UAlbany Baseball Sweeps Maine in America East Conference Doubleheader

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UAlbany Baseball Sweeps Maine in America East Conference Doubleheader

Albany, N.Y. ? Senior right hander Sean Gregory earned two saves on the mound to lead UAlbany to a doubleheader sweep of Maine in America East Conference baseball action on Friday afternoon at Varsity Field. The Great Danes defeated the Black Bears 3-2 in game one and followed up with a 7-5 win in the nightcap.

            Game one was a pitcher's duel and remained scoreless until the sixth inning. Maine got on the scoreboard first, loading the bases before Billy Cather knocked an RBI single to center field to send Tony Patane home. UAlbany responded with three runs in the bottom half of the inning, led off by a Jim Banks single. Sean Donovan drew a walk off reliever Alejandro Balsinde and both runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Gary Pitcheralle. After the Black Bears intentionally walked Brendan Rowland to lead the bases, catcher Ryan Gugel drove a single into center to score the Great Danes' first run. Centerfielder Dave West followed with a base hit to right scoring the remaining baserunners.

            Gregory took over for starter Dave Kubiak, who earned the win with six strikeouts in 6.1 innings, in the seventh. Gregory struck out Joey Martin and induced a fly out by Danny Menendez to earn his first save of the day.  Balsinde took the loss on the mound for Maine after taking over for Jonathan Balentina, who fanned two opposing batters in 5.0 innings of work.

            The Great Danes took an early 2-0 lead in the second game, as West drove a single up the middle to score Rowland, who knocked out a double, and Pitcheralle, who reached on a fielder's choice. The Black Bears responded with four runs in the top of the second to take the lead. Menendez hit a two-run double to right, while Cather and Ian Leisenheimer both recorded RBI singles.

            UAlbany regained a one-run advantage in the second as Mike Tirri, Pete Eichner and Ralph Keppler hit three consecutive doubles. Pitcheralle was responsible for the third run scored with an RBI single up the middle. In the bottom of the third, the Great Danes tacked on another run with a solo homer by Gugel that sailed over the right field wall. Gugel sent another run home in the bottom of the eighth with a base hit through the left side that scored Pitcheralle, who led off the frame with a double. Maine attempted a late-inning comeback with a single run scored in the ninth, but Gregory, who took over for set-up man Dave Noble in the eighth, held off a rally to earn his second save of the day.

            Starter Josh Willmott clamed the win on the mound for the Great Danes to improve to 2-2 on the season. Jeff Kaier also saw 1.2 innings of action, striking out two. Matt Jebb took the loss for Maine, allowing six earned runs in 3.2 innings of work.

            UAlbany (19-24, AE 11-7) and Maine (26-17, AE 9-5) will conclude the four-game series on Saturday with a doubleheader starting at noon.

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Maine                           000       001       1          -           2          6          0

UAlbany                        000       003       x          -           3          7          0

            Maine: Jonathan Balentina, Alejandro Balsinde (6) and Myckie Lugbauer.

            UAlbany: Dave Kubiak, Sean Gregory (7) and Ryan Gugel.

 

Maine (26-17, AE 9-5)                040       000       001       -           5          12         0

UAlbany (19-24, AE 11-7)           231       000       01x       -           7          11         1

            Maine: Matt Jebb, Kevin Scanlan (4) and Joe Mercurio.

            UAlbany: Josh Willimott, Jeff Kaier (6), Dave Noble (7), Sean Gregory (8) and Ralph Keppler.

UAlbany 3, Maine 2 (May 01, 2009)


Box Score
 

2009 UAlbany Baseball
Maine at Albany (Game 1)
May 01, 2009 at Albany, N.Y. (Varsity Field)

Maine 2 (26-16,9-4 AE)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Martin, J. 1b 
Menendez, D 2b 
Cather, B. cf 
Leisenhei, I lf 
Lugbauer, M. c 
McAvoy, K. rf 
Stilphen, K. dh 
Lukas, J. 3b 
Patane, T. ss 
Balentina, J p 
  Balsinde, A. p 
Totals  25  18  12 
  

Albany 3 (18-24,10-7 AE)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Donovan, Sean ss 
Pitcheralle, Gary lf 
Rowland, Brendan rf 
Gugel, Ryan c 
West, Dave cf 
Crean, Kyle 2b 
Tirri, Mike 1b 
Eichner, Pete 3b 
Keppler, Ralph dh 
  Banks, Jim ph 
  DiResta, Pete pr 
Kubiak, Dave p 
  Gregory, Sean p 
Totals  20  21 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Maine............... 000 001 1 -  2  6  0
Albany.............. 000 003 X -  3  7  0
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DP - UM 2; ALBANY 1. LOB - UM 6; ALBANY 3. HBP - Lukas, J.. SH - Pitcheralle. CS - Lukas, J.; Keppler, R..

