Score: UAlbany 4 Lamar 7
Location: Vincent-Beck Stadium Beaumont, Texas
Records: UAlbany (0-1, 0-0 America East) | Lamar (5-1, 0-0 SLC)
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team held a late game lead against Lamar in the first game of the 2025 season, but ultimately fell to the Cardinals, 4-7.
Key Stat Lines
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "
Dylan Banner dominated a top-25 team for six innings. We turned four double plays and were tremendous defensively. Give credit to Lamar, they are difficult to deal with and had a big eighth inning to get by us."
How it Happened:
- Dylan Banner started the game for the Great Danes and Peyton Havard started on the mound for Lamar.
- The Danes turned double plays to end the first two innings.
- UAlbany took a 2-0 lead in the top of the sixth with a two run blast by Ryan Ferremi, launching over the right field wall.
- Lamar made a pitching change in the top of the seventh, bringing in Fabian Ramirez.
- Michael Maggio brought Cooper Loyal home to make the score 3-0 with a double to left field in the seventh.
- Trent Baker came into the game for Lamar with two outs in the seventh.
- Banner threw six shutout innings and handed the ball off to Ethan Nardacci in the seventh.
- John Vitucci brought a run home in the eighth to make the score 4-0 with a fielder's choice to second.
- Lamar took the lead in the eighth, scoring seven runs.
- Tyler Kneller came on in relief to finish the eighth.
- The Cardinals brought in Jayden Shertel to pitch the ninth.
Next: Game two of the series is set for tomorrow at 2 pm. Keep up with all the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on X
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