Score: UAlbany 9, Maine 7

Location: Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (3-16, 3-2 America East) | Maine (5-18, 2-4 America East)
 
Short Story: Great pitching from the bullpen and patient hitting at the plate proved to be the difference as baseball defeated Maine, 9-7, to claim the weekend series.

Key Stat Lines

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Cregg Scherrer – 2 IP | 3 ER | 4 H | 3 BB | 3 K
  • Steven Turk – 3 IP | 3 ER | 5 H | 1 BB | 2 K
  • Dylan Banner – 4 IP | 1 ER | 1 H | 1 BB | 4 K
• Thomas McElwee led the offense with three hits, including a double.
• Luke Filippi and Jared Toby recorded two RBIs each.
• Will Binder tallied his ninth multi-hit game of the season, highlighted by a triple to center field.

 
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "We talked about trying to defend our home field, one of our small goals at the beginning of the year, and we did that today. We showed a lot of fight today and that performance by Dylan (Banner) was epic. A year ago today, we played UMBC, it was a similar situation, and we didn't get the result he wanted but he stepped up big time for us. I thought Steven Turk was important and we made some really good defensive plays. That's a good Maine club, that was a big step up by our team today. First series win at home, looking forward to Siena, our rivalry game, and Bryant this weekend."

How it Happened:

• Cregg Scherrer started on the bump for the Great Danes. The Black Bears gave Luc Lavigueur the start.
• Maine got their bats going in the first with Zach Martin knocking a single to center to bring in the first run of the contest. Jake Marquez followed with a sac fly to center, giving Maine an early 2-0 advantage.
• UAlbany answered back through Luke Filippi who singled up the middle to drive in two, leveling the scores.
• With runners on first and second in the top of the second, Nick White singled to center to give the Black Bears a 3-2 lead.
• The Great Danes brought in Steven Turk to pitch in the third inning.
• Maine added to their lead in the fifth inning as Jack Friend slugged a double to drive in two runs. Cam MacDonald came through with two outs, hitting a single through the right side to add another run, making it 6-2.
• Gabe Gifford came in to pitch for the Black Bears.
• UAlbany responded in the bottom of the inning, with runners on first and second, Will Binder slapped a single the opposite way to score Luke Myers.
• Colton Carson was called in from the pen by Maine with runners on first and second.
• Jared Toby worked a walk with bases loaded to score a run. Binder and Cooper Loyal both came in to score on wild pitches. Anthony Scarabino singled to third base that saw Toby score to cap off a five-run inning.
• Dylan Banner was called in to pitch by UAlbany.
• The Black Bears responded with Zach Martin hitting an RBI double to tie the game.
• Ryan Scott came in from the bullpen for Maine in the sixth.
• With bases loaded in the seventh inning, Luke Myers earned a walk to score the go-ahead run as the Great Danes took an 8-7 lead.
• Filippi got things going in the eighth inning, as he moved into scoring position with a single and a steal. Toby capitalized with a single through the right side to bring Filippi in to score, pushing UAlbany's advantage to 9-7.
• The Great Danes held on to win game three, 9-7.

 
Next: The Great Danes will face off against their crosstown rivals, Siena, in a midweek matchup, Tuesday at 3 pm. 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).