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University at Albany Great Danes

Morgan Petty - CCU Friday 2023
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4
Winner UAlbany UALB 6-8
1
Siena SIE 12-7
Winner
UAlbany UALB
6-8
4
Final
1
Siena SIE
12-7
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UAlbany UALB 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 4 10 2
Siena SIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2

W: Hammond, Wendi (6-4) L: Fitzmaurice, Ava (4-3)

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Winner UAlbany UALB 7-8
4
Siena SIE 12-8
Winner
UAlbany UALB
7-8
8
Final
4
Siena SIE
12-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UAlbany UALB 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 8 13 0
Siena SIE 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 10 1

W: Powers, Kate (1-0) L: Eimont, Alissa (2-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Offensive Power Elevates Softball to Doubleheader Victory

LOCATION: UAlbany Field - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 7-8, 0-0 America East | Siena 12-8, 0-0 MAAC
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes grabbed early leads in each of the doubleheader's games before completing a sweep of Siena with two victories, Wednesday.
 
GAME ONE
 
SCORE: UAlbany 4, Siena 1
 
KEY STATS
  • Senior Caitlyn Mitros led with the only two RBI.
  • Senior Morgan Petty went 3-4 at-bat for a team-high batting average.
  • Senior Wendi Hammond hit the Great Danes' first triple of the season. Senior Maddi Petrella followed with a second triple.
  • Hammond pitched the complete game with three strikeouts.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Morgan Petty tallied the first hit of the game in the first inning.
  • Siena notched their first single in the bottom of the first.
  • Putting two runners on base with a walk for graduate student Chloe Lewis and a single from Wendi Hammond, Caitlyn Mitros drove in two runs with a double.
  • The Great Dane defense tallied three-straight outs in the second inning.
  • After putting three singles on the board, freshman Deanna Grahek added a run by stealing home in the third inning.
  • In the field, UAlbany added a second three-up, three-down inning in the fourth.
  • Petty crossed home for the fourth, and final, Great Dane run in the top of the fifth.
  • Siena got the final say with a home run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
 
GAME TWO
 
SCORE: UAlbany 8, Siena 4
 
KEY STATS
  • Junior Jordan Nastos led the Great Danes with three RBI from two hits, including a home run.
  • Morgan Petty and senior Schuyler Ossman followed with two RBI each.
  • Four Great Danes hit a double - Petty, Ossman, sophomore Sierra Fretz, and graduate student Chloe Lewis.
  • All nine starters tallied at least one hit.
  • Redshirt-sophomore Kate Powers pitched 5.2 innings for the win with three strikeouts.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Sophomore Caitlyn Frederick notched the first hit of the contest in the top of the first.
  • The Saints tallied a leadoff single to open the bottom of the first.
  • Grabbing two doubles in the second inning, the Great Danes put up one run from Sierra Fretz with Schuyler Ossman's double.
  • Siena loaded the bases in the second but the UAlbany defense left all three on base to head back to the dugout.
  • Taking two bases on balls, Morgan Petty hit a double to drive in two RBI and give the Great Danes a 3-0 lead at the end of the third.
  • A home run from Jordan Nastos added three runs before Frederick made her way around the bases for a seven-run advantage.
  • The Saints closed the scoring gap with two runs in the bottom of the fourth.
  • Deanna Grahek scored what proved to be the final Great Dane run on a sacrifice fly ball from Ossman in the top of the fifth.
  • UAlbany held Siena to just three batters in the fifth before the Saints added two runs in the bottom of the sixth.
  • The Great Danes closed the contest with a double-play in the seventh inning for a four-run victory.
 
NEXT: The Great Danes are set to continue at home with their first conference series against UMass Lowell (Mar. 25-26).
 
For more information on the University at Albany softball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanysb
Instagram - @ualbanysb
 
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