Game One Score: Siena 10, UAlbany 9
 
Game Two Score: Siena 10, UAlbany 4
 
Location: Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (10-22, 5-7 America East) | Siena (12-23, 6-12 MAAC)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team dropped both games of Saturday's doubleheader, falling 10-9 in a back-and-forth opener before Siena used a big inning to take game two, 10-4.
 
Coach Jon Mueller: " Tough day all around. We gave away the lead in game one and struggled offensively in game two."
 
Game One Key Stats:

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Dylan Banner – 4.0 IP | 6 ER | 5 K
  • Brian Cadieux – 3.0 IP | 3 ER | 1 K
• Michael Maggio led the team with three hits and two RBIs.
• Brian Guerrero drove in three runs on two hits.
• Jaxon Mueller recorded three hits and scored twice.

Game One How it Happened:

• Siena struck first in the opening inning, but UAlbany responded immediately with RBI singles from Patrick DeSarno and Jaxon Mueller to take a 2-1 lead.
• The Great Danes added on in the second inning when John Vitucci drove in a run to make it 3-1.
• After the Saints tied the game in the third, UAlbany answered again in the bottom half with a two-RBI single from Brian Guerrero to regain the lead at 5-2.
• Dylan Banner started on the mound before Brian Cadieux entered in relief in the fifth inning.
• Siena surged ahead in the fourth with a five-run inning to take a 7-5 advantage.
• UAlbany responded with a four-run fifth inning, highlighted by a two-RBI single from Michael Maggio, to reclaim the lead at 9-7.
• The Saints answered in the sixth inning with three runs to take a 10-9 lead.
• The Great Danes were unable to push across the tying run over the final two innings as Siena held on to take game one. 

Game One Key Stats:

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Ethan Nardacci – 4.2 IP | 2 ER | 2 K
  • Tyler Kneller – 1.2 IP | 3 ER | 0 K
  • Jameson Walsh – 2.2 IP | 4 ER | 1 K
• Luke Filippi drove in three runs, including a two-RBI double.
• John Vitucci tallied two hits to lead the offense.
• Levi McAllister recorded a hit and scored twice.

Game One How it Happened:

• Siena opened the scoring in the third inning on an RBI groundout before adding another run in the fourth to take a 2-0 lead.
• Ethan Nardacci got the start and worked into the fifth inning before Tyler Kneller entered in relief.
• Siena broke the game open in the seventh inning. After a leadoff baserunner reached, Kneller was lifted for Jameson Walsh, but the Saints strung together multiple hits and scored seven runs to extend the lead to 9-0.
• UAlbany responded in the bottom of the inning with a pair of runs on sacrifice flies from Luke Filippi and Cooper Loyal to make it 9-2.
• Siena added another run in the ninth on a sacrifice fly to push the lead to 10-2.
• The Great Danes showed late fight in the bottom of the ninth when Filippi delivered a two-RBI double to bring the final score to 10-4.

Next: The Great Danes head to Loudonville on Tuesday, April 21 at 3:00 PM to face Siena one more time.
 
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