Albany,
N.Y. ? Freshman David Kubiak tossed a complete game and senior Mike Konstanty
drove in a run in the bottom of the sixth to lead UAlbany to an America East
Conference baseball doubleheader split with Vermont on Saturday, April 26 at
Varsity Field. Vermont
rallied for a 6-5 win in nine innings in game one, while the Great Danes
rallied for a 6-4 win in seven innings in the nightcap.
In game two, the Catamounts opened a
4-0 lead through four innings. In the second frame, Jeff Nolet reached on an
infield single. Following two outs, Nolet scored as Brad Currier reached on a
throwing error. Justin Milo and Matt Duffy doubled around a pair of outs to
score a run. The Catamounts tallied their final two runs in the fourth inning.
Kyle Massie, who reached base after being hit by a pitch, tallied the first run
on a passed ball. Milo then recorded a
run-scoring triple to plate Currier, who reached on the passed ball on a
swinging third strike.
UAlbany (11-30-1, AE 6-9) responded
by scoring six times over its next three at-bats. Konstanty singled and Ryan
Gugel walked to lead off the fourth inning. Following a successful sacrifice
bunt by Gary Pitcheralle and a strikeout, senior Tom Zink lined a two-run
single to left field to score Konstanty and Gugel. In the fifth, junior Dave
West reached on a throwing error to open the inning. Konstanty then doubled
down the right field line to plate West, who had advanced to third on a
groundout and a passed ball.
The Great Danes took their only lead
of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning. Junior Sean Donovan reached on
an error and West singled with one out to start the rally. Sophomore Brendan
Rowland followed with a single down the right field line to plate Donovan. As
Konstanty reached on a fielder's choice, West raced home from third with the
go-ahead run. Gugel then laced a triple down the right field line to drive in
Konstanty.
In game one, the Great Danes tallied
two runs in the first inning and built a 5-1 lead through six innings. Gugel
singled up the middle with one out to plate West, who singled and stole second.
Following a wild pitch, Konstanty recorded a sacrifice fly down the right field
line to knock in Rowland, who walked following West's single. UAlbany tacked on
its third run of the contest in the fifth inning. Freshman Kyle Crean was hit
by a pitch to open the frame and moved to third on a sac bunt and a passed
ball. West then singled to center to drive in Crean.
Vermont (19-16, AE 5-6) broke through in the
sixth with a run on two hits. Mark Micowski and Justin Milo each singled with
one out. Miguel Magrass then lifted a sacrifice fly to right field to score
Micowski. The Great Danes answered back with two runs in the bottom of the sixth.
Gugel was hit by a pitch, advanced to second on a failed pickoff attempt and
stole third to start the frame. Konstanty followed with a double to left center
to score Gugel. After moving to third on a wild pitch, Konstanty scored three
batters later as Crean registered a sac fly down the right field line for a 5-1
lead.
The Catamounts rallied with four
runs in the top of the seventh inning. Ethan Paquette and Kyle Henry hit
back-to-back doubles to open the frame. Following consecutive strikeouts and a
wild pitch, Currier singled through the left side to score Henry and cut their
deficit to 5-3. After Dave Noble took over on the mound for starter Josh
Willimott, Milo singled to center to drive in
Frank Petroskey, who pinch ran for Currier. Magrass then greeted Sean Gregory
with a single to center to score Micowski, who walked before Milo's
single, with the game-tying run. UAlbany loaded the bases in the bottom of the
seventh inning on singles by Donovan and Rowland and an intentional walk to
Konstanty, but could not produce a run, forcing extra innings.
Vermont scored the game-winning run in the
top of the ninth inning on two hits and an error. Milo
singled up the middle with one out. After another UAlbany pitching change,
Magrass singled though the right side. Two batters later, Paquette reached on a
fielding error, allowing Milo to cross the
plate from second.
Gregory suffered the loss for the
Great Danes, allowing an unearned run over 1.2 innings. Willimott tossed the
first 6.2 innings, striking out six, while allowing four runs. Tom Kelly picked
up the win for Vermont,
pitching three scoreless innings of relief. Kubiak earned his second win of the
season in the nightcap, yielding four runs (one earned), while striking out
four in his complete-game effort. Kelly took the loss for the Catamounts,
giving up three unearned runs in 1.1 innings. UAlbany and Vermont close out the four-game series with
a nine-inning contest on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
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Game One
Vermont (19-15, AE 5-5) 000 001 401 - 6 13 3
UAlbany
(10-30-1, AE 5-9) 200 012 000 - 5 7 3
Vermont: Keith Rakus, Tom Kelly (7, W) and
Jason Leclerc, Jeff Nolet (7).
UAlbany:
Josh Willimott, Dave Noble (7), Sean Gregory (7, L, 3-5), Casey Walsh (9) and
Ryan Gugel.
Game Two
Vermont (19-16, AE 5-6) 011 200 0 - 4 8 2
UAlbany
(11-30-1, AE 6-9) 000 213 X - 6 8 1
Vermont: Eric Thompson, Tom Kelly (5, L)
and Jeff Nolet.
UAlbany:
Dave Kubiak (W, 2-0) and Tom Zink.
