Score Game 1: UAlbany 5, Wagner 3
Score Game 2: Wagner 12, UAlbany 1
Location: Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, N.Y.
Records: UAlbany (5-27-1, 1-14 America East) | Wagner (22-19, 14-7 NEC)
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team split Friday's doubleheader with Wagner College. The Great Danes took game one in walk off fashion. With nobody on and two out, down 3-2, The Great Danes were able to extend the game thanks to hits from
Chris Fisher and
Jason Bottari. With two runners on and two outs,
Will Feil sent a three-run shot over the right field wall to win the game for UAlbany, 5-3.
NOTE: Saturday's game has officially been postponed due to weather. The Great Danes and Seahawks will look to finish the series on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. from Varsity Field.
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "Plenty of ups and downs today, we'll look to take the series on Sunday."
Key Stats Game 1:
- UAlbany Pitchers:
- Will Feil finished with two hits, two runs scored, and three RBIs to lead UAlbany to the win.
- Matthew Mariano pitched a strong game for UAlbany, going four strong innings and striking out six.
- Justin Hurd collected two hits, including an RBI double in the second.
- Chris Fisher, Jason Bottari, and Dan Tauken all finished with one hit each.
- UAlbany finished with seven hits, two walks, and four strikeouts.
Key Stats Game 2:
How it Happened Game 1:
- Matthew Mariano started on the mound for the Great Danes, Frankie Wright started for the Seahawks.
- UAlbany struck first with two runs in the second inning. Justin Hurd doubled down the left field line to drive home Will Feil. In the next at-bat, Owen Silliman reached base on an error from the Wagner third baseman, scoring Dan Tauken.
- Wagner was able to get two men on without any outs in the fifth, forcing Mariano out of the game. He was replaced on the mound by Thomas Quinn.
- The Seahawks were able to take advantage, tying the game at 2-2 in the fifth. With the bases loaded, Griffin Selby hit a two-RBI single to left.
- Wagner took a 3-2 lead in the sixth on an RBI single from Xavier Ulrich.
- Ryan Pittz took the mound for UAlbany to start the seventh.
- Nick Hanson took the mound for Wagner to start the final inning.
- The Great Danes won the game in the bottom of the seventh inning on a walk-off three-run home run from Will Feil, a deep drive to right field.
How it Happened Game 2:
- Connor Eisenmann started on the mound for the Great Danes, Connor Hayden started for the Seahawks.
- Wagner took a 2-0 lead in the opening inning off a two-run home run from Cody Bey.
- The Seahawks made it 4-0 in the second with another two-run shot, this time off the bat of Mateo Matthews.
- The lead was pushed to five runs in the third on an RBI double from Griffin Selby.
- The Great Danes got on the board in the fifth on an RBI single from Chris Fisher, scoring Devan Kruzinski from third.
- Nicholas Jessen took the mound for UAlbany to start the fourth.
- Wagner pushed the lead to 8-1 in the fourth thanks to run-scoring hits from Maimu Kobayashi, Chris Conniff, and Cody Bey.
- Michael DiMartino took the mound for UAlbany in the fifth.
- Dimaggio Cazares made it 9-1 Wagner in the fifth with an RBI single.
- Joseph Tobia was handed the ball to start the sixth for UAlbany.
- Ryan Bilka took the mound for Wagner midway through the seventh.
- Kyle McCaffrey entered the game for the Great Danes to start the eighth.
- Wagner made it 10-1 in the eighth on an RBI double from David Melfi.
- Ty Santabarbara entered the game for UAlbany to start the ninth.
- Wagner added two runs in the ninth to push the lead to 12-1.
Next: The weekend series is set to come to a close on Sunday with a 12:00 p.m. matchup from Varsity Field. Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on
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