Carson Dunkel
Bob Mayberger
2
University at Albany UABASE 20-22
4
Winner Maine MAINE 25-16
University at Albany UABASE
20-22
2
Final
4
Maine MAINE
25-16
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
University at Albany UABASE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0
Maine MAINE 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 X 4 10 0

W: Trevor Labonte (5-3) L: Weber, Ray (4-7) S: Matthew Pushard (9)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Falls to Maine in Game One

Score:  Maine 4, UAlbany 2
 
Location: Mahaney Diamond in Orono, Maine.
 
Records: UAlbany (20-22, 9-16 AE) | Maine (25-16, 20-5 AE)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team dropped game one of its three game series against Maine, falling 4-2. Nicholas Jessen and Marshall Winn combined for 3.1 scoreless innings to close out the game for the Great Danes.

Head Coach Jon Mueller: "Weber hung in there after taking a liner off the lower back and picked us up. Nicholas Jessen and Marshall Winn also threw the ball well in a well played contest. We had limited opportunities in this one and we look forward to tomorrow."
 
Key Stats:
  • UAlbany pitchers:
  • Brad Malm led the Great Danes with two hits and an RBI, scoring Johnny Marti on an RBI single
  • Jason Bottari also finished with two hits, going 2-4 with a stolen base
  • Marti went 1-5 and collected a double, the lone extra-base hit of the afternoon for UAlbany
  • Josh Loeffler finished with a hit and scored a run
  • Carson Dunkel went 0-2 but collected a RBI on a SAC fly
  • UAlbany left nine runners on base, whereas Maine left 10
  • Seven Great Danes walked, Maine batters walked just once
  • UAlbany batters struck out six times, Maine batters struck out four times
How it Happened:
  • Ray Weber started on the mound for the Great Danes, Trevor Lebonte started for the Black Bears.
  • UAlbany got on the board first after a SAC fly from Carson Dunkel in the second inning, scoring Bottari.
  • Maine scored all four of its runs in the fifth inning. Goodman singled to right to score Schulefand to tie the game. McDaniel then homered to left for two RBIs before Jenkins scored on a fielder's choice to push the lead to 4-1 in favor of Maine.
  • Jessen replaced Weber for UAlbany midway through the fifth.
  • Colin Fitzgerald took the mound for Maine to start the eighth.
  • Brad Malm pushed the score the 4-2 in the eighth. Marti doubled to get on base before reaching third on a wild pitch. He scored on an RBI single from Malm.
  • Matthew Pushard replaced Fitzgerald midway through the eighth and closed the game.
Next: The Great Danes return to the field tomorrow afternoon against the Black Bears at 1:00 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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