LOCATION: Sue M. Daughtridge Stadium - Charlotte, N.C.
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes continued to battle in North Carolina for their first weekend of action in 2025.
 
GAME ONE
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 0-3, 0-0 America East | Lehigh 2-7, 0-0 Patriot League
 
SCORE: Lehigh 11, UAlbany 3 (5 inn.)
 
KEY STATS

• Redshirt-senior Victoria Vilarchao and junior Deanna Grahek led from the batter's box with two hits in three at bats.
• Junior Sara Anderson and freshman Charlotte Lomb each added a hit.
• One of Vilarchao's hits was a double - her second of the year.
• Anderson and Vilarchao each drove in a run with senior Caitlyn Frederick, Vilarchao, and Anderson scoring the runs.
• Freshman Hailey Errichiello and redshirt-senior Kate Powers combined in the circle for 4.1 innings pitched.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Senior Caitlyn Frederick quickly got on base and made it to third.
• Victoria Vilarchao started her game with an RBI double as Frederick scored.
• The Great Danes extended their lead with a second run in the second inning. Sarah Anderson scored on a passed ball.
• The Mountain Hawks tied the score and took the lead, 5-2, before the end of the second inning.
• UAlbany opened the third inning with three consecutive singles from Vilarchao, Deanna Grahek, and Anderson. 
• With batters on first and third, Anderson hit an RBI single down the left-field line to bring in Vilarchao.
• Kate Powers took over for Hailey Errichiello to start the bottom of the third and the Great Dane defense tallied three consecutive outs, including a swinging strikeout from Powers.
• Lehigh increased their advantage in each of the next two innings to earn the 11-3 win in the bottom of the fifth.

 
GAME TWO
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 0-4, 0-0 America East | Charlotte 6-9, 0-0 American
 
SCORE: Charlotte 9, UAlbany 0 (5 inn.)
 
KEY STATS

• Caitlyn Frederick and redshirt-sophomore Natasha Mendez hit UAlbany's two singles of the contest.
• Senior Dominique Prevette and freshman Hayley Wieczerzak shared time in the circle. Wieczerzak struck out two batters in two innings.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Down 2-0 after the first inning, Deanna Grahek was the first Great Dane on base after drawing a walk in the second inning.
• Charlotte extended their lead to 4-0 after two innings.
• Natasha Mendez hit the first UAlbany single of the game in the top of the third but she was left on base.
• Caitlyn Frederick opened the fourth with a single up the middle and advanced to second on the next at bat but she was unable to go past second and was left on base.
• The Niners scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 9-0 advantage.
• The Great Danes were unable to get on base in the top of the fifth and Charlotte took the five-inning win.

 
NEXT: UAlbany will close out the Charlotte Invitational against Ball State on Sunday morning.
 
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