Albany, NY – The University of Maine baseball team defeated UAlbany on Friday night.

Black Bear Scoring Breakdown:

Maine got on the board first in the top of the first as Brody Rasmussen (1B) scored on a sac-fly by Drew Reynolds.

Dean O'Neill brought home Rassmussen (3B) in the third inning on a single to right field.

Evan Menzel made it 3-1 Black Bears in the top of the sixth inning as he split the gap in left center for a double, bringing home Reynolds (2B).

Black Bear Pitchers:

Colin Fitzgerald (5-3) continued his streak of going at least 6 innings as he made it seven-straight on Friday afternoon. He went 7 innings, allowing 2 runs on 7 hits, 5 walks and striking out 7. His win put him in first place in the America East with five on the season.

Sebastian Holt (7) was called on for the two-inning save, which he converted as he allowed no runs on 2 hits and 1 walk in his 2 innings of work. His seventh save of the season leads the America East by two.

UAlbany Recap:

The Great Danes scored one run in the first and one in the sixth.

Dylan Banner (3-3) took the loss on the mound.

Final Score: Maine – 3 | UAlbany – 2

Next Time Out:

Maine (11-20, 6-4 AE) takes on the Great Danes in game two on Saturday, April 12. First pitch is scheduled for 1 PM.

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