Score: UAlbany 6, UMass Lowell 2
Location: Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
Records: UAlbany (10-28, 7-11 America East) | UMass Lowell (20-23, 9-9 America East)
Short Story: A complete game by
Dylan Banner and a five-run fourth inning proved to be the difference as UAlbany baseball defeated UMass Lowell, 6-2, for their fifth straight victory.
Key Stat Lines
- UAlbany Pitcher:
- John Vitucci had a strong day at the plate going 3 for 3 with an RBI, a walk, and scoring twice.
- Ryan Ferremi tallied three hits, including a double, with a run scored.
- Will Binder recorded a team-best three RBIs.
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "Dominating performance by
Dylan Banner. I think he built off of last week. It's two weeks in a row where he's really gone out as a Friday night guy and given us a great chance. I mean, under 100 pitches, nine innings, won the free-passes battle. We had a really good team approach offensively and defensively no errors, that's winning baseball. A great start to the weekend, and a chance to win the series tomorrow. Looking forward to it."
How it Happened:
- The Great Danes gave Dylan Banner the nod to start. Michael Simes started for the River Hawks.
- Loading the bases to start the bottom of the third, UAlbany cracked the scoreboard first with Will Binder hitting a sac fly to center field to score John Vitucci.
- Answering back in the top of the fourth, UMass Lowell got things going with back-to-back singles. Carlos Martinez tied the contest with a single through the right side.
- Starting a two-out rally in the bottom of the fourth. Vitucci singled up the middle to drive in Jared Toby. Luke Myers followed up with a base knock to score Levi McAllister. With bases loaded, Binder drove in a pair with a hit up the middle. Luke Filippi brought in an additional insurance run with a single to left center, making it 6-1.
- Cam Sime was brought in to pitch for the River Hawks with two outs and two runners on in the bottom of the fourth.
- UMass Lowell brought in James Capellupo with a runner on second in the bottom of the sixth.
- Andres Hulfachor came in to pitch for the River Hawks in the eighth.
- Martinez slugged a home run in the ninth inning to cut the deficit to 6-2.
- The Great Danes claimed the series opener, 6-2.
Next: The Great Danes will continue their weekend series against UMass Lowell tomorrow with a doubleheader starting at 12:30 pm. Keep up with all the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on X
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