Albany, N.Y. ? UAlbany's Marissa Powell earned two wins in the circle to lead the Great Danes to a season sweep of Binghamton in America East Conference softball action on Tuesday afternoon at Albany Field. UAlbany defeated the Bearcats, 4-3 in 11 innings, in the completion of a game that was suspended on March 30 due to darkness. The Great Danes then recorded a 9-2 win in the series finale.
The resumed game, which picked up in the top of the tenth with the score tied at 3-3, was completed in the following inning, as Amber Maisonet knocked an RBI single into left field to score Leanne Tillman, who started the frame off with a single. Powell, who was the original starter in the game, finished with six strikeouts over seven innings of work. Brittany Rose and Leah McIntosh each tossed two innings of relief, striking out three and two, respectively.
UAlbany (22-11, AE 10-1) scored two runs in the first inning of the series finale to take an early lead. Shortstop Andrianna Walraven singled and then stole second before being driven home on an RBI single to left field by Michelle Connors (Shenendehowa). Connors recorded a stolen base and crossed home on a double by right fielder Bailey Van Deest.
The Great Danes broke the game open in the bottom of the second, scoring six runs off Binghamton pitcher Patty Egan. UAlbany loaded the bases on back-to-back singles by Nicole Kothe and Maisonet, with Walraven reaching safely on an error. Connors knocked her second base hit of the game to center field to score Kothe, while Maisonet scored on a fielder's choice, with Walraven out on the play. Van Deest recorded her second straight double, scoring Connors. Designated player Gina Mason followed with her third home run of the season, a three-run shot over the left field fence. Nicole Constantatos entered the game in relief for Binghamton and induced the final out to end the Great Danes' rally.
Binghamton (5-25, AE 1-10) was able to avoid the shutout, scoring single runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Bri Andrews led off the fourth frame with a triple and later scored on Powell's wild pitch. Center fielder Sandy Meadows scored the Bearcats' second run on an RBI single by pinch hitter Shawna Albright.
Rose, who came into the game in the fifth to relieve Powell in the circle, kept the Binghamton hitters quiet, striking out five opposing batters over the final two innings. Powell finished with five strikeouts, while Rose fanned eight in three innings of work.
The Great Danes will return to action on Saturday, with an America East doubleheader at Hartford, starting at 1 p.m.
-agate-
(completion of suspended game from March 30)
Binghamton 000 012 000 00 - 3 9 3
UAlbany 102 000 000 01 - 4 12 0
(one out when winning run scored)
Binghamton: Cyrilla Suker, Patty Egan (6) and Kelly Schuldt, Deannie Plemon.
UAlbany: Marissa Powell, Brittany Rose (6), Leah McIntosh (8) and Kat Smith.
Binghamton (5-25, AE 1-10) 000 110 0 - 2 6 1
UAlbany (22-11, AE 10-1) 260 010 x - 9 13 0
Binghamton: Patty Egan, Nicole Constantatos (3) and Deannie Plemon.
UAlbany: Marissa Powell, Brittany Rose (5) and Kat Smith.
