ALBANY, N.Y. - The University at Albany softball team hosts Syracuse before heading to Bryant for a conference series. 
 
GAME INFORMATION
 
Syracuse at UAlbany
DATE: Wednesday, April 23
TIME: 2:00 PM (DH)
SITE: UAlbany Field - Albany, N.Y.
RECORDS: UAlbany 19-18, 9-4 America East | Syracuse 22-19, 3-15 ACC
SERIES RECORD: 2-1, Syracuse leads
STATS: UAlbanySports.com
STREAM: AmericaEast.TV 
 
UAlbany at Bryant
SITE: Bryant Softball Complex at Conaty Park - Smithfield, R.I.
RECORDS: UAlbany 19-18, 9-4 America East | Bryant 14-26, 6-9 America East
SERIES RECORD: 12-8, UAlbany leads
STATS: BryantBulldogs.com
 
DATE: Saturday, April 26
TIME: 1:00 PM (DH)
STREAM: AmericaEast.TV
 
DATE: Sunday, April 27
TIME: 12:00 PM 
STREAM: ESPN+
INT'L STREAM: AmericaEast.TV
 
*records as of 4/21
 
LAST WEEK IN REVIEW

• The Great Danes went 3-0 last week with a conference sweep of Maine (Apr. 19-20).
• After winning both in the doubleheader on Saturday (Apr. 19), the Great Danes dominated on Sunday (Apr. 20) no-hitting the Black Bears for a 12-0 win in five innings.
• Redshirt-senior Kate Powers pitched 9.0 innings without allowing an earned run. 
• Caitlyn Frederick added seven hits including her first career home run on Saturday and a triple on Sunday. She drove in a team-high seven runs on the weekend. 
• Sophomore Taylor Quinn batted 4-9 (.444) and had three RBI.
• Mary Kate Murray cleaned up the bases sharing the team-high seven RBI over the three games. 

 
GREAT DANE REWIND

• UAlbany is currently 19-18 on the season with a 9-4 conference record.
• After four weekends of tournament play, the Great Danes held a 6-12 record. 
• Splitting a doubleheader at Army (Mar. 19), UAlbany fell in a doubleheader at Binghamton (Mar. 22) to open conference play.
• The Great Danes answered by going 4-0 including a series sweep over Bryant for their first home games.
• In the week of April 1, UAlbany went 4-0 with doubleheader sweeps at CCSU (Apr. 1) and against UMass Lowell (Apr. 4).
• The Great Danes went 1-3 during the week of April 7 with a loss to Siena (Apr. 10) and a 1-2 series at UMBC (Apr. 12-13).
• Most recently, UAlbany added a conference series sweep against Maine (Apr. 19-20).

 
AT THE BATTER'S BOX

• Caitlyn Frederick is batting a team high .358, placing her for fourth in the conference. She also holds a team-high .424 OBP. On top of that, Frederick leads the team with 25 stolen bases and 26 runs. Her stolen base total is good for first in the conference; she is leading the runner-up by nine SB.
• Taylor Quinn is batting a .339. Combining speed and power, she has scored 22 runs, driven in 20 runs, and holds a .446 slugging percentage. 
• Freshmen Ava Beal and Kaitlyn Parisi have been key contributors off the bench. Both hold batting averages over .300 - Beal .333 and Parisi .300.   
• After last week, sophomore Mary Kate Murray leads the team with 26 total RBI. Quinn (20) is in second and redshirt-senior Victoria Vilarchao (19) places third. 
• Grahek is the only Great Dane to start and play in all 37 contests so far.
• Grahek has totaled a team-high eight extra-base hits with three doubles, two triples, and three home runs. Vilarchao (team-high five 2B, two HR) and Quinn (three 2B, conference-high three 3B, 1 HR) follow with seven each.
• Vanessa Meyers holds a .415 OBP with a .250 average due to her team-high 19 walks. She has been efficient on the bases going 6-6 in stolen bases.
• In conference contests, Mary Kate Murray is batting .469 and has a conference-best 22 RBI. 

 
IN THE CIRCLE

• Three UAlbany pitchers are sharing time in the circle - Kate Powers has 15 starts while freshman Hailey Errichiello has 11 and freshman Hayley Wieczerzak has 10. 
• Powers leads with nine complete games, including three shutouts, and 93.1 innings pitched. She is currently best in the conference with a 2.18 ERA.
• Hailey Errichiello is close behind with five complete games, including one shutout, and 71.1 innings pitched.
• Hayley Wieczerzak has pitched 56.2 innings but owns the team-high with 83 strikeouts. She has struck out at least 10 batters in two different games this season.
• Powers, Errichiello and senior Dominique Prevette combined for a five-inning no-hitter in the final game against Maine this past weekend (April 20). 

