TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The University at Albany baseball team dropped the first game of the weekend series against UMass Lowell, 7-1. The game was the first of the year for the Great Danes at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium.


Head Coach Jon Mueller: “It was an unbelievable atmosphere for the guys today. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to reward them with a win, but we’ll get back at it tomorrow. It begins with a quality start, gotta clean up the defense.”
 
Key Stats:

 
How it Happened:

  • Cregg Scherrer started on the mound for the Great Danes, Joshua Becker started for the River Hawks.
  • UAlbany got on the board in the opening inning. Will Feil sent a long ball over the left field fence to make it a 1-0 game.
  • Roddy Hernandez put the River Hawks in the lead in the top of the second, sending a two-run home run over the left field fence, 2-1.
  • The River Hawks added two more runs in the third to make it 4-1. Fritz Genther and Trey Brown both hit RBI singles.
  • UMass Lowell’s Brown collected another RBI single in the fifth, pushing the score to 5-1.
  • Thomas Quinn entered the game for the Great Danes to start the sixth.
  • The lead for the River Hawks was pushed to 7-1 in the sixth. Genther and Robert Gallagher each picked up RBI singles.
  • Brendan Williams took the mound for UMass Lowell to start the bottom of the sixth.
  • Michael DiMartino took the mound fore the Great Danes with a runner on first and one out in the seventh.
  • Steven Turk replaced DiMartino to start the eighth.
  • Kyle McCaffrey pitched the ninth for UAlbany.

 
Next: The Great Danes return to action tomorrow afternoon with a 12:00 p.m. matchup with the River Hawks.