Marc Wangenstein Home Run
Matt Kipp
4
Winner Albany UABASE 4-6, 2-1 AE
2
NJIT NJIT 2-7, 1-2 AE
Winner
Albany UABASE
4-6, 2-1 AE
4
Final
2
NJIT NJIT
2-7, 1-2 AE
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Albany UABASE 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 9 0
NJIT NJIT 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 1

W: Kruszka, Joe (1-0) L: Evan Gegeckas (0-1)

5
Winner Albany UABASE 5-6, 3-1 AE
4
NJIT NJIT 2-8, 1-3 AE
Winner
Albany UABASE
5-6, 3-1 AE
5
Final
4
NJIT NJIT
2-8, 1-3 AE
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Albany UABASE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 5 6 0
NJIT NJIT 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 9 1

W: Kruszka, Joe (2-0) L: Joey Craska (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader at NJIT

Game One Score: UAlbany 4, NJIT 2
 
Game Two Score: UAlbany 5, NJIT 4
 
Location: Jim Haynes Field in Union, NJ
 
Records: UAlbany (5-6, 3-1) | NJIT (2-8, 1-3)
 
Short Story: UAlbany sweeps its first doubleheader of the season, with a 4-2 game one win and a 5-4 game two win, as Joe Kruszka earned the victory in both games. 
 
Coach Jon Mueller: "Scherrer and Germinario got us going with two solid starts. The offense did enough to keep us close and we battled back two times through the day and showed mental toughness. Kruszka was dominant at the end of both games. The key was the fundamental defense we played throughout the weekend."
 
Key Stats Game One
  • Cregg Scherrer pitched five innings and allowed two runs on two hits with five strikeouts
  • Joe Kruszka (1-0) picked up the win in relief and went 1.1 innings and allowed no runs on one hit with two strikeouts
  • Marc Wangenstein went 2-4 with a home run and two runs scored
  • Josh Loeffler went 1-4 with two RBIs
  • NJIT's starter Grant Vurpillat went 5.2 innings and allowed two runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts
Key Stats Game Two
  • Anthony Germinerio pitched five innings and allowed one run on three hits with four strikeouts
  • Joe Kruszka (2-0) pitched three innings and allowed one run on two hits with four strikeouts. The win was his second of the afternoon
  • John Daly went 1-4 with two runs and three RBIs
  • NJIT starter Jared Kacso pitched seven innings and allowed two runs on three hits with two strikeouts
  • The Highlanders' Luke Longo went 2-5 with two RBIs
How it Happened Game 1
  • UAlbany struck first when Johnny Marti singled to center field and drove home Marc Wangenstein. With four ensuing scoreless innings and the Great Danes ahead 1-0, NJIT struck for two runs in the fifth.
  • In the inning, NJIT's Daniel Helfgott hit an RBI single, followed by a John Shukur sacrifice fly as the Highlanders took a 2-1 lead.
  • Wangenstein responded with a game-tying solo home run in the next half inning and the teams were tied 2-2 in the sixth.
  • After a scoreless bottom half, Josh Loeffler broke the tie with a two-run single to right field that drove home John Daly and Will Feil. NJIT could not respond with any runs in the bottom half, as UAlbany took a 4-2 game one victory.
How it Happened Game 2
  • NJIT's Paul Franzoni produced the game's first run when he hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Highlanders added two more runs in the seventh inning when Luke Longo hit a two-run single to left field, as they took a 3-0 lead.
  • With the bases loaded in the top of the eighth inning, John Daly hit a game-tying three-run triple that drove home Dolan Ocasal, Will Feil and Jason Bottari. Josh Loeffler followed with an RBI single that drove home Daly, as UAlbany took a 4-3 lead.
  • In the bottom of the ninth inning, NJIT's Julio Marcano hit a game-tying home run that sent the game to extra innings. 
  • In the tenth inning, Brad Malm hit a sacrifice fly that drove home Daly and gave the Great Danes a 5-4 lead. Joe Kruszka was able to shut the door in the bottom half to earn his second win of the day, as UAlbany took a 5-4 game two win.
Next: UAlbany will host Stony Brook on March 27 for a doubleheader starting at 12:00 p.m.
 
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