SCORE: UAlbany 5, Bethune-Cookman 4 (8 innings)
 
LOCATION: ROC Park - Madeira Beach, Fla.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 1-9, 0-0 America East | Bethune-Cookman 6-16, 0-0 SWAC
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes notched an early lead before Kristina Langdon hit a walk-off single to drive in the game-winning run against the Wildcats, Sunday afternoon.
 
KEY STATS

• Freshman Charlotte Lomb led with two hits in three at bats.
• Sophomore Kristina Langdon and junior Sara Anderson each hit an RBI single.
• Sophomore Mary Kate Murray slammed a double to right field for her first multi-base hit of the season.
• Senior Caitlyn Frederick and freshman Kaitlyn Parisi each added a single.
• Five different Great Danes scored a run in the contest - junior Deanna Grahek, freshmen Jenny Nardelli and Ava Beal, senior Christie Collins, and Frederick.
• Redshirt-senior Kate Powers pitched 6.0 innings, including the eighth, to earn the win.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• UAlbany went up by two in the first inning.
• Caitlyn Frederick started with a bunted single on the first pitch. After advancing to third, she scored for the first run.
• Pinch-running for redshirt-senior Victoria Vilarchao, Jenny Nardelli scored from second base to give Sara Anderson an RBI single.
• After a scoreless second inning, the Great Danes added a run in the bottom of the third.
• Mary Kate Murray hit a double to right center to bring Deanna Grahek in from first base for an RBI.
• The Wildcats made it a one-run game with two runs scored in the top of the fourth.
• UAlbany answered with a fourth run before the fourth inning finished.
• Pinch-running for Kristina Langdon, Christie Collins made her way around the bases before scoring on a wild pitch.
• Freshman Hailey Errichiello took over in the circle at the top of the fifth.
• In the sixth inning, BCU scored on a sac fly.
• Starting pitcher Kate Powers returned to finish the game in the top of the seventh.
• The Wildcats' Velazquez scored from second base during an outfield single to tie the score at four in the top of the seventh.
• UAlbany caught the BCU runner stealing to end the inning with no runners on base but was unable to take a lead in the bottom of the seventh and the Great Danes headed into an extra inning.
• With two runners on, Powers struck out what would prove to be the final Bethune-Cookman batter.
• Placed on second, Ava Beal advanced to third during a sacrifice bunt from Anderson. 
• Langdon followed up with a single to right field to drive in Beal and win the game, 5-4.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will head to Washington DC to compete in a GWU tournament (Mar. 8-9).
 
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