Maranda Jimenez - Binghamton 2022
Valmaria Strobel/UAlbany Athletics
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UAlbany UASOFT22 23-15, 10-6 AEC
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Winner Stony Brook SBU 30-14, 9-4 AEC
UAlbany UASOFT22
23-15, 10-6 AEC
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Final
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Stony Brook SBU
30-14, 9-4 AEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UAlbany UASOFT22 1 3 0 0 3 0 0 7 6 1
Stony Brook SBU 4 0 1 0 0 3 X 8 10 0

W: A. Melaas (3-1) L: Hammond, Wendi (13-8)

Game Recap: Softball |

Back and Forth Softball Battle Goes to Stony Brook

LOCATION: University Field - Stony Brook, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 23-15, 10-6 America East | Stony Brook 29-14, 9-4 America East
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes began with the advantage but after six lead changes, the host Seawolves held on to take the game and the series, Sunday.
 
SCORE: Stony Brook 8, UAlbany 7
 
KEY STATS
  • Senior Maranda Jimenez led the team with four RBI from a sac fly and a home run.
  • Senior Lové Drumgole followed with three RBI from her first career home run.
  • Six different Great Danes tallied a hit against the Seawolves - senior Alexis Phillips, Jimenez, junior Maddi Petrella, freshman Sierra Fretz, junior Wendi Hammond, and Drumgole.
  • In the field, UAlbany combined for two double plays. Fretz and graduate student Katie Falotico went for the double play to close out the third while Drumgole tallied a solo double play in the bottom of the fifth.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Great Danes opened the game with a run in the first inning. After drawing a walk to get on base, junior Morgan Petty stole two bases to advance to third. Maranda Jimenez hit a sac fly to drive in the first run.
  • The Seawolves took a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the first.
  • UAlbany tied the score in the second inning.
  • With two on base - Maddi Petrella walked and Wendi Hammond singled - Lové Drumgole hit the first home run of her career for three RBI.
  • The Great Danes held the tie with three-straight outs in the bottom of the second.
  • Stony Brook once again took the lead in the bottom of the third.
  • A scoreless fourth inning saw a single and a runner left on base from both teams.
  • Putting two on base as Drumgole drew a walk and Alexis Phillips singled to left field, Jimenez notched the Great Danes' second three-run homer of the game. Hitting the ball over the center-field fence, the senior gave UAlbany a 7-5 lead with her ninth home run of the season.
  • Drumgole closed the fifth inning with a double play to secure the Great Danes' two-run lead with two innings to go.
  • The Seawolves changed the lead for the last time in the bottom of the sixth to earn the 8-7 victory.
 
NEXT: The Great Danes will close the conference season with a single game at Binghamton on Wednesday (May 4).
 
For more information on the University at Albany softball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanysb
Instagram - @ualbanysb
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