Softball Adds Midweek Victory – University at Albany Great Danes

LOCATION: UAlbany Field – Albany, N.Y.
 
SHORT STORY: Graduate student Caitlyn Mitros led with four RBI as the Great Danes defeated CCSU, Thursday.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 24-11, 9-5 America East | CCSU 24-15, 11-10 NEC
 
SCORE: UAlbany 8, CCSU 2
 
KEY STATS

• Caitlyn Mitros totaled four RBI from two hits – one single and one double.
• Sophomore Deanna Grahek tallied two hits in three at bats.
• Redshirt-junior Victoria Vilarchao hit a home run while graduate student Maddi Petrella and sophomore Kasey Conn each added an RBI.
• Grahek led with three runs. Conn followed with two.
• In the circle, redshirt-junior Kate Powers struck out five batters in five innings for the game win. Graduate student Wendi Hammond took over in the sixth inning to strike out four batters in two innings.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• CCSU opened the game with a single on the third pitch.
• Kate Powers left the Blue Devil on base with two consecutive strikeouts.
• Morgan Petty got on base with the first UAlbany hit in the bottom of the first.
• CCSU took a 1-0 lead after the top of the second.
• With Deanna Grahek on third, Kasey Conn earned an RBI to tie the score. Conn advanced to third on an error and the Great Danes continued with a runner in scoring position.
• Caitlyn Mitros followed with an RBI single and UAlbany took a 2-1 lead after two innings of action.
• After a scoreless third inning, the Great Danes added four runs in the fourth.
• Sophomore Sara Anderson started the inning with a single.
• Loading the bases, Mitros doubled through the…