Score Game 1: UAlbany 3, UMass Lowell 1
Score Game 2: UMass Lowell 11, UAlbany 1
Location: Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
Records: UAlbany (11-29, 8-12 America East) | UMass Lowell (21-24, 10-10 America East)
Short Story: A complete game by
Matthew Mariano helped the UAlbany baseball team secure game one of the doubleheader, 3-1, before falling to UMass Lowell in the second contest.
Key Stat Lines Game 1
Key Stat Lines Game 2
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "Got off to a great start today.
Matthew Mariano was dynamite, back-to-back complete games to start the series. Got behind the sticks in the second game but overall great weekend. Defended our home once again. Have some midweek work coming up this week and Manhattan home next weekend. Looking forward to our final series in Maine in a couple of weeks."
How it Happened Game 1:
- Matthew Mariano got the starting nod for the Great Danes. Alfred Mucciarone started for the River Hawks.
- UMass Lowell got things going early, starting the contest with back-to-back singles. Carlos Martinez pulled a single to right field to bring in the game's first run, giving the River Hawks an early 1-0 advantage.
- With a runner on third, Levi McAllister ripped a single up the middle to tie the contest. Cooper Loyal hit an opposite-field double to score McAllister from first, giving UAlbany a 2-1 lead.
- The River Hawks brought Brendan Williams in to pitch with two outs in the fourth inning.
- With two runners in the fifth, Jared Toby drove a single through the left side to score Will Binder, pushing the Great Dane lead to 3-1.
- UMass Lowell called Brain Foley in to pitch with two on and two out in the fifth.
- UAlbany claimed game one of the doubleheader, 3-1.
How it Happened Game 2:
- The Great Danes gave Cregg Scherrer the start. Miles Cota started for the River Hawks.
- Loading the bases in the first, Conor Kelly worked a walk to bring in the first run, giving UMass Lowell an early 1-0 advantage.
- Connor Eisenmann was brought in to pitch by UAlbany in the second inning.
- With runners on the corners, Alex Luccini singled up the middle to drive in a run. Carlos Martinez hit a sharp ground ball through the right side to drive in two more. Kelly continued the inning with a two-out RBI single. River Hart doubled down the left field line to add on two more insurance runs, making it 7-0.
- Steven Turk came in to pitch for the Great Danes with two outs in the second inning.
- UAlbany brought Michael DiMartino in to pitch in the sixth inning.
- With one runner on in the top of the seventh, Brandon Fish slugged a home run to right field. Roddy Hernandez scored on a wild pitch, extending UMass Lowell's lead to 10-0.
- Loading the bases in the seventh inning, John Vitucci hit a sac fly to center field to score Thomas McElwee, making it 10-1.
- Kyle Locklear came in to pitch for UAlbany in the eighth.
- The River Hawks called in Jack Sefrino to pitch in the eighth.
- The Great Danes brought Owen Birkman in to pitch in the ninth.
- With two runners on in the top of the ninth, Fritz Genther singled through the right side to bring in a run, pushing the score to 11-1.
- Zach Fortuna was called in to pitch for UMass Lowell in the ninth.
- The River Hawks claimed game two of the doubleheader, 11-1.
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