Malm
Jay Bendlin
7
Winner UAlbany UABASE 19-19
4
UMass Lowell UML 15-25
Winner
UAlbany UABASE
19-19
7
Final
4
UMass Lowell UML
15-25
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UAlbany UABASE 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 7 9 0
UMass Lowell UML 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 9 2

W: Weber, Ray (1-1) L: Polichetti, John (0-2)

3
UAlbany UABASE 19-20
4
Winner UMass Lowell UML 16-25
UAlbany UABASE
19-20
3
Final
4
UMass Lowell UML
16-25
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UAlbany UABASE 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 1
UMass Lowell UML 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 1

W: Funaro, Henry (3-1) L: Manetta, Rob (2-3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Splits Doubleheader Behind Malm’s Perfect Day at the Plate

Game One Score: UAlbany 7, UMass Lowell 4
 
Game Two Score: UMass Lowell 4, UAlbany 3
 
Location: LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass. 
 
Records: UAlbany (19-20, 17-15) | UMass Lowell (16-25, 15-17)
 
Short Story: Brad Malm went a perfect 6-for-6 with three walks and six RBIs in both games combined as UAlbany splits its Saturday doubleheader against UMass Lowell. 

Coach Jon Mueller: "We got two good starts today and the defense was solid throughout. In game two we didn't capitalize, left 11 guys on base, and that was the difference."
 
Key Stats Game One
  • Ray Weber (6-1) earned the win with six innings pitched, allowing three runs on eight hits with four walks and two strikeouts.
  • Brad Malm went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and one walk.
  • Chase Carroll went 1-for-3 with two runs scored and one walk in his first start of the season. 
  • Will Feil went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and two runs scored.
  • UMass Lowell starter John Polichetti (0-2) took the loss with four innings pitched, allowing four runs (three earned) on seven hits with one walk and one strikeout.
  • UMass Lowell's Vinnie Martin went 3-for-4 with one run scored.
Key Stats Game Two
  • UAlbany starter Anthony Germinerio went seven innings and allowed three runs on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts.
  • Rob Manetta (2-3) took the loss after allowing a bases loaded walk-off single in the ninth inning.
  • Brad Malm went 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBIs and two walks.
  • John Daly went 3-for-3 with a home run.
  • UMass Lowell starter Cam Seguin went six innings and allowed two runs on six hits with four walks and five strikeouts.
  • Henry Funaro earned the win for UMass Lowell after he escaped a one-out runner on third base in the top of the ninth. 
  • Jimmy Sullivan went 2-for-4 with three RBIs for the River Hawks.
  • UAlbany left 11 players on base to UMass Lowell's six.
How it Happened Game 1
  • UAlbany struck first in the third inning when Brad Malm hit an RBI double to left center that drove in Chase Carroll. Carroll's first run of the season gave UAlbany a 1-0 lead. 
  • The River Hawks responded in the bottom half with an RBI single, followed by a sacrifice fly, as they took a 2-1 lead over the Great Danes.
  • In the top of the fourth, John Daly responded with an RBI triple that drove home Josh Gurnack to tie the game 2-2. 
  • After a scoreless bottom half, Will Feil hit a tie-breaking two-run home run in the fifth that gave UAlbany a 4-2 lead. The home run was Feil's third of the season.
  • In the sixth with the bases loaded, Malm hit a double to left center that cleared the bases and extended UAlbany's lead to 7-2. The hit was Malm's third of game one and he drove in his second, third and fourth RBIs of the afternoon. 
  • With a 7-2 lead in the sixth, starter Ray Weber yielded one run on a Robert Gallagher RBI triple. UMass Lowell scored one more run off reliever Steven Turk in the seventh, but they could not complete the comeback.
  • UAlbany took a 7-4 game one victory, as Weber earned his sixth win of the season in 11 starts. 
How it Happened Game 2
  • Brad Malm picked up where he left off in game one when he hit an RBI single in the first inning of game two. With an early 1-0 UAlbany lead, UMass Lowell responded in the bottom half with a two-run single from Jimmy Sullivan to take a 2-1 lead.
  • In the third inning, Malm hit a solo home run that tied the game 2-2. The home run was Malm's fifth hit and his sixth RBI of the day between both games combined.
  • The River Hawks responded in the bottom half when Sullivan drove in another run and gave them a 3-2 lead.
  • Dwon by one run, UAlbany loaded the bases in the sixth inning with no outs. UMass Lowell starter Cam Seguin struck out Josh Loeffler, followed by a double play, to escape the pressure and remain in the lead 3-2.
  • With one out in the eighth inning, John Daly hit a solo home run that tied the game 3-3. The home run was Daly's third of the season and second game-tying shot in the seventh inning or later this season.
  • Tied in the ninth inning, Malm recorded his third hit of the game with a double, but pinch runner Matt Soloman was thrown out trying to score from first base. With Malm on third and one out, the Great Danes could not drive him in.
  • UMass Lowell loaded the bases with one out in the bottom half. Rob Manetta got the next batter to line out before the River Hawks' Vinnie Martin hit a walk-off single the next at-bat.
  • With the loss, UAlbany split Saturday's doubleheader against UMass Lowell. Brad Malm completed a perfect 6-for-6 day with three walks.
Next: UAlbany and UMass Lowell return to the field for a crucial doubleheader on Sunday, scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m.
 
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