The UAlbany softball team hosted Binghamton for Senior Day at UAlbany Field in Albany, N.Y. on Friday, May 2, 2025. These photos are from the first game of the doubleheader.
Bruce Dudek/UAlbany Athletics

Softball

Murray Home Runs in Five-Inning Victory

Box Score SCORE: UAlbany 10, Bellarmine 0 (5 innings)
 
LOCATION: ROC Park - Madeira Beach, Fla.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 3-6, 0-0 America East | Bellarmine 4-14, 0-0 ASUN
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes scored six runs in two innings for an explosive start on their way to a win over Bellarmine, Sunday morning.
 
KEY STATS  
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Julia Pike started the game right away with a single before making her way to third base with two stolen bases.
  • Katie Parisi brought her home with an RBI single before scoring the Great Danes' third run of the inning to give Sara Anderson an RBI.
  • Bellarmine filled the bases in the first but the UAlbany defense held off any runs.
  • The Great Danes' first four batters made it on base in the top of the second - one walk and three singles. Three of them scored to give UAlbany a 6-0 lead.
  • Once again, the Knights loaded the bases but two consecutive strikeouts from Hayley Wieczerzak left them there as the Great Danes headed back to the dugout.
  • UAlbany's seventh run came from a sacrifice fly from senior Deanna Grahek in the top of the third.
  • The Great Danes scored what proved to be their final runs in the fourth.
  • A second sacrifice fly, this time from Katie Parisi, brought Kasey Conn home to score before a two-run homer from Mary Kate Murray made it a 10-0 game.
  • Bellarmine put just one runner on base in the bottom of the fourth and the fifth as UAlbany secured the five-inning win.
 
NEXT: The Great Danes will head to UMBC for their final regular-season tournament (Mar. 6-7).
 
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Players Mentioned

Sara Anderson

#9 Sara Anderson

INF
5' 8"
Senior
Kasey Conn

#24 Kasey Conn

INF
5' 4"
Senior
Deanna Grahek

#13 Deanna Grahek

INF
5' 8"
Senior
Mary Kate Murray

#10 Mary Kate Murray

INF
5' 7"
Junior
Kaitlyn Parisi

#8 Kaitlyn Parisi

OF
5' 8"
Sophomore
Hayley Wieczerzak

#25 Hayley Wieczerzak

P/UTL
5' 6"
Sophomore
Katie Parisi

#3 Katie Parisi

OF
5' 8"
Freshman
Julia Pike

#11 Julia Pike

P/OF
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Sara Anderson

#9 Sara Anderson

5' 8"
Senior
INF
Kasey Conn

#24 Kasey Conn

5' 4"
Senior
INF
Deanna Grahek

#13 Deanna Grahek

5' 8"
Senior
INF
Mary Kate Murray

#10 Mary Kate Murray

5' 7"
Junior
INF
Kaitlyn Parisi

#8 Kaitlyn Parisi

5' 8"
Sophomore
OF
Hayley Wieczerzak

#25 Hayley Wieczerzak

5' 6"
Sophomore
P/UTL
Katie Parisi

#3 Katie Parisi

5' 8"
Freshman
OF
Julia Pike

#11 Julia Pike

5' 8"
Freshman
P/OF