Score: Georgetown 16, UAlbany 5

Location: Capital One Park – Tysons, Va.
 
Records: UAlbany (0-13, 0-0 America East) | Georgetown (12-6, 0-0 Big East)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany baseball team was unable to keep the Georgetown bats quiet as they fell 16-5, Saturday afternoon.

Key Stat Lines

• UAlbany Pitchers:
  • Connor Eisenmann - 3 IP | 3 ER | 5 H | 2 BB | 3 K
  • Kyle McCaffrey - 1 IP | 2 ER | 4 H | 1 BB | 0 K
  • Kyle Locklear - 0.1 IP | 3 ER | 2 H | 0 BB | 0 K
  • Michael DiMartino - 1.2 IP | 2 ER | 3 H | 1 BB | 4 K
  • Cam Fuer - 1 IP | 0 ER | 0 H | 0 BB | 2 K
  • Jason Goldblum - 0.2 IP | 3 ER | 2 H | 1 BB | 1 K
  • Luke Boule - 0.1 IP | 0 ER | 1 H | 0 BB | 1 K
• Will Binder highlighted the offense with two extra-base hits and two RBIs, including a home run and a double.
• Ryan Ferremi had a two-hit performance, with a double and two runs.
• John Vitucci and Luke Myers also had two hits on the day.

 
Coach Jeff Kaier: "Really proud of our effort today. Ryan Pittz gave us a quality start and the bullpen backed him up. This was a step in the right direction against a quality opponent as we look forward to conference play."

How it Happened:

• Connor Eisenmann got the start for the Great Danes. The Hoyas gave Andrew Williams the nod.
• UAlbany cracked the scoreboard first with Will Binder slugging a solo shot to right field, making it 1-0.
• With runners on the corners, a dropped fly ball proved costly as Georgetown took the lead. An infield single by Kavi Caster scored another, giving the Hoyas a 3-1 advantage.
• The Georgetown bats stayed hot in the second inning, Jake Hyde drove in a run with a double to left and scored on a Josh Rolling double, pushing the score to 5-1.
• Stepping up to the plate with runners on first and second, Binder scorched a double to left to score a run. The Great Danes continued to chip away at the difference with Luke Filippi hitting a sac fly to make it 5-3.
• The Hoyas brought Andrew Citron in to pitch with one out and bases loaded in the fourth. 
• Cooper Loyal grounded into a fielder's choice to score Ryan Ferremi from third, reducing the difference to 5-4.
• Kyle McCaffrey came in to pitch for UAlbany with a runner on first in the fourth inning.
• After the first two batters got on, Christian Ficca singled up the middle to score a run. Owen Carapellotti grounded into a double play that saw a run cross the plate. Joe Hollerbach drove in two more with a single to the outfield, pushing the score to 8-4. 
• Kyle Locklear came in to start the fifth inning for the Great Danes. 
• With a runner on, Rolling hit a two-run bomb to add on some insurance runs. Ficca followed with a solo shot to center, making it 11-4.
• UAlbany called in Michael DiMartino from the pen in the fifth inning. 
• Caster hit a double down the right field line to score the runner from first. Caster scored on a single in the next at-bat, giving the Hoyas a 13-4 advantage. 
• The Great Danes brought in Cam Fuer in the seventh inning. 
• Luke Myers drove in a run for UAlbany with a sac fly, to make it 13-5.
• Alden Head was brought in to pitch for Georgetown in the eighth inning with two outs and a runner on first.
• The Great Danes called Jason Goldblum in from the pen in the eighth inning.
• Ja Sheffield added on for the Hoyas with a two-run shot to extend their lead to 15-5.
• Luke Boule came in to pitch for UAlbany with two outs and a runner on first. 
• Ficca knocked a double to left center to score another insurance run for Georgetown, pushing their lead to 16-5.
• The Hoyas claimed game two, 16-5.

 
Next: UAlbany will face Georgetown for the final contest of the series tomorrow at 1 pm. Keep up with all the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on X (@UAlbanybaseball), Instagram (@ualbanybaseball), and Facebook (UAlbany Baseball).