Vermont 6, UAlbany 5 (Apr 26, 2008)
Box Score
2008 UAlbany Baseball
Vermont at Albany (Game 1)
Apr 26, 2008 at Albany, N.Y. (Varsity Field)
Vermont 6 (19-15,5-5 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Micowski, Mark cf........ 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Milo, Justin dh.......... 5 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
Magrass, Miguel 3b....... 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 0
Duffy, Matt ss........... 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1
Paquette, Ethan rf....... 5 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0
Henry, Kyle 1b........... 4 1 1 1 0 0 12 1 2
Leclerc, Jason c......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 1
Fredette, Eric ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Nolet, Jeff c........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Massie, Kyle lf.......... 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
Currier, Brad 2b......... 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 2 0
Petroskey, Frank pr/2b.. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Rakus, Keith p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Kelly, Tom p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 38 6 13 5 2 7 27 14 9
Albany 5 (10-30-1,5-9 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Sean Donovan ss.......... 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 0
Dave West cf............. 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2
Brendan Rowland rf....... 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1
Ryan Gugel c............. 4 1 1 1 0 1 7 2 1
Mike Konstanty 1b........ 3 1 1 2 1 0 9 1 0
Pete Eichner 3b.......... 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4
Tom Zink dh.............. 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Kyle Crean 2b............ 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
Gary Pitcheralle lf...... 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 1
Josh Willimott p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Dave Noble p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sean Gregory p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Casey Walsh p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 5 7 5 4 4 27 11 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Vermont............. 000 001 401 - 6 13 3
Albany.............. 200 012 000 - 5 7 3
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E - Duffy 2; Rakus; Crean, K. 3(5). DP - VERMONT 1; ALBANY 1. LOB - VERMONT
9; ALBANY 9. 2B - Paquette; Henry; Konstanty, M(11). HBP - Gugel, R.; Crean,
K.. SH - Henry; West, D.(4); Pitcheralle(2). SF - Magrass; Konstanty, M(2);
Crean, K.(1). SB - West, D.(2); Gugel, R.(11). CS - Milo.
Vermont IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Rakus, Keith........ 6.0 4 5 5 3 3 19 27 104
Kelly, Tom.......... 3.0 3 0 0 1 1 12 14 59
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Josh Willimott...... 6.2 8 4 4 0 6 26 27 90
Dave Noble.......... 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 11
Sean Gregory........ 1.2 3 1 0 1 1 7 9 25
Casey Walsh......... 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 4 4 15
Win - Kelly. Loss - Gregory, S.. Save - None.
WP - Rakus 3; Willimott, J(2). HBP - by Rakus (Crean, K.); by Rakus (Gugel, R.).
PB - Leclerc. Inherited runners/scored: Noble, D. 1/1; Gregory, S. 2/1; Walsh,
C. 1/1. Pitches/strikes: Rakus 104/60; Kelly 59/34; Willimott, J 90/62; Noble,
D. 11/6; Gregory, S. 25/15; Walsh, C. 15/9.
Umpires -
Start: 12:12 pm Time: 3:12 Attendance: 165
Noble, D. faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Game: GAME41
UAlbany 6, Vermont 4 (Apr 26, 2008)
Box Score
2008 UAlbany Baseball
Vermont at Albany (Game 2)
Apr 26, 2008 at Albany, N.Y. (Varsity Field)
Vermont 4 (19-16,5-6 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Micowski, Mark cf........ 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Milo, Justin dh.......... 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Magrass, Miguel 3b....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Paquette, Ethan rf....... 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Duffy, Matt ss........... 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 4 2
Nolet, Jeff c............ 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 2
Henry, Kyle 1b........... 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 0
Massie, Kyle lf.......... 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
Currier, Brad 2b......... 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Thompson, Eric p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kelly, Tom p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 30 4 8 2 1 4 18 9 8
Albany 6 (11-30-1,6-9 AE)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Sean Donovan ss.......... 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 2
Dave West cf............. 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 0 0
Brendan Rowland rf....... 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2
Mike Konstanty 1b........ 4 2 2 2 0 0 7 1 1
Ryan Gugel dh............ 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Gary Pitcheralle lf...... 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1
Pete Eichner 3b.......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0
Tom Zink c............... 3 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 3
Kyle Crean 2b............ 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Dave Kubiak p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Totals................... 26 6 8 6 5 4 21 8 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Vermont............. 011 200 0 - 4 8 2
Albany.............. 000 213 X - 6 8 1
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E - Magrass; Currier; Eichner, P.(5). LOB - VERMONT 8; ALBANY 9. 2B - Milo;
Duffy; Konstanty, M(12). 3B - Milo; Gugel, R.(1). HBP - Massie; Crean, K..
SH - Henry; Pitcheralle(3). SB - Micowski; Milo; Massie. CS - Gugel, R.(2).
Vermont IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Thompson, Eric...... 4.2 5 3 2 5 2 18 25 111
Kelly, Tom.......... 1.1 3 3 0 0 2 8 8 32
Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Dave Kubiak......... 7.0 8 4 1 1 4 30 33 108
Win - Kubiak, D. (2-0). Loss - Kelly (). Save - None.
WP - Kubiak, D.(10). HBP - by Kubiak, D. (Massie); by Thompson (Crean, K.). PB -
Nolet; Zink, T.. Inherited runners/scored: Kelly 3/0. Pitches/strikes: Thompson
111/58; Kelly 32/21; Kubiak, D. 108/72.
Umpires -
Start: 3:50 pm Time: 2:14 Attendance: 164
Game: GAME42
