ALBANY, N.Y. - The University at Albany softball team is ready for their final week at home.
The Great Danes will honor their seniors on Sunday, April 24 for their final home game of the 2022 season.
GAME INFORMATION
Siena at UAlbany (DH)
DATE: Thursday, April 21
TIME: 2 pm
SITE: Albany Field - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 18-12, 7-3 America East | Siena 18-16, 7-3 MAAC
SERIES RECORD: 57-16, UAlbany leads
STATS:
UAlbanySports.com
STREAM:
AmericaEast.TV
UMass Lowell at UAlbany
SITE: Albany Field - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 18-12, 7-3 America East | UMass Lowell 20-12, 5-1 America East
SERIES RECORD: 17-14, UMass Lowell leads
STATS:
UAlbanySports.com
Games One & Two (Doubleheader)
DATE: Saturday, April 23
TIME: 1 pm
STREAM:
AmericaEast.TV
Game Three
DATE: Sunday, April 24
TIME: 12 pm
STREAM:
AmericaEast.TV
*records as of 4/20
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 tallied three wins and two losses in Florida - beating MTSU, Georgia Southern, and Georgetown.
- The Great Danes saw two losses at Towson (3/11) before the rest of the tournament was canceled due to weather.
- UAlbany began 'doubleheader season' at CCSU on March 16. The Great Danes swept the Blue Devils with an 8-1 win for game one and a 14-4 victory in game two.
- Ten days later, UAlbany hosted Colgate for its first home contest. After the Raiders took the first game in eight innings, the Great Danes came back for a shutout victory in game two.
- UAlbany hosted Marist (3/30) for a doubleheader. They split the series taking the first game, 5-4, in eight innings, and the Red Foxes took the second game, 6-5.
- In a non-conference doubleheader, the Great Danes swept Army (4/6) with a win from junior pitcher Wendi Hammond and a walk-off homer from Maddi Petrella.
- UAlbany opened conference play with a series at UMBC (April 2-3) before hosting Maine (April 9-10). The Great Danes went 1-2 against the Retrievers before sweeping Maine, 2-0, for a 3-2 conference record.
- Most recently, UAlbany took the series over Hartford (April 15-16), 2-1, after sweeping a doubleheader over Binghamton (4/13).
AT THE PLATE
- Morgan Petty leads the team batting 36-94 for a .383 batting average and a .766 slugging percentage. The junior owns a team-high eight home runs and 40 RBI.
- Katie Falotico (.352) and Maddi Petrella (.337) follow with their respective batting averages.
- Falotico leads the team with 11 doubles. Her .37 doubles per game is good for 17th in the nation.
- Alexis Phillips has hit two triples on the season.
- Four Great Danes have totaled double-digit RBI - Petty has compiled 40 for the team-high while Petrella (22), Falotico (20), and Maranda Jimenez (13) follow.
IN THE FIELD
- Falotico leads the defense with 124 putouts; Petrella follows closely with 109.
- Lové Drumgole leads with 59 assists.
- Falotico and Drumgole have contributed to seven double-plays each to lead the team.
- Six different Great Danes have seen the circle.
- Wendi Hammond has seen the most time with 97.1 innings pitched and 77 strikeouts. The junior has pitched nine complete games, including one shutout, with 15 starts and a 10-6 record in the circle.
- Briana Garrett follows tallying 32.0 innings pitched, with two complete games, including one shutout, and five starts.
ABOUT SIENA
- The Saints are 18-16 on the season with a 7-3 record in the MAAC.
- Siena opened the season with two six-game tournaments - the Spring Games (Feb. 25-27) and the Madeira Beach Invitational (Mar. 11-13). After 12 contests, the Saints held a 4-8 record.
- After splitting two doubleheaders - against Morgan State (3/22) and Howard (3/23) - and winning a single game at Delaware State (3/24), the Saints won a series at George Mason (Mar. 25-26).
