Score: UAlbany 16, Marist 5
Location: Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
Records: UAlbany (9-28, 6-11 America East) | Marist (15-27, 6-10 MAAC)
Short Story: The bats stayed hot as the Great Danes extended their winning streak to four by defeating Marist, 16-5, Tuesday afternoon.
Key Stat Lines
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "We were sloppy defensively, but I thought we pitched it well enough and the offense came to life. We got some free stuff, and we cashed in with that free stuff. Looking forward to a big weekend."
How it Happened:
- The Great Danes gave Ryan Pittz the start as they looked to complete the sweep. Chris Ubner started on the bump for the Red Foxes.
- Marist started the game with back-to-back singles, with Ethan Conrad scoring the first run of the contest on a sac fly to center, giving the Red Foxes an early 1-0 advantage.
- The Great Danes loaded the bases during the bottom of the first with Luke Myers running home after Jared Toby hit a sac fly to right field, tying the contest at 1-1.
- John Vitucci scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the second, pushing UAlbany in front, 2-1.
- Conrad slugged a double down the left field line to score Brady Steinert for the Red Foxes. Conrad scored on a ground ball to short. Johnny Decker hit an RBI single up the middle as Rodriguez came in to score, as the Red Foxes pushed ahead, 4-2.
- Marist called Colin Carver to the mound in the bottom of the third.
- With runners on first and second the Red Foxes brought in Ty Morris in the third.
- After the second pitcher change, Cooper Loyal hit an RBI double down the left field sending Binder home. Toby scored on a sac fly to left field to tie the contest, 4-4.
- The Great Danes called on Cam Fuer to pitch in the top of the fourth.
- Rodriguez ripped an RBI double to left field sending Conrad home, Red Foxes took the lead 5-4.
- At the bottom of the fourth, Ryan Ferremi singled up the middle to drive in Vittuci, tying the contest. Fililippi singled through the left side, scoring Ferremi to make it 6-5.
- Marist brought in Lance Koenig with bases loaded and one out.
- Binder scored on a ground ball to third, advancing the Great Danes lead. Anthony Scarabino was hit-by-pitch which brought Filippi in, pushing the Great Danes' advantage to 8-5.
- Loading the bases to start the bottom of the fifth, an RBI single by Binder made it 9-5.
- The Red Foxes brought Nick Buchman in to pitch with bases loaded.
- Toby was hit-by-pitch to score Myers, followed by Ferremi scoring on a wild pitch. Scarabino drove in two more insurance runs with a single up the middle, extending UAlbany's lead to 13-5.
- Kai Cottle came in to pitch for Marist with bases loaded in the sixth.
- Pinch hitting for Binder, Justin Hurd singled through the right side to score Vittuci. Filippi slugged a sac fly out to center field, sending Myers home. Ferremi scored on a wild pitch to make it 16-5.
- UAlbany switched Kyle McCaffrey to pitch for Fuer at the top of the seventh.
- The Great Danes extended their winning streak to four as they defeated Marist, 16-5.
Next: The Great Danes will continue their home stand against UMass Lowell, Friday at 2:30 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).