Score: UAlbany 7, Eastern Michigan 9

Location: Varsity Field Albany, NY
 
Records: UAlbany (11-23, 3-9 America East) | Eastern Michigan (16-18, 9-9 MAC)
 
Short Story: UAlbany baseball lost game three of the weekend series to the Eastern Michigan Eagles 9-7 on Saturday afternoon.

Key Stats 

• UAlbany pitchers:
  • Aidan Gelbsman - 1.2 IP | 1 ER | 0 H | 4 BB | 3 K
  • Tyler Kneller - 3.1 IP | 2 ER | 4 H | 2 BB | 0 K
  • Thomas Quinn - 2 IP | 4 ER | 4 H | 3 BB | 3 K
  • Luke Boule - 2 IP | 1 ER | 2 H | 1 BB | 1 K
• Luke Filippi led UAlbany with two RBIs.
• Kyle Stephens, Cooper Loyal, and Luke Myers all tallied an RBI.

 
How it Happened 

• Aidan Gelbsman started the game for UAlbany, and Tyler Kapa started for Eastern Michigan.
• Eastern Michigan got the scoring started in the top of the second when Devan Zirwas scored on a bases-loaded walk to make it 1-0.
• The Eagles added three in the third, including a Ty Stecko RBI double, to make it 4-0.
• After three scoreless innings, EMU scored four more, highlighted by a Cooper Vance RBI double, to make it 7-0.
• In the bottom of the frame, UAlbany got on the board when Michael Maggio scored on a Cooper Loyal double to make it 8-1. Loyal scored one batter later, on a sac-fly, to make it 8-2.
• The Great Danes scored again in the bottom of the eighth when Luke Filippi scored on a Kyle Stephens double. Stephens scored later in the inning on a wild pitch to make it 8-4.
• In the top of the ninth, Vance scored on a pickoff to make it 9-4. 
• UAlbany scored a pair in the bottom of the ninth on a Luke Filippi double to make it 9-6.
• Later in the inning, Filippi scored on a bases-loaded walk to make it 9-7, the final score.

 
Next: The Great Danes will take on the Siena Saints in a mid-week double header this Tuesday. Game one is set to start at 2:00 pm. 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).