UAlbany 4, Binghamton 3 (Mar 30, 2008)
Box Score
2008 UAlbany Softball
Binghamton at Albany (Game 2)
Mar 30, 2008 at Albany, N.Y. (John Fallon Field)
Binghamton 3
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Andrews rf/2b............ 6 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 1
McLeese ss............... 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Meadows cf............... 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 0
Plemon dh/c.............. 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4
DeLuca pr............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eppolito 3b/dh........... 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
Phillips 1b.............. 5 0 0 0 0 5 9 0 0
Suker p.................. 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0
Cleveland pr............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egan p.................. 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
Albright 2b.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
Kolodziejski ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Quinn 3b................ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Schuldt c/rf............. 3 1 2 1 1 1 14 1 1
Olivieri lf.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 40 3 9 3 5 11 31 9 11
Albany 4
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Maisonet, Amber lf....... 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Kothe, Nicole cf......... 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2
Connors, Michelle 2b..... 5 2 2 3 0 1 4 1 0
Van Deest, Bailey rf..... 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Bergin, Jessica pr/rf... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Butsch, Meagan 3b........ 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 1
Mason, Gina dh........... 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bill, Kristine pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tillman, Leanne 1b....... 4 1 1 0 1 3 12 1 2
Dalton, Tara pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Smith, Kat c............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 10 2 0
Walraven, Andrianna ss... 5 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 3
Powell, Marissa p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Rose, Brittany p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
McIntosh, Leah p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 42 4 12 5 2 13 33 15 11
Score by Innings R H E
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Binghamton.......... 000 012 000 00 - 3 9 3
Albany.............. 102 000 000 01 - 4 12 0
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Note: 1 out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Andrews; Eppolito; Albright. LOB - BING 11; ALBANY 11. 2B - Quinn. HR -
Eppolito; Connors, M. 2. SH - McLeese; Schuldt; Kothe, N.; Smith, K.. SB -
Andrews; Meadows 2; Suker; Butsch, M.; Mason, G..
Binghamton IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Suker............... 5.0 7 3 3 0 9 22 23
Egan................ 5.1 5 1 1 2 4 20 23
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Powell, Marissa..... 7.0 6 2 2 4 6 25 31
Rose, Brittany...... 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 8 9
McIntosh, Leah...... 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 7 7
Win - None. Loss - None. Save - None.
WP - Egan. PB - Plemon; Schuldt 2.
Umpires -
Start: 4:30 pm Time: Attendance:
Powell, M. faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Game: GAME32
UAlbany 9, Binghamton 2 (Apr 15, 2008)
Box Score
2008 UAlbany Softball
Binghamton at Albany (Game 2)
Apr 15, 2008 at Albany, N.Y. (Albany Field)
Binghamton 2 (5-25,1-10 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Meadows cf............... 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
Eppolito dh.............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Albright ph/2b.......... 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
Andrews 2b/dh............ 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1
Quinn 3b................. 4 0 1 0 0 2 6 4 3
Plemon c................. 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 0
DeLuca pr............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McLeese ss............... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Schuldt rf............... 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Cleveland ph/rf......... 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
Egan p................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Constantatos p.......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2
Olivieri lf.............. 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Phillips 1b.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
Totals................... 25 2 6 1 5 13 18 12 8
Albany 9 (22-11,10-1 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Maisonet, Amber lf....... 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Walraven, Andrianna ss... 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Connors, Michelle 2b..... 4 2 3 2 0 0 2 1 0
Butsch, Meagan 3b........ 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Dalton, Tara ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Van Deest, Bailey rf..... 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bergin, Jessica rf...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mason, Gina dh/3b........ 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0
Noto, Liz ph............ 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tillman, Leanne 1b....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Bill, Kristine 1b/3b.... 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Smith, Kat c............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
LaColla, Taryn ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kothe, Nicole cf......... 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Powell, Marissa p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rose, Brittany p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 30 9 13 8 1 2 21 5 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Binghamton.......... 000 110 0 - 2 6 1
Albany.............. 260 010 X - 9 13 0
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E - Andrews. LOB - BING 8; ALBANY 4. 2B - Van Deest, B 2. 3B - Andrews. HR -
Mason, G.. SH - Eppolito. SB - Andrews; Walraven, A.; Connors, M.; Bill, K..
Binghamton IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Egan................ 1.2 8 8 7 1 0 14 15
Constantatos........ 4.1 5 1 1 0 2 16 16
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Powell, Marissa..... 4.0 2 1 1 3 5 12 16
Rose, Brittany...... 3.0 4 1 1 2 8 13 15
Win - Powell, M.. Loss - Egan. Save - None.
WP - Powell, M.; Rose, B..
Umpires -
Start: 3:15 pm Time: 2:10 Attendance: 42
Game: GAME33
