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Petrella HR Celebration - Binghamton G3
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Binghamton BING 29-16, 13-7 AEC
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Winner UAlbany UALB 21-18, 11-7 AEC
Binghamton BING
29-16, 13-7 AEC
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Final
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UAlbany UALB
21-18, 11-7 AEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Binghamton BING 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 7 2
UAlbany UALB 0 0 0 1 0 3 X 4 6 1

W: Powers, Kate (8-5) L: Walter (6-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Completes Series Sweep Over Binghamton on Senior Day

LOCATION: UAlbany Field - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 21-18, 11-7 America East | Binghamton 29-16, 13-7 America East
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes earned a late-game victory over Binghamton after taking the lead in the sixth inning, Saturday.
 
SCORE: UAlbany 4, Binghamton 3
 
KEY STATS
  • Sophomore Sierra Fretz led the team with two RBI while senior Morgan Petty led with two hits.
  • Senior Maddi Petrella hit her fifth home run of the season.
  • Fretz's two RBI came from a single hit - a double deep into left field.
  • Senior Wendi Hammond started the game in the circle with redshirt-sophomore Kate Powers coming in for the game win.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Bearcats started the game with two bunted hits to put two runners on base.
  • Holding the runners on base, the Great Danes answered with a single from Morgan Petty in the bottom of the first.
  • The UAlbany defense notched three-straight outs in the top of the second to head back to the dugout.
  • After a scoreless third inning, Binghamton put the first run on the board with a two-run double in the top of the fourth.
  • A home run far out of center field closed the scoring gap but the Bearcats held on to a 2-1 lead after four complete innings.
  • With a couple of defensive changes, the Great Dane defense added a second inning with three-straight outs.
  • For the second-straight inning, UAlbany retired three-straight batters to head back to the dugout in the sixth inning.
  • Junior Jordan Nastos earned a base on balls and Petty added her second single to put two runners on base. With a throwing error from the Bearcats, both runners advanced a base to put two in scoring position.
  • Sierra Fretz knocked the ball deep into left field to send both base runners home and earn a double before advancing to third on an error.
  • Graduate student Chloe Lewis followed with a single through the left side to bring in junior Caroline Srokowski, pinch-running for Fretz.
  • In the top of the seventh, Binghamton earned an inning-opening home run to make it a one-run game, 4-3.
  • Leaving two Bearcat runners on base, including one in scoring position, the Great Dane defense came together to tally three outs and take the 4-3 victory for the weekend series sweep.
 
NEXT: With the conclusion of the regular season, the Great Danes are headed to UMBC for the America East Championship Tournament (May 10-13). Stay tuned for more information regarding seeding and game times.
 
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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