Maine Downs Albany in Game 2 of Baseball Championship
ORONO, Maine? Mike MacDonald scattered five hits over seven innings to help lead second-seeded Maine to a 9-3 win over third-seeded Albany in the America East Baseball Championship at Mahaney Diamond. The Black Bears, 33-19, advance to the winner’s bracket of the four-team, double-elimination tournament where they will meet Stony Brook, a 15-6 winner over Northeastern earlier in the day. The Great Danes, 36-13, meet the Huskies in an elimination game at 12 noon Friday.

MacDonald struck out nine and walked one before departing with a 7-0 lead. The right-hander improved to 6-3. Greg Norton allowed three hits and two runs in an inning of work before Scott Robinson closed the game allowing a run on a hit in one inning.

Maine scored all the runs it would need in the first inning. Simon Williams drew a leadoff walk from Albany starter Steve Emmerthal and Aaron Izaryk followed with a single to left center. Joel Barrett then singled to right center to score two. Greg Creek singled and after two strikeouts, Pete Saunders singled to right center to plate Barrett. Saunders stole second and Creek scored when the catcher’s throw sailed into center field. Mike Ferriggi doubled to score Saunders to give the Black Bears a 5-0 lead and chase Emmerthal, who allowed five runs on five hits in just two-thirds of an inning. The right-hander, who fell to 8-3, had a 3.88 earned run average in 12 starts during the regular season.

Maine added two runs in the fifth inning when Izaryk homered to right field after Williams had reached on an error. The Black Bears also scored twice in the eighth when Saunders doubled in Creek and Joe Hough, who had both singled.

Albany scored two in the eighth off Norton when Steve Wyland had a one-out single and advanced to second on a groundout. Derek DeGrazio doubled to score Wyland and Jason Martin plated DeGrazio with a single. The Great Danes added a run in the ninth when Justin Meagher walked to lead off the inning and Craig Farley doubled to put runners at second and third. Joe Lamb’s sacrifice fly delivered Meagher.

Kyle Thomas pitched 7.1 innings in relief of Emmerthal, who had been named to the all-conference first team a day earlier. The right-hander allowed five hits and four runs with eight strikeouts and a walk.

University at Albany 3 (36-13)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ LAMB, Joe ss............. 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 WYLAND, Steve 2b......... 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 SCHOONMAKER, Dan 3b...... 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 DEGRAZIO, Derek 1b....... 4 1 2 1 0 2 7 0 1 MARTIN, Jason c.......... 3 0 2 1 1 1 10 0 0 CHIAVARO, Brendan dh..... 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 MEAGHER, Justin rf....... 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 VALLONE, Tony cf......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FARLEY, Craig cf........ 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 2 DANIELS, Brad lf......... 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 EMMERTHAL, Steve p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THOMAS, Kyle p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 35 3 9 3 2 12 24 6 8

University of Maine 9 (33-19)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB ------------------------------------------------------ WILLIAMS, Simon cf....... 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 IZARYK, Aaron c.......... 4 2 2 2 0 1 11 3 0 BARRETT, Joel 1b......... 4 1 1 2 0 0 6 1 1 CREEK, Greg 3b........... 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 HOUGH, Joe rf............ 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 QUINTAL, Ryan lf......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 SAUNDERS, Pete dh........ 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 FERRIGGI, Mike 2b........ 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 HARVEY, Jason ss......... 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 MacDonald, Mike p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 NORTON, Greg p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ROBINSON, Scott p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals................... 34 9 10 8 2 10 27 8 3

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- University at Albany 000 000 021 - 3 9 3 University of Maine. 500 020 02X - 9 10 2 -------------------------------------------

E - Lamb; Martin; Thomas; CREEK, G.; MacDONALD, M. DP - Albany 1; Maine 1. LOB - Albany 8; Maine 3. 2B - DeGrazio; Farley; SAUNDERS, P.; FERRIGGI, M.. HR - IZARYK, A.(5). SF - Lamb. SB - Daniels; WILLIAMS, S.; HOUGH, J.; SAUNDERS, P..

University at Albany IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- EMMERTHAL, Steve.... 0.2 5 5 5 1 2 7 8 THOMAS, Kyle........ 7.1 5 4 3 1 8 27 28

University of Maine IP H R ER BB SO AB BF ----------------------------------------------- MacDonald, Mike..... 7.0 5 0 0 1 9 26 27 NORTON, Greg........ 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 6 6 ROBINSON, Scott..... 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 3 5

Win - MacDONALD, M (6-3). Loss - Emmerthal (8-3). Save - None. WP - MacDONALD, M. Umpires - HP: Don January 1B: Warren Bumpus 2B: Steve Riccarini 3B: Rob Robinson Start: 7:20 Time: 2:40 Attendance: 795

