The UMBC Softball team begins it's final home stand of the season by hosting defending America East champion UAlbany for three games this weekend.
First pitch on Saturday is scheduled for 6 p.m., while Sunday is a noon doubleheader.
Last time out,
Jolie Torrens hit a pinch-hit two run homer in the eighth inning in game one, and
Kya Matter struck out 11 in a complete game one-hitter in game two as the UMBC Softball team swept a doubleheader at Maine to complete the three game sweep.
The Retrievers took game one, 4-2, in eight innings, and then cruised to a 6-1 victory in game two.
Haley Luginbill and
Jerzie Nutile each homered in game two, while
Maggie Frisvold pitched the final four innings in relief in game one to earn the victory.
In game one,
Abby Brenowitz and Nutile each had two hits, while
Erin Behel and
Emily Riggs each had RBI hits. Torrens' pinch-hit, two-run, two-out homer in the eighth scored Frisvold to account for the final winning runs.
Amya Lundy had a hit and a stolen base in the contest.
The Retrievers went up 1-0 in the second on an
Amaya Carroll bloop to score Lundy, and they took a 2-0 lead in the fourth on Nutile's solo homer. A Torrens sacrifice fly in the fourth plated Carroll and made it 3-0, before Luginbill's three-run blast in the sixth made it 6-0.
Matter gave up her only hit of the game on a two out single in the bottom of the sixth that scored the Black Bears only run of the game.
Scouting UAlbany:
- The Great Danes, who host Siena at 2 p.m. on Thursday, swept a home doubleheader with UMass Lowell last Friday
- UAlbany won game 1 8-0 in five innings before taking a 6-5 decision in game 2
- In game 1, Sophomore Mary Kate Murray went 2-2 while driving in a team-high three RBI and scoring once.
- Sophomore Taylor Quinn added two hits for two RBI and three runs scored.
- Six different Great Danes contributed to the score with either an RBI or a run scored.
- Kate Powers struck out four batters and walked one in 5.0 innings for the shutout win.
- In game 2, redshirt-senior Victoria Vilarchao led UAlbany in game two with two RBI.
- Three additional Great Danes added RBI - Vanessa Meyers, junior Deanna Grahek, and Sara Anderson.
- Five different Great Danes tallied a hit - Taylor Quinn, Caitlyn Frederick, Meyers, redshirt-sophomore Natasha Mendez, and senior Christie Collins - while six different Great Danes scored a run - Quinn, Frederick, Ava Beal, Mendez, Grahek, and Collins.
- Freshman Hailey Errichiello started the game and pitched five strikeouts in 4.1 innings. Freshman Hayley Wieczerzak came in for relief and added three strikeouts in 1.1 innings while Kate Powers pitched the final 1.1 innings for the save.
