Maddi Petrella - Maine 2022
Bruce Dudek/UAlbany Athletics
0
Georgetown GU 2-14
8
Winner UAlbany UALB 3-5
Georgetown GU
2-14
0
Final
8
UAlbany UALB
3-5
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Georgetown GU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
UAlbany UALB 0 0 2 0 4 2 8 10 1

W: Hammond, Wendi (3-2) L: Plonka (2-6)

2
UAlbany UALB 3-6
3
Winner Creighton CU 8-8
UAlbany UALB
3-6
2
Final
3
Creighton CU
8-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UAlbany UALB 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 5 1
Creighton CU 0 0 0 0 2 1 X 3 5 0

W: Akers (2-2) L: Lewis, Chloe (0-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Opens Day Two in Florida with Run-Rule Victory

LOCATION: ROC Park - Madeira Beach, Fla.
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes opened the day with a shutout victory over Georgetown before falling in a close 3-2 loss to Creighton, Saturday.
 
GAME ONE
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 3-5, 0-0 America East | Georgetown 2-14, 0-0 Big East
 
SCORE: UAlbany 8, Georgetown 0 (6 inn.)
 
KEY STATS
  • Senior Maddi Petrella led the Great Danes with three RBI and three hits.
  • Senior Wendi Hammond added two RBI with the first Great Dane triple of the season.
  • On three hits, senior Morgan Petty tallied one RBI. The outfielder added three stolen bases.
  • Hammond pitched her second complete-game win of the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After two scoreless innings, sophomore Caitlyn Frederick scored the first run after a sacrifice fly from Morgan Petty.
  • Senior Caitlyn Mitros added a run when Maddi Petrella hit a single to give the Great Danes a 2-0 lead after three innings.
  • UAlbany extended their lead with four runs in the bottom of the fifth.
  • After Petrella added a second RBI and a fourth run, Wendi Hammond hit a triple to drive in two runs.
  • Up 6-0, the Great Danes tallied three outs in three batters in the top of the sixth.
  • UAlbany went on a two-out rally to earn the 8-0 victory in six innings. With two singles in a row, junior Jordan Nastos scored.
  • Petty closed the game with the eighth run after stealing home.
 
GAME TWO
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 3-6, 0-0 America East | Creighton 8-8, 0-0 Big East
 
SCORE: Creighton 3, UAlbany 2
 
KEY STATS
  • Maddi Petrella hit the Great Danes' first home run of the season.
  • Morgan Petty added a second homer for UAlbany.
  • Petrella and freshman Deanna Grahek led with two hits each.
  • Grahek notched the first multi-base hit of her collegiate career.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Bluejays tallied the first hit in the first inning before Maddi Petrella hit a single to open the second inning.
  • The Great Danes ended the third inning with a double play from Deanna Grahek and sophomore Sierra Fretz.
  • UAlbany took a one-run lead when Petrella hit a home run over the center-field fence.
  • Creighton scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth.
  • A home run over the left field line from Morgan Petty tied the score in the top of the sixth inning.
  • The Bluejays added a run on a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.
  • As the Great Danes were unable to put a runner on base in the top of the seventh, Creighton took the one-run win, 3-2.
 
NEXT: UAlbany will close out their weekend at the Spring Games with a 9 am contest against MTSU on Sunday.
 
For more information on the University at Albany softball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanysb
Instagram - @ualbanysb
 
Print Friendly Version