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11
Winner NJIT NJIT 22-29, 11-12 AEC
6
UAlbany UALBANY 8-34-1, 2-21 AEC
Winner
NJIT NJIT
22-29, 11-12 AEC
11
Final
6
UAlbany UALBANY
8-34-1, 2-21 AEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NJIT NJIT 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 5 0 11 15 2
UAlbany UALBANY 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 13 3

W: Reiner (1-5) L: Turk, Steven (0-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

NJIT Takes Game Two from Baseball

Score: NJIT 11, UAlbany 6
 
Location: Varsity Field in Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany (8-34-1, 2-21 America East) | NJIT (22-29, 11-12 America East)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team grabbed an early lead against America East foe NJIT on Friday afternoon, but was unable to hold on late in the game.
 
Key Stats:
  • UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Captain Jason Bottari finished the afternoon going 3-5 at the plate.
  • Devan Kruzinski had the most RBIs for the Great Danes, finishing with three while going 2-4 at the plate.
  • Luke Filippi moved into the starting lineup, going 2-5 with a run scored
  • Will Feil (1-4), Carson Dunkel (1-4), and Josh Salandy (1-3) all finished with an RBI.
  • The Great Danes finished with 13 hits, three walks, eight strikeouts, and left 11 men on base.
 
How it Happened:
  • Matthew Mariano started on the mound for the Great Danes, Aidan Kidd started for NJIT.
  • The Great Danes posted five runs in the first inning to jump out to an early lead. Following three-straight singles, Will Feil drove in Will Binder on a single to center. Carson Dunkel then walked to score the second run before Josh Salandy hit another single to score Jason Bottari. Finally, Devan Kruzinski capped the five-run inning with a two-run single to right center.
  • Aaron Park took the mound for NJIT with two outs in the first inning.
  • The Highlanders got on the board in the third inning on an RBI single from Kevin Putsky, making it 5-1.
  • NJIT made it a 5-3 game in the fourth on back-to-back solo home runs from Jared Donnelly and Luke Longo.
  • The Highlanders had three runs cross home plate in the fifth to take a 6-5 advantage.
  • Holden deJong was handed the ball for NJIT to start the bottom of the fifth.
  • The Great Danes tied the game a6 6-6 in the fifth on an RBI single from Devan Kruzinski to right field.
  • Steven Turk took the mound for UAlbany to start the sixth.
  • Liam Reiner was handed the ball for NJIT to start the bottom of the sixth.  
  • The Highlanders put five runs up in the eighth to take an 11-6 lead.
  • Brandon Peterson took the mound for NJIT to start the bottom of the eighth.
 
Next: The series concludes tomorrow afternoon with a Senior Day matchup at Varsity Field beginning at 11:00 a.m. Keep up with all of the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and by using the hashtag #UAUKNOW.
 
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