RECORDS: UAlbany 18-16, 8-6 America East | 16-20, 13-4 America East
 
LOCATION: UAlbany Field - Albany, N.Y.
 
SHORT STORY: Freshman Julia Pike stood out from the circle and the plate in a split doubleheader against Bryant on Senior Day, Saturday afternoon.
 
GAME ONE
 
SCORE: Bryant 7, UAlbany 2
 
KEY STATS

• Junior Mary Kate Murray tallied the lone RBI.
• Freshman Julia Pike and sophomore Kaitlyn Parisi each hit a double.
• Freshman Katie Parisi and junior Taylor Quinn added a single each.
• Sophomore Hayley Wieczerzak started in the circle with five strikeouts in three complete innings. Sophomore Hailey Errichiello closed out the game, allowing zero earned runs in four complete innings.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Hayley Wieczerzak pitched back-to-back strikeouts to open the game. 
• In the bottom of the first, Katie Parisi singled up the middle, then scored on an error to put UAlbany on the board first. 
• Mary Kate Murray took advantage and scored on a passed ball to put the Great Danes up 2-0 after one complete inning.
• Kaitlyn Parisi hit a double but was caught out trying to turn it into a triple in the bottom of the second.
• The Bulldogs found their momentum in the top of the third, scoring five runs, four of which came from two two-run homers. 
• Julia Pike doubled in the bottom of the third but was unable to advance further. 
• Bryant added two more runs to their total in the top of the fifth to extend their lead, 7-2. 
• The game remained 7-2 in favor of the Bulldogs through the final two innings.

 
GAME TWO
 
SCORE: UAlbany 5, Bryant 3
 
KEY STATS

• Pitcher Julia Pike threw the complete game and hit a walk-off home run. 
• Taylor Quinn matched Pike with two RBI.
• Pike, Quinn, and freshman Sierra Roy shared the team-high two hits apiece.
• Quinn and Katie Parisi added two extra-base hits with a double and a triple, respectively. 

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Bulldogs tallied the first hit of the game before scoring an unearned run in the second.
• The Great Danes responded quickly with a triple from Katie Parisi in the bottom of the inning. Mary Kate Murray followed with a single to send Parisi home. 
• The game remained locked at 1-1 through both the third and fourth innings. 
• The Bulldogs added one run to pull ahead of UAlbany, 2-1, in the top of the fifth. 
• Bryant retained their advantage and left two Great Danes in scoring position at the end of the sixth before adding a run in the top of the seventh.
• Sierra Roy and senior Deanna Grahek got on base with a single and a walk, respectively, to open the bottom of the seventh. 
• After the Bulldogs recorded two outs, Taylor Quinn hit a double to right center to score pinch-runner sophomore Jenny Nardelli and Grahek and tie the game at three.
• Julia Pike followed with a walk-off home run to win the game for the Great Danes, 5-3.

 
NEXT: The UAlbany softball team will travel to Colgate for a midweek doubleheader Tuesday, April 21 before facing UMass Lowell on the road (Apr. 25-26).  
 
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