Score: UAlbany 4, UMass Lowell 1
Location: Varsity Field in Albany, New York
Records: UAlbany (22-25, 11-19 AE) | UMass Lowell (25-28, 15-15 AE)
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team won its final game of the season, taking a 4-1 victory over UMass Lowell on Saturday afternoon. The Great Danes celebrated Senior Day with a pregame ceremony, honoring
Marshall Winn,
Josh Loeffler,
John Daly,
Johnny Marti,
Anthony Germinerio,
Brad Malm,
Michael Whalen, and
Ray Weber.
With Hartford winning against Maine earlier in the day, the Great Danes have officially been eliminated from postseason contention.
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "Today's game was much like yesterday. We threw the ball extremely well, played great defense, and we did enough offensively to win the game. I think we've given up five hits in 18 innings and still split. In a nut shell, these seniors are going to go out with 99 wins and three or four conference tournaments. Tremendous ambassadors for the university, whether it's been in the classroom with their academic awards or in the community with our Vs. Cancer game and the amount of money they've raised, there's a lot to be proud of. Obviously, a little disappointing with the way the season ended, but there's too much to be proud of to hang our heads. This has been a record-setting group and they've defined what the three pillars are for UAlbany Athletics.
Key Stats:
- UAlbany Pitchers:
- Jason Bottari led the offense with two hits and an RBI. He also finished with a walk and two stolen bases.
- Johnny Marti also finished with two hits, going 2-3 with a walk.
- Will Binder, Brad Malm, Will Feil, and Michael Whalen all finished with a hit.
- Chris Fisher did not record a hit, but still finished with an RBI.
- The Great Danes left seven runners on base, UMass Lowell left five.
- UAlbany batters walked four times whereas UMass Lowell batters walked three times.
- The Great Danes struck out nine times, the River Hawks struck out six times.
How it Happened:
- Connor Eisenmann started on the mound for UAlbany, Ryan Towle started for UMass Lowell.
- UMass Lowell struck first in the top of the second inning when Fritz Genther doubled down the left field line, scoring Ryan Proto.
- The Great Danes took the lead in the bottom half of the inning off a ground ball from Chris Fisher. Jason Bottari scored first before Josh Loeffler crossed home plate after a throwing error from the third baseman to first.
- Thomas Quinn entered the game for UAlbany to start the third inning.
- UAlbany grabbed two more runs in the third. Jason Bottari first singled in Johnny Marti to make the score 3-1. John Daly then stole third and advanced home on a throwing error from the UMass Lowell Catcher to make it 4-1.
- Rob Manetta entered the game for UAlbany to start the fifth.
- Matt Draper entered the game for UMass Lowell with one out in the fifth.
- Joseph Tobia entered the game for UAlbany to begin the seventh.
- Steven Turk took the mound for UAlbany to start the eighth.
- With one out in the eighth, Henry Funaro entered the game for UMass Lowell.
- Marshall Winn entered the game for UAlbany to start the eighth.
Next: UAlbany's season officially comes to an end after today's game. Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on
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