Score: Georgia 9, UAlbany 1
 
Location: Foley Field in Athens, Georgia
 
Records: UAlbany (0-3) | Georgia (3-0)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team dropped the final game of a tough series, 9-1, to the 16^th ranked Georgia Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon.
 
Coach Jon Mueller: "Today we struggled to find the zone. Defensively, we were solid all weekend. Offensively, Georgia did a nice job of keeping us at bay. Overall, a great effort by the team throughout the weekend against a very good SEC program. We will continue to progress and look forward to next weekend."
 
Key Stats:

• UAlbany pitchers
  • Cregg Scherrer – 2.2 IP | 2 ER | 3 H | 4 K | 5 BB
  • Kyle McCaffrey – 2.0 IP | 3 ER | 2 H | 3 BB
  • Nicholas Jessen – 1.1 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 BB
  • Steven Turk – 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 0 H
  • Marshall Winn – 0.1 IP | 3 ER | 2 H | 3 BB
  • Owen Birkman – 0.2 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 K
• Will Feil went 1-2 with a double and two walks.
• Brad Malm went 0-3, but collected an RBI on a sac fly.
• Jason Bottari went 1-3 with a double.
• Michael Whalen, Mike Prisco, and Will Binder also collected hits for UAlbany.
• UAlbany left seven runners on base, Georgia left 11
• UAlbany batters walked just twice, whereas Georgia batters drew 12 walks.
• UAlbany batters struck out nine times, Georgia batters struck out five.

 
How it Happened:

• Cregg Scherrer started on the mound for the Great Danes, Dylan Ross started for the Bulldogs.
• Georgia struck first in the opening inning following a passed ball by UAlbany, with the Bulldogs' Cole Tate scoring.
• Georgia increased the lead to 3-0 in the third off of a two RBI double from Gonzalez.
• Kyle McCaffrey replaced Scherrer midway through the third inning for the Great Danes.
• In the top of the fifth, Brad Malm hit a sac fly to center to score Will Binder, getting the Great Danes on the board.
• In the bottom half of the inning, Georgia's Wagner hit a solo shot to center field to increase the lead to 4-1.
• Later in the inning, Georgia's Acton doubled to center field, scoring Jernigan and Gonzalez, making the score 6-1.
• Nicholas Jessen Replaced McCaffrey on the mound with two outs in the fifth.
• Davis Rokose took the mound for Georgia in the sixth.
• Steven Turk entered the game for UAlbany in the seventh.
• Marshall Winn took the mound for the Great Danes in the eighth.
• The Bulldogs pushed the lead to 9-1 in the eighth with a bases clearing double from McAllister.
• Owen Birkman entered the game for UAlbany in the eighth.

 
Next: UAlbany is back in action on Friday to start a four-game series at UMES. First pitch is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on Twitter and Instagram and by using the hashtag #BeGreat.