LOCATION: UMaine Softball Facility - Orono, Maine
RECORDS: UAlbany 10-9, 3-1 America East | Maine 8-21, 1-3 America East
SHORT STORY: After falling in an eight-inning game one, the Great Danes won game two with eight runs from the offense and a no-hitter from redshirt-sophomore pitcher
Kate Powers, Friday.
GAME ONE
SCORE: Maine 7, UAlbany 6 (8 innings)
KEY STATS
- Junior Jordan Nastos led with three RBI from three hits.
- Tallying one RBI and two runs, freshman Sara Anderson went 4-4 from the ditch.
- Graduate student Chloe Lewis (double) and sophomore Sierra Fretz each added a multi-base hit.
- Senior pitcher Wendi Hammond tallied four strikeouts in 7.2 innings in the circle.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Black Bears earned the first hit with their leadoff batter in the bottom of the first.
- Sara Anderson notched the Great Danes' first hit with a single through the right side in the top of the second.
- Maine added two hits in the bottom of the second and one hit in the bottom of the third.
- Sierra Fretz got on base with a triple in the top of the fourth before Anderson hit a second single to drive in Fretz for the first run of the game.
- Tying the score with a home run, the Black Bears took a 3-1 lead before the end of the inning.
- The Great Danes answered by tying the score at 3. After loading the bases with singles from sophomore Caitlin Frederick and Jordan Nastos and a walk from senior Caitlyn Mitros, seniors Morgan Petty and Maddi Petrella each added an RBI.
- Maine put its leadoff batter on base in the bottom of the fifth but a double play from UAlbany left no runners on base in just three batters.
- Nastos notched a second RBI to give the Great Danes a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth.
- The Black Bears tied the score in the bottom of the seventh to send the game into an extra inning.
- Giving UAlbany a two-run bump, Nastos hit a single for two RBI in the top of the eighth.
- After tying the score, Maine won the game with a walk-off single.
GAME TWO
SCORE: UAlbany 8, Maine 0 (6 innings)
KEY STATS
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Great Danes opened the game with three runs in the first inning.
- After Caitlyn Mitros got on base with a single, Morgan Petty hit a triple to drive in the first run.
- Maddi Petrella followed with the third hit in as many batters to add a second RBI before UAlbany loaded the bases.
- Chloe Lewis drove in the final run of the inning with the fourth hit.
- Tallying three-straight outs in the bottom of the first, the Great Dane defense left one Black Bear on base in both the second and third innings after pitcher Kate Powers tallied her only two walks of the game.
- UAlbany extended their lead with two unearned runs in the top of the fourth.
- After going three up, three down on defense for two-straight innings, the Great Danes were back in the dugout for the sixth inning.
- Jordan Nastos opened the inning with a second-pitch home run over the right-field fence.
- Mitros followed with a bunted single before Petrella added a left-field home run to earn what proved to be the final run and last two RBIs.
- Powers struck out two batters, out of three, in the final inning to secure her first collegiate no-hitter and the eight-run victory.
NEXT: The Great Danes will continue on the road at Army on April 5.
For more information on the University at Albany softball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanysb
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