University of Albany

LOCATION: Pierre & Catherine Labat Softball Complex - Orono, Maine
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes split the second day of the tournament with a win against Maine and a loss to Bryant, Thursday.
 
GAME ONE
 
SCORE: #3 UAlbany 3, #5 Maine 1
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 25-19, 13-7 America East | Maine 12-36, 6-14 America East
 
KEY STATS

• Freshman Katie Parisi led with two RBI off three hits, including one double.
• Senior Deanna Grahek went 3-4 with one double.
• Senior Sara Anderson added two hits.
• Junior Taylor Quinn and senior Kasey Conn each doubled to make it four total doubles for the team.
• Freshman Julia Pike pitched a complete game with five strikeouts and just one walk.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Maine scored what proved to be their only run in the top of the first.
• UAlbany started hitting right away with back-to-back hits from Taylor Quinn and Sara Anderson.
• Junior Mary Kate Murray hit an RBI single to tie the score before the end of the first.
• Julia Pike struck out the first two batters in the top of the second.
• Kasey Conn started the second with a double to left center.
• Despite being originally called out, a review overturned the call and made it an infield single with an RBI for Katie Parisi to give the Great Danes a one-run lead.
• Deanna Grahek and Parisi singled in the third and fourth innings, respectively, but neither were able to score.
• Grahek doubled and two walks loaded the bases but the Black Bears held off any runs in the fifth inning.
• Parisi doubled to score Sara Anderson, who got on base with a single, to score what proved to be the final run of the game in the sixth inning.

 
GAME TWO
 
SCORE: #1 Bryant 8, #3 UAlbany 0 (5 innings)
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 25-20, 13-7 America East | Bryant 21-22, 16-4 America East
 
KEY STATS

• Mary Kate Murray went 1-1 with a single and a walk.
• Freshman Sierra Roy added a single.
• Sophomore Hailey Errichiello pitched a complete game.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Taylor Quinn led off the game earning a base on balls. She made it to third but was unable to score.
• The Bulldogs took an early 3-0 lead before the end of the first.
• After two scoreless innings, the Great Danes combined for two hits in the top of the fourth. Bryant ended the inning with two UAlbany runners in scoring position.
• The Bulldogs compiled five hits, including a home run, to make it a 7-0 lead after four complete innings.
• Bryant took advantage of an error to score the final run and win the game in five innings.

 
NEXT: The 2026 season has come to an end. The Great Danes will return to action in a year for the 2027 season.
 
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