SCORE: UAlbany 7, UMass Lowell 6 (8 innings)
RECORDS: UAlbany 11-10, 2-2 America East | UMass Lowell 14-14, 3-1 America East
LOCATION: UAlbany Field - Albany, N.Y.
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes prevailed in a tight, eight-inning matchup with the River Hawks on Friday afternoon.
KEY STATS
- Junior Taylor Quinn led the team with three RBI, all of which came from a fifth-inning home run.
- Freshman Katie Parisi also had a home run, as well as two RBI.
- Sophomore Mary Kate Murray led the team with two hits, including one double.
- Sophomore Hailey Errichiello pitched three scoreless innings to start the game off for UAlbany.
- Freshman pitcher Julia Pike came in to finish the game and recorded four strikeouts and no walks.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sara Anderson and Mary Kate Murray combined for a double play to get the first two outs of the game.
- Julia Pike led off for UAlbany with a single, before scoring on a sac fly by Anderson.
- Both teams were able to put runners on base in the second inning, but neither were able to bring anyone home.
- In the bottom of the third, Katie Parisi hit a two-run homer to extend the Great Danes' lead to 3-0.
- UMass Lowell gained momentum with a four-run inning in the fourth to take a 4-3 lead.
- In the bottom of the fifth, Taylor Quinn hit a three-run home run to give the lead back to UAlbany, 6-4.
- The Riverhawks scored the tying runs in the top of the sixth.
- The seventh inning saw both teams land runners on base, but no one made it home, which sent the game into extra innings.
- Sophomore Sara Scozzari hit a walk-off single to score Pike and seal the game for the Great Danes in the eighth.
NEXT: Due to the cold expected tomorrow, the Great Danes will conclude the series with a doubleheader on Sunday (Mar. 29).