 
2025 WEEKLY AWARDS

• Pitcher of the Week
  • Hayley Wieczerzak - March 11, 2025
  • Hayley Wieczerzak - March 18, 2025
  • Kate Powers - April 8, 2025 
• Rookie of the Week
  • Ava Beal - March 18, 2025
  • Hailey Errichiello - April 22, 2025
• Player of the Week
  • Taylor Quinn - March 18, 2025
  • Caitlyn Frederick - April 1, 2025

 
ABOUT SYRACUSE

• The Orange opened their season at the UNCW Tournament (Feb. 7-9), the Columbus Classic (Feb. 14-16), the Georgia Classic (Feb. 21-23), and the Blue Hen Invitational (Feb. 27- Mar. 1).
• In their tournament schedule, Syracuse started off 11-0 for the best start in program history before their first loss came to #9 Georgia (Feb. 22). They finished tournament play with a 16-3 record. 
• In conference action, the Orange are 3-15 with wins against #16 Duke (Mar. 14), UNC (Mar. 28) and Georgia Tech (Apr. 5). Their other conference matchups against #19 Stanford (Mar. 7-9), Clemson (Mar. 21-23), and Virginia (Apr. 12-13) have resulted in sweeps. 
• Out of conference, Syracuse has two wins against Niagara (Mar. 19) and one against Le Moyne (Mar. 26) along with a 2-1 loss to Cornell (Apr. 9). 
• Madelyn Lopez leads the Orange offense, hitting .422 with 49 hits, a team-high 23 RBI, seven doubles, and two home runs. 
• Two players are hitting over .300. Tessa Galipeau is hitting .337 with a team-high nine doubles, 30 hits and 15 RBI. Angie Ramos has a .313 average with 35 hits and 19 RBI. 
• In the circle, Madison Knight has a team-best 3.75 ERA over 114.0 innings with 13 complete games and a team-high 90 strikeouts. 
• Julianna Verni is close behind with a 3.93 ERA in 83.2 IP and 68 strikeouts. 

 
SERIES AGAINST THE ORANGE

• Syracuse leads the series, 2-1. 
• UAlbany and Syracuse last faced off in a doubleheader in 2023, each taking a win. 
• Three current Great Danes - Deanna Grahek, Christie Collins and Sara Anderson - scored all of the runs in the 5-0 game-one victory. 

 
ABOUT BRYANT

• The Bulldogs have started the season off 14-26. 
• Playing in four tournaments, Bryant went 6-11 before adding on three more losses and one win to round out their preseason contests. 
• Opening conference play with Maine (Mar. 22-23), the Bulldogs started 3-0.
• Bryant continued its America East schedule with UAlbany (Mar. 28-29), Binghamton (Apr. 4-5), and UMass Lowell (Apr. 11-13) bringing the Bulldogs to a 5-7 conference record with wins coming against UMass Lowell. 
• Most recently, Bryant faced UMBC for a three-game series where they added one win and two losses to their record. 
• Before hosting UAlbany, the Bulldogs will host Providence for a midweek single game on Wednesday (Apr. 23).  
• Meaghan Houk leads Bryant's offense, hitting .385 with 35 hits, four home runs, and 25 RBI. 
• Three other Bulldogs are hitting over .300. Sam Rohwer is hitting .346 with a team-best 30 RBI and six home runs. McKenzie McAllon has a .307 average with 23 hits. Bryce Clendenin is batting .303 with 36 hits and five doubles. 
• Makenna Coleman is tied with Rohwer with the team-best six home runs.
• Maddy Wachter has spent the most time in the circle with 73.2 innings pitched along with a 3.80 ERA and five complete games. 
• Lexi Powell (55.0 IP) and Brooke Tracy (53.1 IP) back Wachter in the circle.

 
SERIES AGAINST THE BULLDOGS

• The Great Danes lead the series, 12-8.
• UAlbany and Bryant faced off for a three-game series during the 2024 season. The Bulldogs won all three contests. 
• Earlier this season, the Great Danes hosted Bryant for a conference series (Mar. 28-29). UAlbany took home all three wins, two of which were mercy-rule victories. 
• Mary Kate Murray led the way with a home run and nine RBI. 
• Victoria Vilarchao added five hits over three games including a double. 
• Hailey Errichiello, Kate Powers, and Hayley Wieczerzak all pitched complete games. 

 
AROUND THE AMERICA EAST

• After five weekends of conference play, Binghamton leads the conference with an 11-2 record. UMBC is right behind them at 11-4. 
• UAlbany is on their heels at 9-4 to round out the teams with winning league records. 
• Bryant is .400 with a 6-9 record after a win and two losses against UMBC. 
• UMass Lowell is close behind with a 5-9 record. 
• Maine rounds out the conference at 0-14 still searching for their first win. 

 
*written as of April 21
 
AMERICA EAST CONTESTS THIS WEEK

• Wednesday
  • Stonehill at UMass Lowell, 2 pm (DH)
  • Syracuse at UAlbany, 2 pm (DH)
  • Providence at Bryant, 4 pm
  • Cornell at Binghamton, 4:30 pm (DH)
• Saturday
  • UMass Lowell at Maine, 12 pm (DH)
  • UAlbany at Bryant, 1 pm (DH)
  • UMBC at Binghamton, 1 pm (DH)
•  Sunday
  • UMass Lowell at Maine, 11 am
  • UAlbany at Bryant, 12 pm
  • UMBC at Binghamton, 12 pm

 
UP NEXT

• The Great Danes will finish off the regular season hosting a conference series against Binghamton (May. 2-3). 

 
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