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UAlbany Baseball Splits Games at Caravelle Resort Tournament

Conway, S.C. ? Pete Eichner and Kyle Crean each blasted two home runs to lead UAlbany to a 9-6 win over Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne in the first game of the Caravelle Resort Tournament at Watson Stadium on Friday. The Great Danes also dropped a 12-0 decision to host Coastal Carolina in the second game of the day.

Against the Mastadons early in the day, UAlbany fell behind 6-0 before the Great Danes bats came alive. IPFW scored a single run in the opening inning behind consecutive doubles by shortstop Chris Gottschall and first baseman Shaun VanDriessche. Jordan Kohler later launched a three-run homer to left center. Gottschall gave the Mastodons a 6-0 lead in the top of the fifth with a solo shot over the wall in left center.

The Great Danes got a single run in the bottom of the fifth and three in the sixth, courtesy of a two-run homer by Eichner and a solo blast from Crean.  The back-to-back homers cut the IPFW lead to two, 6-4. UAlbany tied it in the bottom of the seventh inning on a two-run homer by right fielder Brendan Rowland. The Great Danes sealed the win in the eighth on a leadoff homer by designated hitter Mike Tirri. UAlbany then added two more insurance runs in the frame for the 9-6 final.

Senior reliever Sean Gregory came on in the fifth and tossed 4.1 innings to allow UAlbany to get back into the game, scattering just three hits without allowing a run. He got his first win of the season, striking out four Mastadons while walking one. Junior reliever Andrew Emge took the loss for the IPFW (1-4). He gave up two runs on two hits in one inning of work, striking out one. Samuel Walker went 4.2 innings on the mound for the Mastadons to start the game, fanning six while allowing just one earned run.

            Anthony Meo tossed five shutout innings for nationally ranked Coastal Carolina in the second game. The freshman right hander struck out eight opposing batters while allowing just three hits. The Chanticleers, who are a consensus top-20 team in the four national baseball polls, scored four runs in the second to open up the scoring. Evan Noell and Rico Noel both recorded RBI singles in the inning, while two other runs were walked in for Coastal.

            The Great Danes had a chance to score in the top of the third, as catcher Ryan Gugel doubled to right center to get on base. Meo struck out the next two batters in the UAlbany lineup to get out of the inning. In the fourth, Tirri and Crean recorded back-to-back singles to put a runner in scoring position, but Meo worked his way out of trouble again with two strikeouts and a UAlbany groundout.

            Coastal added five runs in the fifth behind a two-RBI double by right fielder Adam Rice. First baseman David Anderson recorded an RBI single, while Noell drove in his second run of the day with a bunt. Noell later scored on a single by senior second baseman Tyler Bortnick to finish off the scoring for the Chanticleers in the inning. Coastal Carolina (9-1) added three more runs in the bottom half of the sixth to seal the outcome.  

            Senior Chris Ott took the loss for the Great Danes after allowing three earned runs and issuing five walks. Cory Warrings fanned two in 2.2 innings of work. Lefty Jim Birmingham tossed two innings of hitless ball, striking out two.

            UAlbany (1-5) will return to action on Saturday, taking on Creighton at 11 a.m. The Great Danes have faced the Blue Jays once before, in the 2007 NCAA Fayetteville Regional.

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IPFW (1-4)         100       410       000       -           6          10         0

UAlbany            000       013       23x       -           9          12         3

            IPFW: Samuel Walker, Stacy Herrold (5), Andrew Emge (7), Matt Antos (8) and Devin Taylor.

            UAlbany: Josh Willimott, Sean Gregory (5) and Ryan Gugel.

 

UAlbany (1-5)                000       000       0          -           0          3          1

Coastal Carolina (9-1)    040       053       x          -           12         11         0

            UAlbany: Chris Ott, Cory Warrings (3), Eric Cortland (5) and Ryan Gugel.

            Coastal Carolina: Anthony Meo, Jim Birmingham (6) and Evan Noell.

 

UAlbany 9, IPFW 6 (03-06-09)


Box Score
 

2009 UAlbany Baseball
IPFW vs Albany
03-06-09 at Conway, S.C. (Watson Stadium)

IPFW 6 (1-4)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
R. Beer rf 
G. Segraves cf 
C. Gottschal ss 
S. VanDriess 1b 
M. Carden dh 
J. Kohler 2b 
D. Taylor c 
Q. Brown lf 
J. Doerffler 3b 
S. Walker p 
  S. Herrold p 
  A. Emge p 
  M. Antos p 
Totals  38  10  24 
  

Albany 9 (1-4)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Pitcheralle, Gary lf 
Donovan, Sean ss 
Rowland, Brendan rf 
Gugel, Ryan c  10 
West, Dave cf 
Eichner, Pete 1b 
Crean, Kyle 2b 
Tirri, Mike dh 
Kraham, Zach 3b 
Willimott, Josh p 
  Gregory, Sean p 
Totals  34  12  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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IPFW................ 100 410 000 -  6 10  0
Albany.............. 000 013 23X -  9 12  3
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E - Donovan, S. 2(3); West, D.(1). LOB - IPFW 9; Albany 8. 2B - C. Gottschal(4); S. VanDriess(3); M. Carden(1); Pitcheralle(3); Gugel, R.(3). HR - C. Gottschal(2); J. Kohler(2); Rowland, B.(1); Eichner, P.(2); Crean, K.(2); Tirri, M.(1). HBP - G. Segraves; Gugel, R.. SH - Pitcheralle(1). CS - Rowland, B.(1).

