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University at Albany Great Danes

Wendi Hammond - Maine 2023 - AE Champs
America East Conference
3
Maine MAINE 13-38
7
Winner UAlbany UALB 22-18
Maine MAINE
13-38
3
Final
7
UAlbany UALB
22-18
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Maine MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 11 3
UAlbany UALB 1 4 0 2 0 0 X 7 9 0

W: Powers, Kate (9-5) L: Fallon, C. (6-16)

Game Recap: Softball |

Team Effort Defeats #6 Maine, Softball Advances in Championship Tournament

LOCATION: The Diamond at UMBC - Baltimore, Md. 
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 22-18, 11-7 America East | Maine 13-38, 4-15 America East
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes gained an early lead on their way to a victory in the First Round of the America East Championship Tournament, Wednesday.
 
SCORE: UAlbany 7, Maine 3
 
KEY STATS
  • Junior Jordan Nastos led with two RBI and two hits.
  • In four at bats, senior Caitlyn Mitros added one RBI from two hits, including one double.
  • Sophomore Sierra Fretz added a double for an RBI.
  • Overall, six different Great Danes tallied at least one RBI while eight different student-athletes notched a hit and/or a run.
  • Senior pitcher Wendi Hammond started and pitched three innings with four strikeouts.
  • Redshirt-sophomore Kate Powers pitched the final four innings for the game win.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Black Bears started the game right away with a leadoff single.
  • Jordan Nastos earned the first Great Dane hit with a single through the right side.
  • After stealing both second and third, Nastos made it home on a single from Morgan Petty.
  • Maine added two singles in the top of the second before Wendi Hammond pitched three-straight strikeouts.
  • With four hits, UAlbany added four runs in the bottom of the second.
  • The Great Danes started the inning with three-straight hits - a single from Sara Anderson, a double from Sierra Fretz, and a single from Chloe Lewis. Anderson and Fretz each scored on the hit following their own.
  • Kasey Conn added a run for UAlbany with a groundout that brought Lewis home.
  • Jordan Nastos notched her first of two RBI as she drove in Deanna Grahek.
  • After a scoreless third inning, the Great Dane defense tallied three-straight outs in the top of the fourth - all of which Kate Powers had a part in.
  • Knocking a double to third base, Caitlyn Mitros drove in Kasey Conn before scoring what proved to be the final UAlbany run off a single from Nastos.
  • The Black Bears loaded the bases in the top of the fifth but the Great Danes held off the base runners with a third out from Deanna Grahek.
  • Maine scored two runs in the top of the sixth to take away the UAlbany shutout.
  • The Great Danes closed the game with three final outs in the seventh to take the 7-3 victory.
 
NEXT: UAlbany is set to play second-seeded Binghamton in the 1:30 pm game on Thursday, May 11.
 
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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