Score: UMass Lowell 4, UAlbany 0
 
Location: LeLacheur Park – Lowell, Mass.
 
Records: UAlbany (4-18, 2-5 America East) | UMass Lowell (11-15, 3-4 America East)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team was held scoreless despite six hits as UMass Lowell used a three-run fifth inning to secure a 4-0 win on Thursday evening.
 
Coach Jon Mueller: "We threw the ball and defended well this evening. Offensively we struggled with runners in scoring position and need to continue to work on that part of the offense."
 
Key Stats:

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Christian Mello – 5.0 IP | 3 ER | 5 K
  • Brian Cadieux – 4.0 IP | 1 ER | 4 K
• Patrick DeSarno, John Vitucci, Levi McAllister, Jaxon Mueller, Cooper Loyal, and Brian Guerrero each recorded a hit for the Great Danes.

How it Happened:

• UAlbany threatened early in the first inning after John Vitucci walked and advanced to third, but the Great Danes were unable to bring him home.
• Both teams were held scoreless through the first four innings as Christian Mello worked around traffic and kept UMass Lowell off the board.
• UMass Lowell broke through in the fifth inning, stringing together four hits highlighted by a two-run double from Sean O'Leary and an RBI double from Carlos Martinez to take a 3-0 lead.
• Brian Cadieux entered in relief in the sixth and provided stability out of the bullpen, holding the River Hawks scoreless through his first inning of work.
• The River Hawks added an insurance run in the seventh on an RBI single from Carlos Martinez to extend the lead to 4-0.
• UAlbany continued to create opportunities late, including a bases-loaded chance in the ninth inning, but UMass Lowell was able to escape the jam and secure the shutout victory.

Next: The Great Danes continue the series in Lowell tomorrow, April 3 at 5:00 PM and Saturday, April 4 at 1:00 PM.
 
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