Game One Score: UMass Lowell 8, UAlbany 5
 
Game Two Score: UMass Lowell 8, UAlbany 0 (5 innings)
 
Location:  River View Field in Lowell, Mass.
 
Records: UAlbany (4-10, 0-2) | UMass Lowell (6-7, 2-0)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany softball team kicked off 2021 America East play against UMass Lowell, falling in both games of a doubleheader.

Coach Chris Cannata: "We showed some fight in game one, but didn't get the hits. We simply got outplayed in game two. We'll look to bounce back tomorrow."
 
Key Stats Game One:

• Miranda Jimenez tossed all six innings for the Great Danes, allowing eight runs on eight hits with three strikeouts. Jimenez was also a force on the offensive side, launching a homerun to center early in the ballgame.
• Tara Driver led the way with two RBIs off a single in the sixth, her lone hit of the afternoon. Morgan Petty and defending America East Player of the Week Kelly Barkevich also collected RBIs along with Jimenez and Driver.
• Barkevich was the only Great Dane to register multiple hits, finishing with two including a solo homerun.

Key Stats Game Two:

• Wendi Hammond pitched the majority of the game for UAlbany, going 4.0 innings and allowing four earned runs on eight hits.
• Alexis Hammond and Lové Drumgole were the only two Great Danes to register a hit, both collecting singles. Katie Falotico also reached base via a walk.
• The UAlbany defense was responsible for three errors in the game.

How it Happened Game One:

• Jimenez started things off for UAlbany with a solo shot to center in the second, putting the Great Danes out in front.
• UMass Lowell recorded five runs in the bottom half of the second, with two runs coming off a Rizzi single, two coming off a Ratcliff double, and two more coming from a Siteman single.
• UAlbany picked up two more runs in the fourth inning. Barkevich sent one out of the park to make the score 5-2 before Falotico reached on an error, scoring Drumgole.
• UMass Lowell responded immediately, tacking on three runs in the bottom half of the inning to make the lead 8-3.
• Driver hit a single to left in the fifth to score Barkevich and Caroline Srokowski for the final runs of the game.  

How it Happened Game Two:

• UMass Lowell jumped out to the lead in the first inning of a Ratcliff double, scoring two.
• Four runs came in the fourth inning for the River Hawks, two of which were unearned. Tulley and Mueller both scored for UMass Lowell off of throwing errors from UAlbany. Rizzi then sent one over the fence, adding another two runs.
• The final runs of the ballgame came off a Cashman homer to center, making the final score 8-0.

Next: UAlbany will face UMass Lowell again tomorrow in a single game to complete the weekend's three-game series. First pitch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. at River View Field.