ALBANY, N.Y. - The University at Albany softball team will head to Maryland for the TU Tiger Clash, March 11-13.
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
The TU Tiger Clash - March 11-13
SITE: Tiger Softball Stadium - Towson, Md.
RECORDS: 
     UAlbany: 5-5, 0-0 America East
     Towson: 4-12, 0-0 CAA
     Brown: 4-7, 0-0 Ivy League
     Monmouth: 2-12, 0-0 MAAC
 
UAlbany vs Monmouth
DATE: Friday, March 11
TIME: 10:00 AM
STATS: TowsonTigers.com
 
UAlbany vs Towson
DATE: Friday, March 4
TIME: 3:00 PM
STATS: TowsonTigers.com
STREAM: FloSoftball
 
UAlbany vs Brown
DATE: Saturday, March 12
TIME: 10:00 AM
STATS: TowsonTigers.com
 
UAlbany vs Monmouth
DATE: Saturday, March 12
TIME: 12:30 PM
STATS: TowsonTigers.com
 
UAlbany vs Brown
DATE: Sunday, March 13
TIME: 10:00 AM
STATS: TowsonTigers.com
 
*records as of 3/10
 
GREAT DANE REWIND

• UAlbany opened the 2022 season in Rock Hill, South Carolina at the Winthrop Eagles Tournament (Feb. 18-20) before competing in the 2022 Spring Games at Madeira Beach (Mar. 3-5).
• In South Carolina, the Great Danes went 2-3 with wins against Winthrop and Ball State and losses against Robert Morris (twice) and Youngstown State.
• UAlbany started last weekend with three wins - against Middle Tennessee State, Georgia Southern, and Georgetown. The Great Danes fell against LIU and Southern Mississippi.
• Morgan Petty leads the team batting 14-30 for a .467 batting average and a 1.033 slugging percentage. The junior owns a team-high four home runs and 12 RBI. For her efforts, Petty was named the America East Player of the Week after the first week of Great Dane competition.
• Katie Falotico follows at the plate with a .364 batting average from 12 hits. The graduate student has notched more multi-base hits than singles with a team-high seven doubles, one triple, and one home run. 
• Seeing eight starts and nine appearances, Alexis Phillips is tied with Petty for a team-high seven runs. Her .500 on base percentage is the best of the UAlbany batters.
• On the mound, three Great Dane pitchers own an ERA less than 1.25. Briana Garrett leads, allowing zero earned runs in 4.1 innings pitched. Maranda Jimenez follows with a 1.07 ERA in 14.0 innings.
• Garrett and Jimenez have each gone undefeated in the circle. Jimenez has two complete game wins while Garrett came into the Georgetown game with a losing score to lead her team to a victory.
• Wendi Hammond leads with 25.2 innings in the circle, totaling a team-high 19 strikeouts.
• Falotico leads in the field with 38 putouts while Lové Drumgole leads with 20 assists.

 
ABOUT MONMOUTH

• The Hawks are 2-12 on the season.
• Monmouth opened the season at the Spring Games, going 1-4, with a win over North Carolina and losses against Bethune-Cookman, Butler, Stetson, and Florida Atlantic.
• Next, the Hawks saw four losses at the Chanticleer Showdown (Feb. 24-26). 
• Most recently, Monmouth went 1-4 at the JU/UNF Spring Break Challenge, seeing losses against FDU, North Florida (x2), and Saint Francis, beating FDU to close out the weekend.
• Lindsey Baron leads the team with a .366 batting average and five doubles.
• Overall, the Hawks have three homers - Baron, Julie Thuer, and Stavi Auger.
• Kylie Gletow leads with a 4.11 ERA in 47.1 innings on the mound. With three complete games and 19 strikeouts, she owns a 1-4 record.

