Score Game 1: No. 5 UAlbany 6, No. 3 Binghamton 21
  
Score Game 2: No. 5 UAlbany 2, No. 1 Bryant 8

Location: Mahaney Diamond in Orono, Maine
   
Records: No. 5 UAlbany (22-32, 10-14 America East) | No. 3 Binghamton (28-23, 13-11 America East) | No. 1 Bryant (35-18-1, 18-6 America East)
   
Short Story: The fifth-seeded University at Albany baseball team fell in back-to-back games on Saturday afternoon after advancing to the Semifinals of the America East Championship.

Head Coach Jon Mueller: "We put ourselves in a deep hole in both games. We were not able to mount a big enough rally in game two to close the gap. Super proud of the seniors, the team, and our staff for all the hard work and sticking with the plan. We were picked last and finished third in the conference tournament behind two very strong teams. Thank you to the five seniors for their dedication in the classroom and setting the tone for the younger guys on the field. We have a lot to be proud of and a lot to build on moving forward."

Key Stat Lines Game 1:  

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Ethan Nardacci – 2.0 IP | 8 ER | 9 H | 1 BB
  • Thomas Quinn – 3.2 IP | 6 ER | 7 H | 6 BB | 1 K
  • Luke Boule – 1.1 IP | 3 ER | 4 H | 1 BB
  • Christian Mello – 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 1 K
• Levi McAllister finished with two RBIs, going 2-2 with a walk.
• Kyle Stephens and Cooper Loyal each finished the game with two hits and one RBI.
• Luke Myers and Ryan Ferremi recorded one hit and one RBI each. Ferremi also recorded two walks.

 
Key Stat Lines Game 2:  

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Tyler Kneller – 1.0 IP | 6 ER | 3 H | 3 BB | 1 K
  • Matthew Mariano – 6.0 IP | 1 ER | 2 H | 3 BB | 5 K
  • Alex Enea – 1.0 IP | 0 ER | 2 H
• Jared Toby finished with two hits.
• Anthony Scarabino and Cooper Loyal each went 1-4, hitting home runs in back-to-back at-bats.
• Luke Myers went 1-4.
• Kyle Stephens drew three walks.
• Matthew Mariano pitched six strong innings of relief, allowing just one earned run.

How it Happened Game 1:  

• Ethan Nardacci started on the mound for the Great Danes, Ryan Packard started for the Bearcats.
• Binghamton struck first in the opening inning, scoring a run on a SAC fly to right off the bat of Evin Sullivan.
• UAlbany responded in the top of the second with two runs to take a 2-1 lead. Luke Myers singled up the middle to score Michael Maggio, and Ryan Ferremi singled to right to score Victor Mazzara.
• The Bearcats bounced back fast, scoring seven runs in the bottom of the second to retake the lead, 8-2.
• Thomas Quinn took the mound for UAlbany to start the third.
• Binghamton made it 9-2 in the third on a SAC fly from Zach Rogacki.
• The lead was stretched to 11-2 in the fourth thanks to a two-RBI double from Binghamton's Ryan Stellrecht.
• The Great Danes gained some momentum in the fifth, scoring three runs to cut the lead to 11-5. Kyle Stephens doubled to right center to bring home Levi McAllister, also knocking Binghamton pitcher Ryan Packard out of the game. Brady Bouchard then took the mound for the Bearcats. Michael Maggio, the next batter, then singled down the first base line to bring home both Stephens and Jared Toby.
• The bottom half of the inning saw Binghamton respond with four runs of their own. Freddy Forgione doubled to score one, and Logan Haskell sent one over the fence to bring in three more, making the score 15-5.
• Luke Boule took the mound in place of Quinn with two outs and two on in the sixth.
• The Bearcats scored six runs in the seventh to extend their lead to 21-5.
• Christian Mello took the mound for UAlbany in the eighth.
• Cooper Loyal hit an RBI double in the ninth to make it 21-6 in what was the final hit of the game.

 
How it Happened Game 2:  

• Tyler Kneller started game two for the Great Danes. Jackson Vanesko started for the Bulldogs.
• Brynt was able to jump out to a 6-0 lead in the opening inning on an RBI single from Gavin Greger, a three-run home run from Brandyn Durand, and a two-run home run from Charlie Saul.
• Matthew Mariano took the mound for the Great Danes to start the second.
• Bryant tacked on a run in the fourth on a SAC fly from Zac Zyons, making it 7-0.
• The Great Danes grabbed two runs back in the fifth thanks to back-to-back home runs off the bats of Anthony Scarabino and Cooper Loyal, 7-2.
• Dylan Scudder took the mound for the Bulldogs to start the seventh.
• The Bulldogs made it 8-2 in the seventh on a SAC fly from Gavin Noriega.
• Alex Enea was handed the ball for UAlbany to start the bottom of the eighth.

 
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