Tre Mariano
UAlbany Athletics
5
LIU LIU 10-15
6
Winner UAlbany UALBANY 7-18
LIU LIU
10-15
5
Final
6
UAlbany UALBANY
7-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
LIU LIU 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 8 1
UAlbany UALBANY 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 X 6 8 1

W: Kneller, Tyler (1-0) L: Isaac Beebe (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Mariano’s Eighth-Inning Heroics Help Push Baseball Past LIU

Score: UAlbany 6, LIU 5 

Location: Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (7-18, 4-5 America East) | LIU  (10-15, 10-5 NEC)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team rallied in the eighth inning to take home a midweek victory over the Long Island University Sharks.

Head Coach Jon Mueller: "I thought the key for us today was playing fundamental defense. We gave up way too many bags, but when you play good defense, you can keep yourself hanging around. Really evenly matched game, but we were able to get a big hit from Tre Mariano late – he had a big day. Tyler Kneller did a great job nailing it down at the end."
 
Key Stats:
How it Happened:
  • UAlbany took the first lead of the game in the bottom of the third on Luke Filippi's RBI double to left field that brought in Tre Mariano to score from second.
  • The very next at bat, Cooper Loyal singled through the left side and allowed Filippi to score from second to give the Great Danes a 2-0 lead.
  • The Sharks answered back in the top of the fourth, scoring three runs to jump out to a 3-2 lead.
  • In the bottom of the fifth with the bases loaded, Zach Mravlja was walked to bring in Filippi for his second run of the game to tie it at 3-3.
  • Brian Guerrero was the next plate appearance in the inning as Loyal would score on a passed ball with all runners advancing as UAlbany would jump out to a 4-3 lead.
  • It wasn't long for LIU to respond as they put up one run in the top of the sixth to make it a 4-4 game.
  • Following a scoreless seventh inning, the Sharks would drive one run in in the top of the eighth to jump out to a 5-4 lead.
  • In the bottom half of the inning, following a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher from Guerrero, runners moved up to second and third.
  • The next at bat, Tre Mariano doubled down the left field line to drive in two runs and push the Great Danes out to a 6-5 lead heading into the top of the ninth.
  • Tyle Kneller, who entered the game to pitch with one out left in the eighth, would go back out to the mound and close out the game to give the Great Danes the midweek 6-5 win.

Next: The Great Danes are next at Bryant for a three-game series from Friday, April 10, to April 12 in Smithfield, Rhode Island, at Conaty Park. First pitch on Friday is set for 3:00 PM
 
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