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Play-by-Play

Score by Innings R H E ------------------------------------------- University at Albany 000 000 021 - 3 9 3 University of Maine. 500 020 02X - 9 10 2 -------------------------------------------

University at Albany starters: 2/ss Lamb; 23/2b Wyland; 7/3b Schoonmaker; 9/1b DeGrazio; 28/c Martin; 33/dh Chiavaro; 11/rf Meagher; 32/cf Vallone; 3/lf Daniels; 24/p Emmerthal;

University of Maine starters: 27/cf WILLIAMS, S.; 7/c IZARYK, A.; 26/1b BARRETT, J.; 13/3b CREEK, G.; 10/rf HOUGH, J.; 11/lf QUINTAL, R.; 9/dh SAUNDERS, P.; 4/2b FERRIGGI, M.; 2/ss HARVEY, J.; 14/p MacDONALD, M;

University at Albany - inning 1

Lamb flied out to rf. Wyland reached on an error by 3b. Schoonmaker reached on an error by p; Wyland advanced to third. Schoonmaker advanced to second on a wild pitch, advanced to third; Wyland out at home c to p. DeGrazio struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 1

WILLIAMS, S. walked. IZARYK, A. singled to center field, advanced to second; WILLIAMS, S. advanced to third. BARRETT, J. singled to right center, 2 RBI; IZARYK, A. scored; WILLIAMS, S. scored. CREEK, G. singled to left field; BARRETT, J. advanced to second. HOUGH, J. struck out swinging. QUINTAL, R. struck out looking. SAUNDERS, P. singled to right center, RBI; CREEK, G. advanced to third; BARRETT, J. scored. SAUNDERS, P. stole second, advanced to third on an error by c; CREEK, G. scored. FERRIGGI, M. doubled to center field, RBI; SAUNDERS, P. scored. Thomas to p for Emmerthal. HARVEY, J. struck out looking. 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

University at Albany - inning 2

Martin singled to right field. Chiavaro flied out to cf. Meagher grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Martin out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 2

WILLIAMS, S. struck out swinging. IZARYK, A. flied out to lf. BARRETT, J. grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

University at Albany - inning 3

Farley to cf for Vallone. Farley struck out swinging. Daniels singled to right field. Daniels stole second. Lamb singled to third base; Daniels advanced to third. Wyland flied out to rf. Schoonmaker struck out looking. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 3

CREEK, G. walked. HOUGH, J. grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; CREEK, G. out on the play. QUINTAL, R. flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

University at Albany - inning 4

DeGrazio singled to left field. Martin walked; DeGrazio advanced to second. Chiavaro struck out swinging. Meagher popped up to ss. Farley popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 4

SAUNDERS, P. struck out looking. FERRIGGI, M. grounded out to ss. HARVEY, J. popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

University at Albany - inning 5

Daniels struck out swinging. Lamb popped up to 2b. Wyland grounded out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 5

WILLIAMS, S. reached on an error by ss. WILLIAMS, S. stole second. IZARYK, A. homered, 2 RBI; WILLIAMS, S. scored, unearned. BARRETT, J. flied out to cf. CREEK, G. struck out. HOUGH, J. flied out to rf. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.

University at Albany - inning 6

Schoonmaker struck out swinging. DeGrazio struck out swinging. Martin struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 6

QUINTAL, R. grounded out to 1b unassisted. SAUNDERS, P. popped up to ss. FERRIGGI, M. grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

University at Albany - inning 7

Chiavaro flied out to cf. Meagher struck out. Farley singled to right field. Daniels grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 7

HARVEY, J. struck out swinging. WILLIAMS, S. singled to shortstop. WILLIAMS, S. advanced to second on an error by p, advanced to third. IZARYK, A. struck out swinging. BARRETT, J. grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

University at Albany - inning 8

NORTON, G. to p for MacDONALD, M. Lamb grounded out to 3b. Wyland singled to center field. Schoonmaker out at first 1b to 2b to 1b; Wyland advanced to second. DeGrazio doubled to left field, RBI; Wyland scored. Martin singled to right field, RBI; DeGrazio scored. Chiavaro struck out looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

University of Maine - inning 8

CREEK, G. singled to left field. HOUGH, J. singled to right field; CREEK, G. advanced to third. QUINTAL, R. struck out swinging. HOUGH, J. stole second. SAUNDERS, P. doubled to center field, 2 RBI; HOUGH, J. scored; CREEK, G. scored. FERRIGGI, M. flied out to rf. HARVEY, J. struck out swinging. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

University at Albany - inning 9

ROBINSON, S. to p for NORTON, G.. Meagher walked. Farley doubled to right center; Meagher advanced to third. Daniels struck out swinging. Lamb flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Meagher scored. Wyland struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.