ALBANY, N.Y. - The University at Albany softball team will head to New Jersey for a neutral doubleheader against FDU.
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
UAlbany vs FDU (DH)
DATE: Friday, March 8
TIME: 2:00 PM
TOWN: Jackson Township, N.J.
SITE: Adventure Sports and Entertainment
RECORDS: UAlbany 5-4, 0-0 America East | FDU 6-7, 0-0 NEC
STATS: FDUKnights.com
 
*records as of 3/7
 
GREAT DANE REWIND

• UAlbany started the season at NC State's Wolfpack Classic. Tallying one win in two games over Iona, the Great Danes fell in both games against the ACC host.
• Continuing the season at the annual Spring Games competition, UAlbany added a 4-1 record over the March 1-3 weekend.
• After two weekends of play, graduate student Maddi Petrella leads with a .480 batting average from 12 hits, including five doubles and two home runs. 
• Freshman Mary Kate Murray follows with a .435 batting average from 10 hits, including two doubles.
• Graduate student Caitlyn Mitros rounds out the active players with a 400+ batting average (.423) and double-digit hits (11).
• Graduate student Morgan Petty has hit for a team-high three home runs and 13 RBI.
• From the circle, graduate student Wendi Hammond has pitched four complete games with five starts. Totaling 25 strikeouts in 39.1 innings pitched, she owns a 5-3 record.

 
ABOUT FDU

• The Knights own a 6-7 record after two tournaments and three neutral games in New Jersey.
• Starting the season at the LaJolla Invitational in Riverside, California (Feb. 9-11), FDU tallied one win in five contests.
• Returning home to the East Coast, the Knights competed in three neutral games for two wins over Bucknell (Feb. 24-25) and Hofstra (Feb. 25).
• Most recently returning from Virginia, FDU went 2-3 at the HU/NSU Classic (Mar. 1-3).
• Abbey Hoesman leads the team with a .385 batting average from 10 hits, including four doubles.
• Celeste Quezada owns a team-high three RBI.
• Brooklyn Shroyer has spent the most time in the circle with seven starts and five complete games. Totaling 62 strikeouts in 44.0 innings pitched, she owns a 2.25 ERA.

 
PICKED FOURTH

• The Great Danes were picked to finish fourth in the 2024 America East Preseason Coaches' Poll. 
• UAlbany tallied 14 points and no first-place votes.
• UMBC topped the poll with 23 points and four first-place votes while Binghamton followed closely with 22 points and two first-place votes. 
• UMass Lowell sat just above UAlbany with 17 points.
• Maine (9) and Bryant (4) followed to close out the poll.

 
2023 POSTSEASON AMERICA EAST AWARDS

• Morgan Petty - Player of the Year
• First Team All-Conference
  • Morgan Petty (OF)
  • Caitlyn Mitros (OF)
• Second Team All-Conference
  • Jordan Nastos (UTL)
  • Sierra Fretz (DP)
  • Maddi Petrella (C)
• All-Rookie
  • Sara Anderson
  • Deanna Grahek
• All-Academic
  • Morgan Petty
  • Caitlyn Mitros
  • Wendi Hammond
• Elite 18 - Caroline Srokowski
• All-Championship Tournament
  • Wendi Hammond
  • Morgan Petty
  • Maddi Petrella

 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK

• Thursday
  • UMBC vs Charleston Southern, 6:30 pm
• Friday
  • Binghamton vs Saint Joseph's, 11 am
  • Maine vs Idaho State, 11 am
  • Binghamton at James Madison, 1:30 pm
  • UMBC vs Merrimack, 2 pm
  • UAlbany vs FDU, 2 pm (DH)
  • Maine at Colorado State, 4 pm
  • UMBC vs UMass, 7 pm
• Saturday
  • Maine vs Drake, 11 am
  • Binghamton vs Radford, 11 am
  • Binghamton at James Madison, 1:30 pm
  • Maine at Colorado State, 4:30 pm
• Sunday
  • Binghamton vs Radford, 11 am
  • Maine vs Idaho State, 12 pm
  • UMBC at UNC Greensboro, 12:30 pm (DH)

 
UP NEXT

• The Great Danes will compete in their final regular-season tournament at UMBC, March 15-16.

 
For more information on the University at Albany softball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanysb
Instagram & Threads - @ualbanysb