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University at Albany Great Danes

Maddi Petrella - Bryant (G2) 2023
Brent Warzocha/UAlbany Athletics
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Winner Wisconsin WIS 11-14
0
UAlbany UALB 8-6
Winner
Wisconsin WIS
11-14
1
Final
0
UAlbany UALB
8-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Wisconsin WIS 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
UAlbany UALB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1

W: Tessa Magnanimo (4-5) L: Hammond, Wendi (7-5)

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Winner UAlbany UALB 9-6
1
Niagara NIA 4-8
Winner
UAlbany UALB
9-6
2
Final
1
Niagara NIA
4-8
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
UAlbany UALB 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0
Niagara NIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0

W: Powers, Kate (2-0) L: Hickingbottom, Maddi (2-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Splits Final Day in Baltimore

LOCATION: The Diamond at UMBC - Baltimore, Md.
 
SHORT STORY: The Great Danes fell to Wisconsin and beat Niagara in two one-run contests, Saturday.
 
GAME ONE
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 8-6, 0-0 America East | Wisconsin 10-14, 0-0 Big Ten
 
SCORE: Wisconsin 1, UAlbany 0
 
KEY STATS
  • Graduate student Wendi Hammond stood in the circle for all seven innings. Allowing no hits from the Badgers, she pitched a no-hitter.
  • On offense, four different Great Danes notched a single - graduate student Caitlyn Mitros, graduate student Maddi Petrella, redshirt-sophomore Natasha Mendez, and Hammond.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Wendi Hammond opened the game with a strikeout for the very first batter.
  • Doing it again, the first Wisconsin batter in the second inning was struck out swinging.
  • Hammond tallied the first hit of the game with a bunt in the bottom of the third.
  • Leaving two on base, Caitlyn Mitros followed it up with a single to left field.
  • Continuing the pattern of three outs in three batters, Hammond opened the fourth inning with her third strikeout from the circle.
  • The Badgers got on base with a walk before getting a one-run lead with an unearned run.
  • The UAlbany defense added a double play in the sixth inning.
  • The Great Danes left runners on base in both the sixth and seventh innings but they were unable to take advantage and fell, 1-0.
 
GAME TWO
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 9-6, 0-0 America East | Niagara 4-9, 0-0 MAAC
 
SCORE: UAlbany 2, Niagara 1
 
KEY STATS
  • Maddi Petrella totaled two RBI from a home run to lead to the Great Danes' win.
  • Caitlyn Mitros went 2-3 from the batter's box.
  • In addition to Mitros and Petrella's three total hits, sophomores Sara Anderson and Deanna Grahek each added a single.
  • Kate Powers earned the complete game victory with five strikeouts from the circle.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After tallying three straight outs in the bottom of the first, the Great Dane defense allowed the first hit of the game in the second inning.
  • Caitlyn Mitros opened the fourth inning with a bunted single.
  • Maddi Petrella followed it up with a home run over the left-field fence to give UAlbany a 2-0 lead.
  • With another three consecutive outs from the defense, the Great Danes finished the fourth inning with a two-run advantage.
  • Despite a hit in each of the remaining innings (both top and bottom), the fifth and sixth innings remained scoreless.
  • Niagara closed it out with a home run in the bottom of the seventh but with no runners on base, only one run was earned and the Great Danes were able to end the game with a 2-1 victory.
 
NEXT: The Great Danes will return to host Army for their first home game(s) of the season (Mar. 20).
 
For more information on the University at Albany softball team, follow the squad's official social media accounts shown below.
Twitter - @ualbanysb
Instagram & Threads - @ualbanysb
 
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