Score: UAlbany 7, Hartford 5
Location: Fiondella Field in West Hartford, Conn.
Records: UAlbany (17-17, 7-11 AE) | Hartford (6-27, 5-13 AE)
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team defeated Hartford, 7-5, in its series finale on Sunday afternoon, taking the three-game weekend series with the Hawks.
Connor Eisenmann pitched seven strong innings, allowing just one run and striking out eight. Catcher
Carson Dunkel led the Great Danes offensively with three RBIs.
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "We have been waiting for a win like this for a couple of weeks. Came back from down four and played a complete game.
Connor Eisenmann was outstanding today and
Chase Carroll was sharp to close it out."
Key Stats:
- UAlbany pitchers
- Connor Eisenmann gave up just two hits and one run in six innings of relief work while also striking out eight.
- Carson Dunkel finished 2-4 with a double, three RBIs and a scored run.
- Michael Whalen (2-3) and John Daly (2-5) also had multiple hits for the Great Danes. Whalen crossed home once, Daly twice.
- Will Binder (1-5), Brad Malm (1-4), Josh Loeffler (1-3) and Jason Bottari (1-2) all recorded one hit and picked up one RBI. Loeffler also scored two runs.
- Will Feil (0-3) scored the final run for UAlbany.
- UAlbany left seven runners on base, whereas Hartford left five on base.
- UAlbany batters drew four walks, Hartford drew seven.
- Great Dane batters struck out six times, Hartford batters struck out eleven times.
How it Happened:
- Cregg Scherrer started on the mound for the Great Danes, Ryan Dee started for the Hawks.
- Hartford jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first on two two-run singles. Noah Rivera drove in Derek Tenney and Logan Cole and Daniel Burnett drove in Rivera and Jake Santiago.
- UAlbany cut Hartford's lead to one run in the top of the second. Carson Dunkel scored John Daly with an RBI single up the middle, Will Binder's single through the right side brought home Josh Loeffler and Brad Malm hit a sac fly to left field, driving in Dunkel.
- Connor Eisenmann took the mound for UAlbany midway through the second inning.
- Hartford's Burnett hit a leadoff home run in the fourth, giving the Hawks a 5-3 advantage.
- Almanzar Jr. came in to pitch for Hartford halfway through the fifth.
- The Great Danes loaded up the bases in the fifth and took a 7-5 lead. Loeffler drew a walk and scored Michael Whalen, Daly and Will Feil crossed home on a two-RBI double by Dunkel and Jason Bottari hit a sac fly to center field, driving in Loeffler.
- In the ninth, Chase Carroll came in to close for the Great Danes.
Next: The Great Danes will return to Albany for a midweek game against Manhattan on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on
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