Score Game 1: Purdue 16, UAlbany 6
 
Score Game 2: Purdue 12, UAlbany 1

Location: Alexander Field – West Lafayette, Ind.
 
Records: UAlbany (0-10, 0-0 America East) | Purdue (12-4, 0-0 BIG10)
 
Short Story: Big innings proved costly as the University at Albany baseball team fell in both games of Sunday's doubleheader.
 
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "We are still a work in progress.  Limiting big innings is paramount for the growth of this team."

Key Stat Game 1:

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Luke Boule – 1 IP | 5 ER | 2 H | 5 BB | 2 K
  • Kyle McCaffrey – 2 IP | 5 ER | 6 H | 1 BB | 2 K
  • Ryan Pittz – 2 IP | 0 ER | 2 H | 0 BB | 1 K
  • Player Crosby – 1.1 IP | 2 ER | 2 H | 2 BB | 2 K
• Cooper Loyal had a strong game at the plate, tallying two hits and a team-best two RBIs.
• Will Binder reached base three times, recording two hits and a hit-by-pitch.
• Thomas McElwee had two hits and an RBI.
• Four other Great Danes recorded a hit – Luke Filippi, Mike Prisco, Levi McAllister, and Ryan Ferremi.

 
Key Stat Game 2:

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Kyle Locklear – 3 IP | 9 ER | 8 H | 4 BB | 2 K
  • Steven Turk – 2 IP | 2 ER | 4 H | 0 BB | 0 K
  • Cam Fuer – 1 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 0 K
• Will Binder highlighted the offense with two hits, including a double.
• Jared Toby also hit a double and scored the only run for the Great Danes.
• Luke Myers recorded the sole RBI.

How it Happened Game 1:

• Luke Boule got the start for the Great Danes. Kyle Iwinski started for the Boilermakers.
• Purdue looked to take control of the game in the bottom of the first. Luke Gaffney drove in two with a single up the middle. The Boilermakers then loaded the bases for Couper Cornblum who tripled to right field. Purdue tacked on two unearned runs from an error and a passed ball to take a 7-0 advantage.
• After leading off the top of the second with a hit-by-pitch, Jared Toby came around to score following back-to-back singles by Ryan Ferremi and Cooper Loyal, making it 7-1.
• Kyle McCaffrey was brought in to pitch for UAlbany in the second inning.
• The Boilermakers loaded the bases to start the bottom of the third. Gaffney hit a single through the left side to score two. Logan Sutter followed up with a double down the third base line to bring in another run. Gaffney came around to score off a dropped flyball before Brody Chrisman hit a double to make it 13-1. Ty Gill added on with an RBI single through the right side.
• Ryan Pittz came in to pitch in the fourth inning for UAlbany.
• Carter Doorn was brought in to pitch by Purdue in the fifth.
• Luke Filippi got on with a single and advanced to third thanks to a Will Binder hit. Mike Prisco brought him in with a fielder's choice to second, making it 14-2 in the fifth inning.
• The Boilermakers brought in Enas Hayden to pitch in the sixth.
• Player Crosby was brought in from the pen by the Great Danes in the bottom of the sixth.
• Griffen Lohman came in to close the seventh inning for Purdue.
• The Great Danes lead off the top of the seventh with Will Binder taking a hit-by-pitch and Mike Prisco following with a single. Binder scored on a throwing error. Thomas McElwee drove in another run with a line-drive single to reduce the difference to 14-4.
• The Boilermakers called in Cal Lambert from the pen with two outs and a runner on third.  
• Cooper Loyal hit a single through the right side to bring in Anthony Scarabino to keep the seventh inning alive. Ryan Ferremi crossed the plate on a passed ball, making it 14-6.
• After loading the bases in the seventh, Purdue scored another run after earning a hit-by-pitch. Thomas Green walked it off with a hit-by-pitch with the Boilermakers winning 16-6.

 
How it Happened Game 2:

• Kyle Locklear got the nod from UAlbany with Jonathan Blackwell getting the start for Purdue.
• Jared Toby started the top of the third with a double. Luke Myers drove him in with a single to center field to take an early 1-0 advantage.
• Purdue struck back in the bottom of the third. With a runner on second and third, Gasser hit a sac fly to tie the score. Connor Caskenette singled up the middle to score two. Jo Stevens extended the lead with a triple to right center to extend the Boilermakers' lead to 5-2.
• Loading the bases to start the fourth. Gaffney hit a single to add another run to Purdue's lead.
• UAlbany brought in Steven Turk with bases loaded and no outs.
• Sutter followed with a double to clear the bases. Stutter came around to score to cap off a five-run inning, pushing the score to 10-1.
• Cornblum lead-off the fifth with a triple before scoring on a sac fly to add to the Boilermakers' lead. Bolton reached base with a single and scored on a Gaffney triple, making it 12-1.
• Davis Pratt came in to pitch for Purdue in the sixth inning.
• The Great Danes brought in Cam Fuer to pitch in the sixth.
• Easton Storey came in to pitch for the Boilermakers in the seventh.
• Brayden Olson came in to close the game for Purdue midway through the seventh.
• The Boilermakers won the contest, 12-1.

 
Next: UAlbany will travel to West Point to take on Army for their first midweek matchup of the season, Wednesday at 3pm. Keep up with all the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on X (@UAlbanybaseball), Instagram (@ualbanybaseball), and Facebook (UAlbany Baseball).