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University at Albany Great Danes

Seniors - Maine 2024
Geovanna Soler/UAlbany Athletics
0
Maine MAINE 4-39, 1-20 AEC
6
Winner UAlbany UALB 30-12, 14-6 AEC
Maine MAINE
4-39, 1-20 AEC
0
Final
6
UAlbany UALB
30-12, 14-6 AEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Maine MAINE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
UAlbany UALB 2 1 1 2 0 0 X 6 9 1

W: Hammond, Wendi (21-8) L: True, Isabelle (2-9)

Game Recap: Softball |

Regular-Season Champions, Softball Completes Series Sweep Against Maine on Senior Day

LOCATION: UAlbany Field - Albany, N.Y.
 
SHORT STORY: Completing the sweep over the Black Bears, the Great Danes secured a share of the America East Regular-Season Champion title.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 30-12, 14-6 America East | Maine 4-39, 1-20 America East
 
SCORE: UAlbany 6, Maine 0
 
KEY STATS
  • Graduate student Caitlyn Mitros and sophomore Sara Anderson tabbed three hits to lead the team. Mitros went 3-4 with two singles and a double while Anderson went 3-3 at the plate with three singles.
  • Freshman Mary Kate Murray slammed a home run into right field.
  • Graduate student Maddi Petrella and sophomore Deanna Grahek each added a single.
  • Three Great Danes totaled one RBI - Mitros, Petrella, and Murray.
  • Just two outs into the game, graduate student pitcher Wendi Hammond reached 600 career innings pitched. Closing it out with the complete-game shutout, she totaled eight strikeouts for a season-high.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Wendi Hammond opened the game strong with a strikeout from the circle. Despite two consecutive hits from the Black Bears, Hammond added a strikeout to end the top of the first.
  • Caitlyn Mitros led off the Great Danes with a double down the left field line.
  • Maddi Petrella followed with a single to right field to drive in Morgan Petty from second base.
  • Petrella later scored to make it a 2-0 game after one inning.
  • Gradually extending their lead, the Great Danes added two runs with an RBI from Mitros in the second and a home run from Mary Kate Murray in the third.
  • With two consecutive singles, from Sara Anderson and Deanna Grahek, in the bottom of the fourth, UAlbany added a run. 
  • A couple of pitches later, Grahek scored on a wild pitch.
  • Up 6-0 after four innings, the Great Danes held their lead to close out the win.
  • Wendi Hammond did not allow a hit in the final three innings and struck out at least one batter in each inning to help win the game.
 
NEXT: The Great Danes are set to compete in the America East Championship Tournament next week. Sharing the Regular-Season Champion title with Binghamton, UAlbany owns the tiebreak over the Bearcats and will be the first seed.
 
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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