Orono, ME – The University of Maine baseball team moved to 7-0 in America East play as they defeated the Great Danes of UAlbany on Friday afternoon, 20-4.
 
Second Inning: Dean O'Neill (BB) got the scoring going for the Black Bears as he scored from second on a wild pitch.
 
Quinn McDaniel kept the scoring going as he drew a bases loaded walk, scoring Matt McElwain (1B) on the play.
 
Jeremiah Jenkins brought home a run on a hit by pitch, scoring Dylan McNary (BB).
 
Jake Rainess (HBP) scored on a wild pitch later in the frame to make it a 4-run inning for Maine.
 
Third Inning: Matt McElwain (1B) scored on a wild pitch to get the third inning going for Maine.
 
Jeremiah Jenkins singled home a pair of runs to make it 7-0 Black Bears, scoring Dylan McNary (1B) and Jake Rainess (BB).
 
Cregg Scherrer was lifted in the second inning allowing 7 runs across 2 innings on 4 hits, 9 walks, 4 wild pitches, 2 hit batters and striking out 6.
 
Jake Marquez added two more runs as he doubled to left field, scoring Quinn McDaniel (BB) and Jenkins (2B).
 
Myles Sargent plated two more runs as he doubled to left field, scoring Connor Goodman (BB) and Marquez (2B).
 
Myles Sargent (2B) scored the final run of the 8-run inning for Maine as he scored on a wild pitch.
 
Maine took a 12-0 lead into the fourth inning.
 
Fourth Inning: Jeremiah Jenkins added onto the Black Bears lead as he drove in Quinn McDaniel (3B) on a single to center field.
 
Dean O'Neill added two more runs in the frame as he doubled to left field, scoring Jenkins (1B) and Myles Sargent (FC).
 
Fifth Inning: Quinn McDaniel added two more runs as he hit a two-run home run to left field, scoring Jake Rainess (BB) on the play. The home run was McDaniel's eighth of the season.
 
Sixth Inning: Dan Tauken singled home the first run of the inning for UAlbany in the sixth.
 
Geoff Mosseau came in relief of Colin Fitzgerald in the sixth inning. Fitzgerald allowed 2 runs across 5 and 1/3 innings of work on 7 hits, 2 walks and striking out 6.
 
Crason Dunkel tripled home a pair of runs to make it a 3-run inning for UAlbany.
 
Jeremiah Jenkins got two runs back for the Black Bears as he singled home Dylan McNary (1B) and Jake Rainess (HBP).
 
Seventh Inning: Blaine Cockburn came on in relief to begin the seventh inning for the Black Bears. Mosseau went 2/3 innings, allowing 1 run on 1 hit, 2 walks and striking out 2.
 
Dan Tauken tripled to center field, scoring Justin Hurd.
 
Ninth Inning: Ryan Scott came on in the final inning to close out the contest for the Black Bears. Cockburn lasted 2 innings, allowing 1 run on 1 hit, 1 walk and striking out 3.
 
Colin Fitzgerald (2-1) picked up the win for Maine.
 
Cregg Scherrer (0-2) took the loss for UAlbany.
 
Maine (13-11, 7-0) will return to the field on Saturday, Apr. 8 for game two of the weekend series against UAlbany. First pitch is scheduled for 1:02 P.M.
 
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