a dropped ball at the back-end of a double play attempt.
Junior Sean Gregory picked up his
second win of the season in the opener, recording three strikeouts in five
innings out of the bullpen. Joe Miller took the loss for the Black Bears,
allowing seven runs (five earned) in four innings. In game two, Casey Walsh was
tagged with his sixth loss of the season, going all six innings, yielding six
runs (two earned) on five hits. Kevin Scanlon recorded his first career win for
Maine,
pitching all seven innings, striking out 12 and allowing just three hits.
The Great Danes and Black Bears
continue their series with a single game on Saturday. First pitch is slated for
1 p.m.
-agate-
UAlbany
(6-23-1, AE 2-3) 051 120 101 - 11 7 3
Maine (10-14-1, AE 0-1) 100 240 001 - 8 13 4
UAlbany:
Cory Warrings, Sean Gregory (5, W, 2-3) and Ryan Gugel.
Maine: Joe Miller (L, 3-2), Alejandro
Balsinde (5), Jonathan Balentina (6), Justin Latta (7) and Joe Mercurio, Myckie
Lugbauer (9).
UAlbany
(6-24-1, AE 2-4) 000 000 0 - 0 3 6
Maine (11-14-1, AE 1-1) 032 001 X - 6 5 1
UAlbany:
Casey Walsh (L, 0-6) and Ryan Gugel.
Maine: Kevin Scanlon (W, 1-2) and Myckie
Lugbauer.
UAlbany 11, Maine 8 (Apr 11, 2008)
Box Score
2008 UAlbany Baseball
Albany at University of Maine (Game 1)
Apr 11, 2008 at Orono, Maine (Mahaney Diamond)
Albany 11 (6-23-1,2-3 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Brendan Rowland rf....... 5 1 3 2 1 1 3 0 0
Sean Donovan ss.......... 6 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 1
Dave West cf............. 4 0 1 1 1 3 3 0 1
Mike Konstanty 1b........ 2 2 0 0 1 2 11 2 0
Ryan Gugel c............. 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 2
Tom Zink dh.............. 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Pete Eichner 3b.......... 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
Kyle Crean 2b............ 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Ralph Rizzo ph.......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
Gary Pitcheralle lf...... 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 0 1
Cory Warrings p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sean Gregory p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 34 11 8 9 6 14 27 11 9
University of Maine 8 (10-14-1,0-1 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Cather, B. cf............ 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Howard, M. lf............ 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Smith, C. dh............. 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Lugbauer, M. 1b.......... 5 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 0
McAvoy, K. rf............ 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 0
Patane, T. ss............ 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 4
Lukas, J. 3b............. 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 1
Menendez, D. 2b.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2
Mercurio, J. c........... 3 1 1 0 0 2 13 1 0
Jackson, K. ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martin, J. 1b........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miller, J. p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Balsinde, A. p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Balentina, J p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Latta, J. p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 40 8 13 5 2 4 27 7 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Albany.............. 051 120 101 - 11 8 3
University of Maine. 100 240 001 - 8 13 4
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E - Rowland, B.; Eichner, P.; Gregory, S.; Lukas, J. 2; Menendez, D.;
Miller, J.. DP - ALBANY 1. LOB - ALBANY 9; Maine 7. 2B - West, D.; Cather,
B.; Lugbauer, M.; Patane, T.. 3B - Lukas, J.. HR - Pitcheralle(2); Smith,
C.(7). HBP - Konstanty, M 2; Gugel, R.; Zink, T. 2. SH - Eichner, P. 2. SB -
Rowland, B.; Gugel, R.; Zink, T.; Eichner, P.; Smith, C.; Lugbauer, M.;
McAvoy, K..
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Cory Warrings....... 4.0 8 6 5 1 1 19 20 20
Sean Gregory........ 5.0 5 2 0 1 3 21 22 1
University of Maine IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Miller, J........... 4.0 6 7 5 2 7 18 23 12
Balsinde, A......... 1.0 1 2 0 0 0 4 5 -
Balentina, J........ 1.1 0 1 1 0 3 3 6 -
Latta, J............ 2.2 1 1 1 4 4 9 13 -
Win - Gregory, S. (2-3). Loss - Miller, J. (3-2). Save - None.
WP - Miller, J.; Latta, J.. HBP - by Miller, J. (Konstanty, M); by Miller, J.
(Zink, T.); by Miller, J. (Konstanty, M); by Balentina, J (Gugel, R.); by
Balentina, J (Zink, T.). Inherited runners/scored: Gregory, S. 3/3; Latta, J.
2/1. Pitches/strikes: Warrings, C. 20/14; Gregory, S. 1/1; Miller, J. 12/9.
Umpires -
Start: 4:00 PM Time: 3:15 Attendance: 248
Game: GAME30
Maine 6, UAlbany 0 (Apr 11, 2008)
Box Score
2008 UAlbany Baseball
Albany at University of Maine (Game 2)
Apr 11, 2008 at Orono, Maine (Mahaney Diamond)
Albany 0 (6-24-1,2-4 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Brendan Rowland rf....... 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0
Sean Donovan ss.......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 0
Dave West cf............. 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Mike Konstanty 1b........ 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0
Ryan Gugel c............. 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 2
Tom Zink dh.............. 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Jamie Liebowitz ph...... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Gary Pitcheralle lf...... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2
Zac Halloran 3b.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Pete Eichner ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ralph Rizzo 2b........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0
Casey Walsh p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 24 0 3 0 4 12 18 9 7
University of Maine 6 (11-14-1,1-1 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Cather, B. cf............ 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1
Howard, M. lf............ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Smith, C. 1b............. 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 0
Lugbauer, M. c........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 1
McAvoy, K. dh............ 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Patane, T. ss............ 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Ostrander, M rf.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Martin, J. pr........... 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lukas, J. 3b............. 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Menendez, D. 2b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Scanlan, K. p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 26 6 5 2 2 3 21 7 4
Score by Innings R H E
-----------------------------------------
Albany.............. 000 000 0 - 0 3 6
University of Maine. 032 001 X - 6 5 1
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E - Donovan, S.; Konstanty, M 3; Gugel, R.; Rizzo, R.; Menendez, D.. DP -
ALBANY 1; Maine 1. LOB - ALBANY 7; Maine 4. 2B - Smith, C.; McAvoy, K.. SB -
Rowland, B.; Gugel, R.; Cather, B..
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Casey Walsh......... 6.0 5 6 2 2 3 26 28 -
University of Maine IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Scanlan, K.......... 7.0 3 0 0 4 12 24 28 -
Win - Scanlan, K. (1-2). Loss - Walsh, C. (0-6). Save - None.
WP - Scanlan, K.. PB - Gugel, R.. Inherited runners/scored: None.
Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires -
Start: 7:45 Time: 2:11 Attendance:
Game: GAME31