IPFW   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
S. Walker   4.2  17  20 
S. Herrold   1.2  10  12 
A. Emge L,1-1  1.0 
M. Antos   0.2 
  
Albany   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Willimott, Josh   4.2  21  23 
Gregory, Sean W,1-0  4.1  17  19 

Win - Gregory, S. (1-0). Loss - A. Emge (1-1). Save - None. WP - S. Walker(1); S. Herrold(1); A. Emge(1); M. Antos 2(5). HBP - by S. Walker (Gugel, R.); by Gregory, S. (G. Segraves). PB - D. Taylor(4).

Umpires - HP: Tom Katancik 1B: Ken Faircloth 3B: Matt Baker
Start: 10 a.m. Time: 2:55 Attendance: 136

Coastal Carolina 12, UAlbany 0 (03-06-09)


Box Score
 

2009 UAlbany Baseball
Albany at #14 Coastal Carolina
03-06-09 at Conway, S.C. (Watson Stadium)

Albany 0 (1-5)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Pitcheralle, Gary lf 
  DiResta, Pete lf 
Donovan, Sean ss 
Rowland, Brendan rf 
Gugel, Ryan c 
West, Dave cf 
Eichner, Pete 1b 
Tirri, Mike dh 
Crean, Kyle 2b 
Kraham, Zach 3b 
  Bouchard, Chris 3b 
Ott, Chris p 
  Warrings, Cory p 
  Cortland, Eric p 
Totals  25  10  18  10 
  

Coastal Carolina 12 (9-1)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
WOODWARD, S. 3b 
  MOTTER, T. ph/ss 
BORTNICK, T. 2b 
  DAVIS, S. 2b 
GILMORE, C. lf 
  KING, D. ph/lf 
IGLESIAS, J. dh 
ANDERSON, D. 1b 
  WITTEN, R. ph/1b 
RICE, A. rf 
  BOWMAN, D. ph/cf 
WINEGARDNER, ss/3b 
NOELL, E. c 
NOEL, R. cf 
  DEXTER, A. ph/rf 
MEO, A. p 
  BIRMINGHAM, p 
Totals  26  12  11  11  21 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Albany.............. 000 000 0 -  0  3  1
Coastal Carolina.... 040 053 X - 12 11  0
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E - Kraham, Z.(3). DP - Albany 2. LOB - Albany 9; Coastal 7. 2B - Gugel, R.(4); GILMORE, C.(4); RICE, A.(1); BOWMAN, D.(2). HBP - DEXTER, A.. SH - WINEGARDNER,(1). SB - BORTNICK, T.(1).

Albany   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Ott, Chris L,0-1  2.0  14 
Warrings, Cory   2.2  12  14 
Cortland, Eric   1.1 
  
Coastal Carolina   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
MEO, A. W,3-0  5.0  19  23 
BIRMINGHAM,   2.0 

Win - MEO, A. (3-0). Loss - Ott, C. (0-1). Save - None. WP - Ott, C.(1); Warrings, C.(1); Cortland, E. 3(3); MEO, A.(1). HBP - by Cortland, E. (DEXTER, A.). PB - Gugel, R.(3); NOELL, E.(1).

Umpires - HP: Randy Hoback 1B: Michael Guerry 3B: Matt Baker
Start: 4:59 p.m Time: 2:28 Attendance: 776

Ott, C. faced 1 batter in the 3rd.

 

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Players Mentioned

Eric Cortland

Eric Cortland

RHP
6' 2"
Junior
R/R
Kyle Crean

#12 Kyle Crean

INF
5' 8"
Sophomore
L/R
Pete Eichner

#22 Pete Eichner

INF
6' 5"
Junior
L/R
Sean Gregory

#32 Sean Gregory

RHP
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Ryan Gugel

#4 Ryan Gugel

C
6' 0"
Senior
L/R
Chris Ott

#19 Chris Ott

RHP
6' 5"
Senior
R/R
Brendan Rowland

#8 Brendan Rowland

C/OF
6' 3"
Junior
R/R
Mike Tirri

#30 Mike Tirri

INF
6' 4"
Freshman
L/R
Cory Warrings

#31 Cory Warrings

LHP
6' 4"
Senior
L/L
Josh Willimott

#16 Josh Willimott

RHP
6' 3"
Senior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Eric Cortland

Eric Cortland

6' 2"
Junior
R/R
RHP
Kyle Crean

#12 Kyle Crean

5' 8"
Sophomore
L/R
INF
Pete Eichner

#22 Pete Eichner

6' 5"
Junior
L/R
INF
Sean Gregory

#32 Sean Gregory

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Ryan Gugel

#4 Ryan Gugel

6' 0"
Senior
L/R
C
Chris Ott

#19 Chris Ott

6' 5"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Brendan Rowland

#8 Brendan Rowland

6' 3"
Junior
R/R
C/OF
Mike Tirri

#30 Mike Tirri

6' 4"
Freshman
L/R
INF
Cory Warrings

#31 Cory Warrings

6' 4"
Senior
L/L
LHP
Josh Willimott

#16 Josh Willimott

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
RHP