Maine   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Balentina, J   5.0  16  17 
Balsinde, A. L  1.0 
  
Albany   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Kubiak, Dave W  6.1  22  25 
Gregory, Sean S  0.2 

Win - Kubiak, D.. Loss - Balsinde, A.. Save - Gregory, S. . WP - Kubiak, D.. HBP - by Kubiak, D. (Lukas, J.). PB - Gugel, R. 2.

Umpires -
Start: 12:00 pm Time: 1:56 Attendance: 67

 

UAlbany 7, Maine 5 (May 01, 2009)


Box Score
 

2009 UAlbany Baseball
Maine at Albany (Game 2)
May 01, 2009 at Albany, N.Y. (Varsity Field)

Maine 5 (26-17,9-5 AE)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Martin, J. 1b 
  Leisenhei, J ph 
Menendez, D 2b 
Cather, B. cf 
Leisenhei, I lf 
McAvoy, K. rf 
Stilphen, K. dh 
Lukas, J. 3b 
Mercurio, J. c 
Patane, T. ss 
Jebb, M. p 
  Scanlan, K. p 
Totals  40  12  24  10  14 
  

Albany 7 (19-24,11-7 AE)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Donovan, Sean ss 
Pitcheralle, Gary lf 
Rowland, Brendan rf 
Gugel, Ryan dh 
West, Dave cf 
Tirri, Mike 1b 
Crean, Kyle 2b 
Eichner, Pete 3b 
Keppler, Ralph c 
Willimott, Josh p 
  Kaier, Jeff p 
  Noble, Dave p 
  Gregory, Sean p 
Totals  32  11  27 

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
Maine............... 040 000 001 -  5 12  0
Albany.............. 231 000 01X -  7 11  1
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E - Tirri, M.. LOB - UM 14; ALBANY 2. 2B - Menendez, D; Mercurio, J.; Patane, T.; Pitcheralle; Rowland, B.; Tirri, M.; Eichner, P.; Keppler, R.. HR - Gugel, R.. HBP - Patane, T.. SF - Rowland, B..

Maine   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Jebb, M. L  3.2  18  18 
Scanlan, K.   4.1  14  15 
  
Albany   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go 
Willimott, Josh W  5.0  25  28 
Kaier, Jeff   1.2 
Noble, Dave   1.0 
Gregory, Sean S  1.1 

Win - Willimott, J. Loss - Jebb, M.. Save - Gregory, S. . HBP - by Willimott, J (Patane, T.). PB - Keppler, R..

Umpires -
Start: 3:30 pm Time: 2:08 Attendance: 75

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Players Mentioned

Jim Banks

#21 Jim Banks

INF/OF
6' 2"
Junior
L/R
Sean Donovan

#10 Sean Donovan

INF
6' 0"
Senior
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
Jeff Kaier

#14 Jeff Kaier

RHP
6' 3"
Senior
R/R
Ralph Keppler

#34 Ralph Keppler

C
6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
Dave Noble

#25 Dave Noble

LHP
6' 1"
Senior
L/L
Gary Pitcheralle

#1 Gary Pitcheralle

OF
5' 10"
Senior
R/R
Brendan Rowland

#8 Brendan Rowland

C/OF
6' 3"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Jim Banks

#21 Jim Banks

6' 2"
Junior
L/R
INF/OF
Sean Donovan

#10 Sean Donovan

6' 0"
Senior
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
Jeff Kaier

#14 Jeff Kaier

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
RHP
Ralph Keppler

#34 Ralph Keppler

6' 1"
Freshman
R/R
C
Dave Noble

#25 Dave Noble

6' 1"
Senior
L/L
LHP
Gary Pitcheralle

#1 Gary Pitcheralle

5' 10"
Senior
R/R
OF
Brendan Rowland

#8 Brendan Rowland

6' 3"
Junior
R/R
C/OF