Score: UAlbany 8, NJIT 7
Location: Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
Records: UAlbany (7-28, 5-11 America East) | NJIT (16-22, 6-6 America East)
Short Story: Baseball battles back from an early deficit to walk it off against NJIT in extra innings, 8-7, Saturday afternoon.
Key Stat Lines
- UAlbany Pitchers:
- Levi McAllister lead the way at the plate with a team-best three hits.
- John Vitucci had a team-high two RBIs.
- Ryan Ferremi and Jared Toby scored a pair of runs.
- The entire UAlbany starting lineup recorded a hit in the extra-inning victory.
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "Great team win. The guys battled all afternoon, coming back from two different deficits throughout the game. Matt Mariano really picked us up in the middle of the game and then DiMartino took us home at the end. We had quality at-bats, the guys could have folded, could have buckled, but they dug in and had a great walk-off win today. Super proud of the guys and look forward to tomorrow."
How it Happened:
- Cregg Scherrer got the start of the Great Danes in game two. The Highlanders gave Brandon Peterson the start.
- UAlbany cracked the scoreboard first in the bottom of the second. Levi McAllister got the inning started with a single up the middle before scoring on a fielder's choice, giving the Great Danes an early 1-0 advantage.
- With two runners in scoring position, NJIT answered back with a single by Kevin Putsky to tie the contest.
- The Highlanders claimed their first lead of the contest with Ty Sallie scoring on a wild pitch. Jack Stead slugged a double down the right field line to bring in another run before scoring on a passed ball. Cade Ladehoff crossed the plate on an error, pushing NJIT's advantage to 5-1.
- Matthew Mariano was brought in to pitch with runners on first and second in the top of the fourth.
- The Great Danes worked walks to load the bases in the bottom of the fourth. John Vitucci reduced the difference with a fielder's choice to score Jared Toby, making it 5-2.
- With runners on first and second to start the fifth inning, Luke Filippi singled through the right side to bring in Ryan Ferremi.
- NJIT called on Joe Georgini to pitch with runners on first and second in the fifth.
- Levi McAllister singled through the left side to drive in Will Binder as UAlbany reduced the deficit to 5-4.
- In the top of the eighth with two outs and a runner on second, Putsky launched a ball to right field but John Vitucci made an unbelievable grab to rob the home run, keeping it a one-run ball game.
- With one out in the bottom of the eight, Ferremi hit a rope to right field for a double. Ferremi tied the contest on a sac fly by Binder.
- In the top of the ninth, Michael DiMartino was called on to pitch for the Great Danes.
- The Highlanders brought in Aaron Park to pitch in the bottom of the tenth.
- With two outs and two runners in scoring position, Dillon Can singled through the right side, scoring two and giving NJIT a 7-5 advantage.
- UAlbany loaded the bases to start the bottom of the eleventh. Cooper Loyal drew a walk to score Filippi.
- The Highlanders brought in Andrew Eppinger to pitch with bases loaded in the eleventh.
- Michael Maggio worked a walk to tie the contest. With one out and the winning run 90 feet away, Luke Myers barrelled a ball to the right side of the field to walk it off.
- The Great Danes defeated NJIT after 11 innings of action, 8-7.
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