Score: UAlbany 3, UMass 6

Location: Earl Lorden Field Amherst, MA
 
Records: UAlbany (8-11, 2-1 America East) | UMass (8-10-1, 2-4 A10)
 
Short Story: UAlbany lost to UMass in a midweek matchup, 3-6.
 
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "Some real positives to take away from the game. We came up short and left 14 on base. Ethan Nardacci was great in his first start.  Aidan Gelbsman was terrific in his first outing in nearly a year. Quinn and Mello also threw the ball well. We will move on to a huge conference weekend at home vs Binghamton."

Key Stats 

• UAlbany pitchers:
  • Ethan Nardacci - 3 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 2 BB | 4 K
  • Aidan Gelbsman - 1 IP | 1 ER | 1 H | 2 BB | 0 K
  • Thomas Quinn - 1 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 3 K
  • Christian Mello - 1.1 IP | 1 ER | 1 H | 2 BB | 2 K
  • Luke Boule - 1.1 IP | 4 ER | 4 H | 0 BB | 2 K
  • Kyle McCaffrey - .1 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 1 BB | 0 K
• Logan Morris went two for three, highlighted by his first career home run.

How it Happened 

• Ethan Nardacci started the game for the Great Danes and Sam Belliveau started on the mound for UMass.
• In the top of the fourth, Jason Blanchard came in to pitch for UMass.
• Aidan Gelbsman came on in relief for UAlbany in the bottom of the fourth.
• The Minutemen took a one to nothing lead in the bottom of the fourth after Jack Beverly scored on a wild pitch.
• In the bottom of the fifth, Thomas Quinn came in to pitch for UAlbany.
• Dylan Terwilliger came in to pitch for UMass in the top of the sixth.
• Christian Mello came in to pitch for UAlbany in the bottom of the sixth.
• In the top of the seventh, Logan Morris hit his first collegiate home run, a two-run shot that scored Luke Filippi and gave UAlbany a 2-1 lead.
• UMass scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the seventh to tie the game at two.
• Luke Boule came in to pitch for UAlbany with one out in the bottom of the seventh.
• In the top of the eighth, UMass brought in Jack Levine to pitch.
• In the bottom of the eighth, Mitchell Schroeder hit a two-run homer to give UMass a four to two lead.
• The Minutemen tacked on another two runs in the bottom of the eighth after Anthony Tirado knocked in Michael Toth and Jack Peters with a double.
• Kyle McCaffrey came in to pitch for UAlbany in the bottom of the eighth.
• The Danes drew within three in the top of the ninth after Anthony Scarabino singled to second, scoring Logan Morris.

Next: The Great Danes return home to host Binghamton for a weekend series, starting at 3:00pm on Friday. Keep up with all the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on X (@UAlbanybaseball), Instagram (@ualbanybaseball), and Facebook (UAlbany Baseball).