Score: UAlbany 8, NJIT 7
Location: Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
Records: UAlbany (7-28, 5-11 America East) | NJIT (16-22, 6-6 America East)
Short Story: Baseball battles back from an early deficit to walk it off against NJIT in extra innings, 8-7, Saturday afternoon.
Key Stat Lines
- UAlbany Pitchers:
- Levi McAllister lead the way at the plate with a team-best three hits.
- John Vitucci had a team-high two RBIs.
- Ryan Ferremi and Jared Toby scored a pair of runs.
- The entire UAlbany starting lineup recorded a hit in the extra-inning victory.
Head Coach Jon Mueller: “Great team win. The guys battled all afternoon, coming back from two different deficits throughout the game. Matt Mariano really picked us up in the middle of the game and then DiMartino took us home at the end. We had quality at-bats, the guys could have folded, could have buckled, but they dug in and had a great walk-off win today. Super proud of the guys and look forward to tomorrow.”
How it Happened:
- Cregg Scherrer got the start of the Great Danes in game two. The Highlanders gave Brandon Peterson the start.
- UAlbany cracked the scoreboard first in the bottom of the second. Levi McAllister got the inning started with a single up the middle before scoring on a fielder’s choice, giving the Great Danes an early 1-0 advantage.
- With two runners in scoring position, NJIT answered back with a single by Kevin Putsky to tie the contest.
- The Highlanders claimed their first lead of the contest with Ty Sallie scoring on a wild pitch. Jack Stead slugged a double…
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