University at Albany Great Danes

RECORDS: UAlbany 19-17, 8-6 America East | Colgate 21-24, 7-5 Patriot League
 
LOCATION: Eaton Street Softball Complex - Hamilton, N.Y.
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes bounced back in game two to split the road doubleheader at Colgate, Tuesday.
 
GAME ONE
 
SCORE: Colgate 9, UAlbany 1 (5 inn.)
 
KEY STATS

• Senior Deanna Grahek tallied the lone RBI.
• Freshman Katie Parisi and junior Mary Kate Murray each added a hit.
• Sophomore Hailey Errichiello started the game and threw three strikeouts in three complete innings. Freshman Becca Munslow pitched the final 1.1 innings.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Colgate tabbed the first hit of the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the second.
• A six-run third inning for the Raiders proved to be the game-changer. Colgate hit three home runs in the third to take the 7-0 lead.
• Katie Parisi, Mary Kate Murray, and Deanna Grahek hit back-to-back-to-back singles to bring in the first UAlbany run.
• The Raiders sealed the win with two additional home runs - one in the fourth and one the fifth.

 
GAME TWO
 
SCORE: UAlbany 11, Colgate 5
 
KEY STATS

• Freshman Sierra Roy led the team with two hits, including one double, one RBI, and one run scored.
• Five Great Danes also hit twice - junior Taylor Quinn, freshman Julia Pike, senior Sara Anderson, Deanna Grahek, and senior Kasey Conn.
• Sophomore Jenny Nardelli hit her first career home run for a game-high three RBI.
• Sophomore Hayley Wieczerzak struck out nine in six innings for the win. Julia Pike came in to relieve her for the final inning and struck out all three batters faced, two of which only saw three pitches.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Great Danes opened game two with a vengeance and scored four runs in the first inning.
• Eight batters saw a plate appearance, six of which earned a hit. Mary Kate Murray, Sierra Roy, and Deanna Grahek each drove in a run.
• Colgate scored two but the Great Danes left three on base to stave off the possible go-ahead run.
• Kasey Conn led off the second with a single and made her way around the bases to score and give Katie Parisi an RBI.
• UAlbany extended its lead to 8-2 after a three-run homer from Jenny Nardelli. The ball went over the fence at nearly dead center.
• Colgate hit two solo home runs to close the gap to 8-4 after four innings.
• The Great Danes added a run in the fifth and the Raiders hit a third home run in the sixth for a 9-5 game headed into the final inning.
• Roy opened the seventh with a single and, pinch-running for her, Beal made it to second on a sacrifice bunt from Anderson.
• Sophomore Kaitlyn Parisi drove in Beal before scoring herself for an 11-5 UAlbany advantage.
• Julia Pike came in to pitch the final inning and struck out all three batters for the victory. She pitched just 12 pitches, six of which came from two three-pitch plate appearances.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will continue on the road with a three-game weekend series at UMass Lowell (Apr. 25-26).
 
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