Bottari
Mike Riley
4
Winner UAlbany UABASE 20-20
3
UMass Lowell UML 16-26
Winner
UAlbany UABASE
20-20
4
Final
3
UMass Lowell UML
16-26
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UAlbany UABASE 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 5 1
UMass Lowell UML 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1

W: Scherrer, Cregg (4-3) L: Duffley, Collin (2-7) S: Fusco, Anthony (2)

6
UAlbany UABASE 17-26
7
Winner UMass Lowell UML 20-21
UAlbany UABASE
17-26
6
Final
7
UMass Lowell UML
20-21
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UAlbany UABASE 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 6 10 3
UMass Lowell UML 0 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 X 7 9 2

W: Becker, Joshua (4-4) L: Eisenmann, Connor (2-4) S: Funaro, Henry (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Splits Sunday Doubleheader and Weekend Series at UMass Lowell

Game One Score: UAlbany 4, UMass Lowell 3
 
Game Two Score: UMass Lowell 7, UAlbany 6
 
Location: LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass. 
 
Records: UAlbany (20-21, 18-16) | UMass Lowell (17-26, 16-18)
 
Short Story: UAlbany's game two comeback falls just short as the Great Danes earn a Sunday doubleheader and series split with UMass Lowell.

Coach Jon Mueller: "We were able to come away with the split and head into the final weekend in first place with a big series at Maine. The guys fought back from a 6-0 deficit but came up short in the end. We made some mistakes defensively and handed out too many free passes. Overall, we are pleased with how the guys fought until the end."
 
Key Stats Game One
  • Scherrer (4-3) went five innings and allowed three runs (two earned) with six hits and three strikeouts.
  • Anthony Fusco (2) earned the save with 1.1 scoreless innings.
  • Jason Bottari went 2-for-4 with one run scored, one RBI and three stolen bases. 
  • Chase Carroll went 2-for-3 with one run scored.
  • UMass Lowell starter Collin Duffley (2-7) went 4.2 innings and allowed four runs on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts.
  • Ryan Proto went 3-for-4 with one run scored for the River Hawks.
Key Stats Game Two
  • Connor Eisenmann (2-4) took the loss after he allowed six runs (five earned) on eight hits with five walks and three strikeouts in 4.2 innings pitched. 
  • Rob Manetta pitched two hitless innings of relief and allowed one walk with two strikeouts. 
  • Johnny Marti went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored.
  • Brad Malm went 3-for-5 with one run scored.
  • Jason Bottari went 2-for-5 with one run scored, one RBI and one stolen base.
  • UMass Lowell starter Joshua Becker (4-4) earned the win after he allowed no runs on two hits with two walks and six strikeouts in five innings pitched.
  • Closer Henry Funaro (3) earned a nine-out save after he allowed one run on four hits with no walks and four strikeouts.
  • Keagan Calero went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, one RBI and two walks for the River Hawks.
How it Happened Game 1
  • UMass Lowell struck first with three runs in the second inning. After they scored a run on an error, a walk followed to load the bases with no outs. The River Hawks then walked a run in, followed by a sacrifice fly, to take a 3-0 lead.
  • UMass Lowell re-loaded the bases with two outs, but Cregg Scherrer struck out Cam Climo to limit the damage to three runs.
  • After a scoreless third inning, UAlbany responded with a three-run rally of their own in the fourth. Jason Bottari led the scoring off with an RBI single. Bottari then stole second and Brad Malm scored on the throw down to second.
  • After Bottari stole third base, Josh Gurnack drove him in with a sacrifice fly and tied the game 3-3. 
  • In the fifth inning, Malm hit a sacrifice fly to right field that drove in Chase Carroll and gave UAlbany its first lead of the game, 4-3.
  • Anthony Fusco entered the game with two outs in the sixth inning and struck out Vinnie Martin. In the bottom of the seventh, Fusco struck out the final batter and stranded a UMass Lowell runner on third.
  • Fusco's second save in as many weeks solidified UAlbany's 4-3 game one victory and Scherrer's fourth win of the season.
How it Happened Game 2
  • Neither team scored in the first two innings, despite having four baserunners each in the innings combined before UMass Lowell broke through in the third.
  • UAlbany starter Connor Eisenmann walked the first batter and the second reached on an error. With two on and no outs, three-straight singles resulted in three RBIs, followed by a sacrifice fly that gave the River Hawks a 4-0 lead. 
  • The River Hawks added two more runs in the fifth inning with back-to-back two-out RBI singles to take a 6-0 lead before a 40-minute rain delay. Out of the rain delay, Marshall Winn struck out the UMass Lowell hitter to keep the deficit at six.
  • Bram Malm, Johnny Marti and Jason Bottari each singled to start the sixth inning and Malm scored to cut into the lead. Josh Gurnack hit an RBI groundout the next at-bat, followed by John Daly and Chase Carroll each being hit by a pitch.
  • With the bases loaded and two outs, Will Feil walked in a run and Dolan Ocasal hit a two-run single to cut the UMass Lowell lead to 6-5.
  • UMass Lowell responded in the bottom half with a Vinnie Martin single that extended the lead to 7-5. In the seventh, Marti immediately got the run back with a solo home run.
  • UAlbany then had runners on first and third with no outs but Bottari was thrown out at home trying to score on a wild pitch. The next two UAlbany hitters struck out and the Great Danes were only able to score once and cut the lead to 7-6.
  • Despite the UAlbany pressure in the seventh inning, UMass Lowell pitcher Henry Funaro was able to shut the door the rest of the game and seal a three inning save and 7-6 River Hawks' win.
Next: UAlbany visits Maine for its final four games of the regular season. The teams will play doubleheaders scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on Friday, May 21 and Saturday, May 22.
 
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