Cregg Scherrer
Tony Walsh
12
Winner Albany (N.Y.) UALBANY 5-3
7
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU 1-7
Winner
Albany (N.Y.) UALBANY
5-3
12
Final
7
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU
1-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Albany (N.Y.) UALBANY 3 0 1 0 3 0 1 4 0 12 18 2
Fairleigh Dickinson FDU 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 7 10 3

W: Tobia, Joseph (1-0) L: R. Racobaldo (0-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Great Danes Take Down Fairleigh Dickinson

Score:  UAlbany 12, Fairleigh Dickinson 7
 
Location: Naimoli Family Baseball Complex in Teaneck, New Jersey

Records: UAlbany (5-3) | FDU (1-7)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team captured its fifth straight victory on Wednesday afternoon against Fairleigh Dickinson, winning by a score of 12-7. Will Feil hit two home runs to lead the high scoring offense, while Cregg Scherrer pitched three strong innings of relief to lead the Great Danes defensively.

Coach Jon Mueller: "Midweek games are always unpredictable. These games allow for a number of different pitchers getting in and out of games.  From the fifth inning on we outscored FDU 8-1. The middle relief was solid and the offense went into gear to gather and extend the lead. Cregg Scherrer was outstanding and we had many contributors up and down the line-up"
 
Key Stats:
  • UAlbany pitchers
  • Cregg Scherrer had a strong performance on the mound, striking out five in 3.0 innings of relief work.
  • Will Feil hit his first two home runs of the year. He went 3-5 with four RBIs and one walk.
  • John Daly went 2-5 with a double and collected two RBIs.
  • Will Binder hit two doubles, going 4-5 with an RBI.
  • Brad Malm went 3-4, collecting one RBI and a walk.
  • Johnny Marti and Carson Dunkel were the last Great Danes with multiple hits. Marti went 2-5, recording a walk. Dunkel went 2-6, hitting a double and collecting an RBI.
  • Josh Loeffler and Chris Fisher each recorded one hit.
  • Jason Bottari collected an RBI.
  • UAlbany left 12 runners on base, FDU left seven.
  • UAlbany recorded six walks, whereas FDU had four.
  • Both UAlbany and FDU batters struck out 12 times.
How it Happened:
  • Thomas Quinn started on the mound for the Great Danes, Joey Kosowsky started for the Knights.
  • Will Feil hit a leadoff home run, his first of the season, in the opening inning to put the Great Danes up 1-0.
  • With the bases loaded, Jason Bottari hit a sac fly to center, scoring Brad Malm in the same inning.
  • John Daly scored on an error to make the lead 3-0, still in the first inning.
  • In the bottom of the first, Justin Sierra singled to score Joan Sosa for FDU.
  • George Rosales singled to left field in the second, scoring Tommy Verga and making it 3-2.
  • Owen Birkman replaced Quinn on the mound in the bottom half of the second.
  • FDU took its first lead of the game in the second inning. William Pope tied the game on a wild pitch and Rosales scored off a sac fly to left field by Tom Ruscitti to make it 3-4.
  • Bryce Timko entered the game for Fairleigh Dickinson to start the third.
  • In the top of the third, Carson Dunkel tied the game at four with a double, scoring Bottari.
  • Gavin Price took the mound for FDU midway through the third.
  • Rich Racobaldo replaced Price to start the fourth.
  • Nicholas Jessen entered the game for UAlbany in the same inning.
  • In the bottom of the fourth, Ruscitti doubled to score Brelon Harden for Fairleigh Dickinson.
  • The following at-bat, Hunter D'Amato hit a double to score Ruscitti, making it 4-6.
  • The Great Danes took back the lead in the top of the fifth. Both Feil and Malm singled to score Dunkel and Will Binder, respectively. Daly hit a sac fly to center, scoring Chris Fisher.
  • Joseph Tobia took the mound for the Great Danes in the fifth.
  • Jake Simon came into the game for the Knights in the beginning of the sixth inning.
  • Cregg Scherrer replaced Tobia in the sixth.
  • Ethan Rembish entered the game for FDU midway through the seventh.
  • Malm scored off a double by Daly in the top of the seventh to give UAlbany a two-run lead.
  • Verga hit a solo home run in the bottom of the seventh, making it 7-8 still in favor of UAlbany.
  • Joshua Milleville started the eighth inning on the mound for FDU.
  • Binder extended UAlbany's lead in the eighth with an RBI double to score Bottari.
  • In the same inning, Binder scored to make it 10-7 when Michael Whalen reached first base on a throwing error.
  • Feil made it 12-7 with a two-run blast, his second home run of the day, to score Whalen, still in the eighth.
  • Brendan Medoro replaced Milleville for FDU to start the ninth.
  • Marshall Winn took the mound for the Great Danes in the same inning to hold on to UAlbany's lead.
Next: The Great Danes travel to New Rochelle, N.Y. this Saturday to play a three-game series with the Iona Geals. First pitch of Saturday's doubleheader is at 12:00 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.
 
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