Score: UAlbany 17, NJIT 11
Location: Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
Records: UAlbany (6-27, 4-11 America East) | NJIT (16-21, 6-5 America East)
Short Story: The UAlbany offense supported a strong start by
Dylan Banner as the Great Danes claimed game one in their weekend series against NJIT, 17-11.
Key Stat Lines
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "I thought it really started with
Dylan Banner. He gave us an outstanding start – seven innings, four runs – against a good offensive team and I think the offense came to life. This began with a really good practice after the Le Moyne loss in the midweek. Dicey, more focused, more ready to go, and got off to a good start. We talked about trying to get off to a good start and putting up some zeros, and Dylan did a great job of putting us on his back today. Looking forward to tomorrow for a possible conference series win."
How it Happened:
- The Great Danes gave Dylan Banner the nod to start. Aidan Kidd started for the Highlanders.
- Luke Myers got things started with a lead-off triple in the bottom of the first. Ryan Ferremi drove in Myers with an infield single. Ferremi later came around to score on a sac fly by Jared Toby, giving the Great Danes an early 2-0 advantage.
- NJIT answered back immediately with back-to-back home runs to start the second inning and tie the contest.
- UAlbany loaded the bases to begin the bottom of the second. Ferremi singled through the left side to score Michael Maggio. Will Binder added on with a two-run RBI double down the right field line, making it 5-2.
- Drew Standen was called on to pitch by the Highlanders in the second with two runners in scoring position.
- Luke Filippi cleared the bases with a triple to left center. Maggio capped off the six-run inning with a single up the middle that saw Levi McAllister cross the plate, giving the Great Danes an 8-2 lead.
- Cole Fleming began the third with a lead-off single which Cade Ladehoff followed with a two-run shot, reducing the difference to 8-4.
- Liam Reirner was brought in to pitch by NJIT in the fourth inning with runners on first and second.
- With bases loaded, Jared Toby scored on a fielder's choice to extend the lead to 9-4.
- The Highlander called Jake Fullerton in to pitch from the bullpen in the fifth inning.
- Loading the bases once again in the fifth inning, Toby capitalized with a double down the left field line that saw two runs cross the plate. Luke Filippi scored on a sac fly to center. Cooper Loyal extended the inning with a two-out single to score Toby, making it 13-4.
- Croix Jenkins was brought in to pitch by NJIT with two outs and a runner on first.
- Adding an insurance run, Binder scored on an error to extend UAlbany's lead to 14-4.
- The Highlanders called on Anthony Anzaldi to pitch in the seventh.
- With two runners in scoring position, Ferremi drove in a run with a grounder to first. Binder continued his strong day at the plate with an RBI double to right center before scoring on a Filippi single, making it 17-4.
- Kyle McCaffrey came in to pitch for the Great Danes in the eighth inning.
- Looking to fight back, the Highlanders hit three consecutive singles to drive in three runs. Hayden Mileski scored on an error before Michael Doyle hit a single with bases loaded to bring in another. Ladehoff crossed the plate on a sac fly to center. NJIT scored their seventh run of the inning with a Jack Stead single to score Cole Campbell, to cut the difference to 17-11.
- Michael DiMartino was called in to pitch by UAlbany with two outs and bases loaded in the eighth.
- The Highlanders brought in Andrew Eppinger to pitch in the bottom of the eighth.
- The Great Danes held on to win game one of the weekend series, 17-11.
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