- Closing out March, Siena swept a doubleheader at Sacred Heart (3/30).
- The Saints opened April with four doubleheaders, seeing a sweep at Saint Peter's (4/2), at Manhattan (4/4), and Fairfield (4/11) with two losses against CCSU (4/5).
- Most recently, Siena dropped the doubleheader against Canisius (4/16) after splitting the doubleheader against Iona (4/15).
- Ava Fitzmaurice leads with a .369 batting average and three triples.
- Tallying a team-high five home runs, Kyleigh Potter also leads with 25 RBI.
- Nicole Patille leads from the circle, having tallied a 2.60 ERA from 67.1 innings pitched and three complete games. Fitzmaurice has seen the most time in the circle with 86.1 innings pitched and six complete games.
- In the field, Emma McLaughlin leads with 250 putouts and six double-plays while Sabrina Vargas has tallied a team-high 83 assists.
SERIES AGAINST THE SAINTS
- The Great Danes lead the all-time series, 57-16.
- UAlbany and Siena last met in 2017 when the Great Danes swept the doubleheader on March 30.
- The Great Danes took the first game in the series, 11-3, in five innings. UAlbany followed with a 7-2 victory.
ABOUT UMASS LOWELL
- The River Hawks are 20-12 on the season with a 5-1 record in the America East.
- Playing four tournaments to open the season, UMass Lowell held a 12-8 record through the first five weeks of play.
- Before the start of conference play, three doubleheaders against Boston University, Sacred Heart, and Merrimack added three losses and three wins.
- To open the conference season, the River Hawks swept Hartford (Apr. 2-3) and split the series against Binghamton (Apr. 9-10) before heading to Maine for a 7-2 victory (Apr. 13).
- Becca Vaillencourt leads the team with a .320 batting average and a .409 on-base percentage.
- Owning a team-high 25 RBI, Cayla Tulley also leads with six home runs and two triples.
- Ryley White leads the pitchers with a 1.43 ERA, tallying nine complete games with 102.2 innings pitched. Notching a 14-3 record in the circle, White has totaled 117 strikeouts and five shutouts.
- In the field, Maria Moccia leads with 169 putouts and seven double-plays while Tori Mueller has tallied a team-high 49 assists.
SERIES AGAINST THE RIVER HAWKS
- UMass Lowell leads the all-time series, 17-14.
- During 2021, the River Hawks swept the regular-season series (Mar. 27-28).
- In the 2021 America East tournament, the Great Danes defeated UMass Lowell, 4-3. Morgan Petty led with two RBI.
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.
2022 AMERICA EAST WEEKLY AWARDS
- Player of the Week
- Pitcher of the Week
AROUND THE AMERICA EAST
- UMass Lowell leads the conference with just one loss and five wins.
- UMBC follows with an 8-3 America East record.
- Going 4-1 in the last week, UAlbany is in third with a 7-3 record.
- Stony Brook sits even with a 3-3 record in the America East.
- Maine and Hartford have tallied two wins for fifth and sixth place, respectively.
- Binghamton rounds out the conference with a 1-5 record.
UPCOMING AMERICA EAST CONTESTS
- Wednesday
- UMBC at Towson, 2 pm
- UMass Lowell at UMass, 3 pm
- Thursday
- Siena at UAlbany (DH), 2 pm
- Manhattan at Stony Brook (DH), 2 pm
- Hartford at Fairfield, 3 pm
- Saturday
- Binghamton at Maine (DH), 12 pm
- UMass Lowell at UAlbany (DH), 1 pm
- Hartford at Stony Brook (DH), 1 pm
- Sunday
- Binghamton at Maine, 11 am
- UMass Lowell at UAlbany, 12 pm
- Hartford at Stony Brook, 12 pm
UP NEXT
- The Great Danes will head on the road to close out the conference season at Binghamton (Apr. 27) and Stony Brook (Apr. 30-May 1).
For more information on the University at Albany softball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanysb
Instagram - @ualbanysb
