Score: Georgetown 7, UAlbany 5

Location: Capital One Park – Tysons, Va.
 
Records: UAlbany (0-14, 0-0 America East) | Georgetown (13-6, 0-0 Big East)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team falls in a close hard-fought contest at Georgetown, 7-5, Sunday afternoon.

Key Stat Lines

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Ryan Pittz – 4 IP | 3 ER | 3 H | 0 BB | 3 K
  • Cregg Scherrer – 1 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 1 K
  • Dylan Banner – 1 IP | 2 ER | 2 H | 1 BB | 1 K
  • Steven Turk – 2 IP | 2 ER | 3 H | 1 BB | 1 K
• Will Binder had two hits on the day, including a double.
• Cooper Loyal tallied two hits and an RBI.
• Jared Toby hit a three-run home run and walked twice.
• Luke Filippi and Thomas McElwee also recorded hits.

 
Coach Jeff Kaier: "Really proud of our effort today. Ryan Pittz gave us a quality start and the bullpen backed him up. This was a step in the right direction against a quality opponent as we look forward to conference play."

How it Happened:

• UAlbany gave Ryan Pittz the start. Everett Catlett got the start for Georgetown.
• The Hoyas scored first with a solo home run by Owen Carapellotti to lead off the second inning.
• Josh Rolling slugged a home run to lead off in the fourth. Derek Smith extended the Hoyas' lead with another home run, making it 3-0. 
• Cregg Scherrer came in for the Great Danes to start the fifth inning.
• Georgetown brought in Cody Jensen from the pen in the sixth inning with runners on first and second.
• With two runners on, Cooper Loyal singled through the right side to score Jared Toby. Anthony Scarabino earned a walk with bases loaded to see another UAlbany run to cross the plate, reducing the difference to 3-2.
• Nick Davis came in to pitch for the Hoyas with bases loaded in the sixth. 
• Dylan Banner came into pitch for the Great Danes in the sixth.
• Carapellotti hit his second home run of the contest in the sixth, making it 5-2.
• UAlbany brought in Steven Turk to pitch in the seventh.
• After a lead-off double, Carapellotti hit an RBI double to left center. Smith hit a sac fly to push the score to 7-2.
• With the first two batters reaching base, Toby hit a three-run home run to deep right center, reducing the Hoyas' advantage to 7-5.
• Marshall Whitmer was called in to pitch for Georgetown in the ninth inning with one out.
• The Hoyas held on to win the contest, 7-5.  

 
Next: UAlbany will begin conference play next weekend as they travel to take on UMass Lowell. 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).