Score Game 1: UAlbany 20, Siena 9
 
Score Game 2: UAlbany 18, Siena 11

Location: Varsity Field Albany, NY
 
Records: UAlbany (13-23, 3-9 America East) | Siena (14-24, 10-8 MAAC)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team beat Siena twice, 20-9 and 18-11.
 
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "It's great to have the rivalry series back again. Credit to Alex Jurczynski for getting us both back together.  It's been 45 years since Siena has visited UAlbany. Two high scoring wild games.  Guys stuck it out and grinded out game two."

Key Stats Game 1

• UAlbany pitchers:
  • Mark Gajowski - 5 IP | 2 ER | 6 H | 1 BB | 5 K
  • Luke Boule - 2 IP | 6 ER | 7 H | 3 BB | 1 K
• Levi McAllister went 3-5 with five RBIs and three doubles.
• Luke Myers went 2-4 with four RBIs and a triple.
• Kyle Stephens went 3-4 with two doubles and three RBIs.
• Luke Filippi went 2-4 with a double and three RBIs.
• Jared Toby went 1-3 with a homer and two RBIs.

 
 
How it Happened Game 1

• Mark Gajowski started on the mound for UAlbany, and Marcus Botelho started for Siena. 
• Siena got the scoring started in the top of the first with three runs, including a pair of RBI doubles from Gavin Thorburn and Aiden Paradine to make it 3-0.
• UAlbany answered back and took the lead with four in the bottom of the frame, including a two-run double from Kyle Stephens to make it 4-3.
• In the bottom of the second, the Great Danes scored nine more, highlighted by a two-run single by Luke Filippi and a three-run double by Levi McAllister to extend the lead to 13-3.
• Nolan Puglisi came in to pitch for Siena in the bottom of the second.
• Billy Rice came in to pitch for Siena in the bottom of the second.
• JT Gunzy came in to pitch for Siena in the bottom of the second.
• UAlbany scored two more to extend the lead in the bottom of the third to make it 15-3.
• The Great Danes scored three more in the bottom of the fifth when Luke Myers hit a three-run triple to push the score to 18-3.
• Luke Boule came in to pitch for UAlbany in the top of the sixth.
• Siena scored one in the top of the sixth on a Gunnar Meland triple. 
• Ramsey Collins came in to pitch for Siena in the bottom of the sixth.
• Jared Toby hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth. 
• Siena scored five more in the top of the seventh, but it was not enough to overcome the Danes lead.

 
Key Stats Game 2

• UAlbany pitchers:
  • Christian Mello - 1.2 IP | 3 ER | 2 H | 3 BB | 2 K
  • Alex Enea - 1.1 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 0 K
  • Ethan Nardacci - 1 IP | 4 ER | 5 H | 0 BB | 1 K
  • Kyle McCaffrey - 1.1 IP | 2 ER | 3 H | 0 BB | 1 K
  • Matthew Mariano - 1.2 IP | 0 ER | 2 H | 0 BB | 1 K
• Levi McAllister went 2-3 and three RBIs.
• Ryan Ferremi, Michael Maggio and Kyle Stephens also had three RBIs.
• Luke Filippi went 1-3 with a solo homer and two RBIs.

 
How it Happened Game 2

• Christian Mello started the game for UAlbany, and Sam Falace started for Siena.
• Siena got the scoring started in the top of the first when Nick Bergamotto drove in Aidan Paradine and Jeremy Sangalang with a double, and Noah Brooks brought home Bergamotto with a double of his own.
• The Danes answered right back in the bottom of the first scoring four runs, after Kyle Stephens knocked in three with a triple, and Levi McAllister brought home Stephens with a single.
• Noah Wieczorek came in to pitch for Siena with one out in the bottom of the first.
• Alex Enea came in to pitch for UAlbany with two outs in the top of the second.
• Ethan Nardacci came in to pitch for UAlbany in the top of the fourth.
• The Saints scored five in the top of the fourth after Sangalang hit a double that scored Gunnar Meland and Joe D'Elia, Paradine singled which scored Sean Camacho and Sangalang, and Paradine scored on a sac fly.
• Kyle McCaffrey came in to pitch for UAlbany in the top of the fifth.
• Luke Filippi hit a solo homer in the bottom of the fifth to make the score 8-5. 
• The Danes then scored four more in the fifth to take a 9-8 lead, highlighted by RBI singles from Levi McAllister and Cooper Loyal, and a two run single from Michael Maggio.
• Siena tied the game after Paradine singled which brought in Sangalang.
• Matthew Mariano came in to pitch with one out in the top of the sixth for UAlbany.
• The Saints then took the lead after Jake Sparks singled, scoring Camacho.
• Lawson McIntosh came in to pitch for Siena in the bottom of the sixth.
• MarkAnthony Glickman came into pitch for Siena in the bottom of the sixth.
• Tyler Tilton came in to pitch for Siena with one out in the bottom of the sixth.
• The Danes scored nine runs in the bottom of the sixth, highlighted by a triple by Ryan Ferremi that scored Luke Filippi, Luke Myers and Cooper Loyal.
• Siena scored one run in the top of the seventh which was not enough to overcome the Danes lead.

 
Next: The Great Danes will take on Bryant in a three-game series this weekend. Game one is set to start at 3:00 pm 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).