Score: UMBC 12, UAlbany 7
 
Location: Alumni Field – Baltimore, Md.
  
Records: UAlbany (4-24, 3-8 America East) | UMBC (14-15, 6-3 America East)
  
Short Story: UMBC completed the sweep over UAlbany baseball on Sunday afternoon as mistakes proved to be costly.  
 
Key Stat Lines

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Owen Birkman – 2 IP | 5 ER | 5 H | 2 BB | 1 K
  • Connor Eisenmann – 3 IP | 0 ER | 8 H | 2 BB | 3 K
  • Steven Turk – 2. 1 IP | 0 ER | 2 H | 1 BB | 0 K
  • Kyle McCaffrey – 0.2 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 0 K
• Will Binder reached base safely four times with a double, a single, and two walks.
• Luke Myers and Luke Filippi tallied two hits and two runs each.
• Levi McAllister recorded a team-best two RBIs.  

 
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "At the midway point in the conference season and we are in the thick of the playoff race. We will continue to work and improve on the areas we have struggled with."
 
 How it Happened:

• Owen Birkman got the start in game three for the Great Danes. Logan Wiley started for the Retrievers.
• Luke Myers started the game with a single through the right side before advancing to third on a Will Binder single up the middle. Levi McAllister drove in Myers with a sac fly to right field, giving UAlbany an early 1-0 advantage.
• UMBC answered back in the bottom of the first. Loading the bases with two outs, Danny Wyatt roped a double to score a pair, making it 2-1.
• With two runners on in the top of the second, Justin Hurd hit a line-drive single to the outfield to score Thomas McElwee, tying the contest at 2-2.
• Matthew Best hit a solo home run in the second inning to regain the lead for UMBC. Matt Ryan hit a two-run shot following a walk, pushing the score to 5-2.
• Luke Filippi and Binder hit back-to-back doubles to start the top of the third as the Great Danes looked to chip away at the deficit. Ryan Ferremi scored on a wild pitch later that inning, making it 5-4.
• Connor Eisenmann was called in to pitch in the third inning by the Great Danes.
• The Retrievers brought in Sam Daniels to pitch in the fourth inning.
• Loading the bases with two outs, Dawson Baracani scored two on a single. Nico Ong added with an RBI double to center before scoring on a single by Kyle Eddington. Justin Taylor capped off the inning with a double to right field, extending their lead to 12-4.
• UMBC called in Ben Craig to pitch in the sixth inning.
• Cooper Loyal started the sixth inning by reaching on a walk. Loyal scored on an error by the third baseman, making it 12-5.
• UAlbany brought in Steven Turk to pitch in the bottom of the sixth.
• Sam Downs was brought in to pitch by the Retrievers in the seventh.
• Luke Myers scored in the top of the eighth on a fielder's choice by Levi McAllister. With bases loaded, Anthony Scarabino worked a full count walk to see another run cross the plate, reducing the deficit to 12-7.
• Kyle McCaffrey was brought in by the Great Danes in the bottom of the eighth with one out.
• UMBC called on Eddie Sargeant to pitch in the ninth.  
• UMBC finished the game on top, winning 12-7.

 
Next: The Great Danes will return home to host CCSU, 3pm Tuesday. 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).