Caitlyn Frederick - Bryant AET 2025
UAlbany Athletics
7
Winner Bryant BRY 21-31
5
UAlbany UALB 20-26
Winner
Bryant BRY
21-31
7
Final
5
UAlbany UALB
20-26
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Bryant BRY 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 7 6 0
UAlbany UALB 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 5 11 1

W: WACHTER (10-7) L: Powers, Kate (11-9)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Season Ends at America East Tournament

SCORE: Bryant 7, UAlbany 5
 
LOCATION: Bearcats Sports Complex - Vestal, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 20-26, 9-8 America East | Bryant 21-31, 8-9 America East
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes started strong but a five-run third inning for Bryant proved to be the difference in a loss for UAlbany, Saturday afternoon.
 
KEY STATS
  • Senior Caitlyn Frederick led the team with three hits and two runs in four at bats. She also stole two bases.
  • Sophomore Mary Kate Murray and redshirt-senior Victoria Vilarchao added two hits each.
  • Vilarchao drove in a team-high two RBI.
  • As a team, the Great Danes slammed three extra-base hits - two triples (Murray and junior Deanna Grahek) and a double (junior Sara Anderson).
  • Freshman Hayley Wieczerzak started the game with six strikeouts in 2.2 innings. Redshirt-senior Kate Powers came in for relief with three strikeouts and only one walk in 4.1 innings.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Hayley Wieczerzak started the game with two strikeouts in four batters in the top of the first.
  • The Great Danes opened the scoring in the bottom of the first with two runs.
  • With an infield single, a wild pitch, and a fly ball deep into right field, Caitlyn Frederick was on third when Mary Kate Murray hit a single through the right side for an RBI.
  • Freshman Vanessa Meyers followed with a third first-inning single to put a runner in scoring position.
  • Victoria Vilarchao singled down the right field line to bring in a runner and keep two on base.
  • After junior Sara Anderson drew a walk, the bases were loaded with two outs but all three were left on base at the end of the first.
  • In the top of the second, the UAlbany defense once again retired three of four batters. Wieczerzak struck out two looking and one swinging.
  • In her second plate appearance, Frederick singled to left center.
  • After stealing second, Frederick was in prime position to score when sophomore Taylor Quinn added an RBI single to right center.
  • Bryant took the lead in the top of the third, 5-3. Kate Powers took the circle with one out remaining and runners on first and third. After a steal, she struck out the final batter to get out of the inning.
  • UAlbany answered and tied the score before the end of the third.
  • With one out on the board, junior Deanna Grahek hit a triple to left field.
  • Vilarchao immediately followed to bring Grahek home and Anderson hit a double to put two runners in scoring position.
  • Kristina Langdon, pinch-hitting, hit a sacrifice fly to bring in freshman Jenny Nardelli, pinch-running, and tie the game, 5-5.
  • Bryant scored two in the fourth inning to take a 7-5 lead.
  • Frederick opened the bottom of the fourth with her third single but was left stranded on first base.
  • Going scoreless through the sixth inning, Murray hit a triple to right field in the bottom of the seventh but two strikeouts later and the Bulldogs had secured their 7-5 win.
 
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