 
ABOUT TOWSON

• The Tigers are 4-12 on the season.
• Towson opened the season 0-8 with four losses at the Spartan Classic (Feb. 12-13) and four losses at the Winthrop Tournament (Feb. 18-19). 
• The Tigers tallied their first win at Winthrop on Feb. 20 against Western Carolina.
• After three losses at the UNCG Invitational (Feb. 25-26), Towson hosted their first tournament with three wins and one loss (Mar 4-6)
• Sydni Byers leads with a .391 batting average, three doubles, and 10 RBI.
• Three Tigers have tallied two home runs each - Byers, Nicole Kidwiler, and Mayson Peters.
• Julie Jackson leads with a 4.29 ERA in 45.2 innings on the mound. With five complete games and 34 strikeouts, she owns a 2-5 record.

 
ABOUT BROWN

• The Bears are 4-7 on the season.
• After opening the season with five losses at the FIU Softball Invitational (Feb. 25-27), Brown saw a 4-1 record in Houston (Mar. 4-6).
• The Bears tallied a single-game loss hosting Providence on Mar. 8.
• Brown will host UMBC and Hofstra on Mar. 11 before heading to the TU Tiger Clash.
• Alexis Guevara leads the team with a .333 batting average. 
• Laurel Moody owns a team-high three home runs and five RBI.
• Six pitchers have seen the circle for the Bears with Erin Elgas owning a 0.00 ERA in 5.1 innings. Guevara has seen the most time on the mound with 19.1 innings. Guevara has notched 11 strikeouts to lead the pitching team.

 
PICKED THIRD

• The Great Danes were picked to finish third in the 2022 America East Preseason Coaches' Poll. 
• UAlbany tallied 27 points and no first-place votes.
• UMBC topped the poll with 35 points and five first-place votes while Stony Brook followed with 29 points and two first-place votes.
• Binghamton (20), UMass Lowell (18), Maine (12), and Hartford (6) followed to close out the poll.

 
2021 POSTSEASON AMERICA EAST AWARDS

• First Team All-Conference
  • Katie Falotico (2B)
  • Caitlyn Mitros (OF)
  • Maranda Jimenez (DP)
• Second Team All-Conference
  • Wendi Hammond (P)
  • Morgan Petty (OF)
• All-Rookie
  • Wendi Hammond (P)
  • Caitlyn Mitros (OF)
  • Maddi Petrella (C)
  • Morgan Petty (OF)
• All-Academic
  • Kelly Barkevich
  • Katie Falotico

 
2022 AMERICA EAST WEEKLY AWARDS

• Player of the Week
  • Morgan Petty (February 28)

 
AROUND THE AMERICA EAST

• Stony Brook leads the conference with a 7-3 record.
• UMBC (9-5) and UMass Lowell (7-4) follow with the final two winning records.
• UAlbany (5-5) and Hartford (4-4) each have an even record at 50% winning.
• Binghamton sits just below 500 with a 7-8 overall record.
• Maine rounds out the conference with one win (1-8).

 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK

• Friday
  • Stony Brook vs UMass, 9 am
  • Hofstra vs UMBC, 10 am
  • UAlbany vs Monmouth, 10 am
  • Brown vs UMBC, 12 pm
  • Maine vs Wisconsin, 12 pm
  • UMass Lowell vs CCSU, 12 pm
  • UMass Lowell vs CCSU, 2 pm
  • Stony Brook vs Ohio State, 2 pm
  • UAlbany vs Towson, 3 pm
  • Maine vs Dixie State, 5 pm
• Saturday
  • UAlbany vs Brown, 10 am
  • Stony Brook vs Ohio State, 11 am
  • UAlbany vs Monmouth, 12:30 pm
  • Stony Brook vs South Florida, 4:30 pm
  • Maine vs New Mexico, 5 pm
  • Maine vs Dixie State, 7:30 pm
• Sunday
  • Stony Brook vs Army, 10 am
  • UAlbany vs Brown, 10 am
  • Maine vs Southern Utah, 2 pm
• Tuesday
  • Maine vs BYU, 7 pm

 
UP NEXT

• The Great Danes will host their first home game in the form of a doubleheader against CCSU on Wednesday, March 16.

 
For more information on the University at Albany softball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanysb
Instagram - @ualbanysb