NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale baseball team dropped the first game of a three-game series with the UAlbany Great Danes, falling 4-2 in a 13-inning contest.
With the loss, Yale falls to 6-5 overall, while UAlbany secured its first win of the season to improve to 1-10.
Key Performers
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Ben Winslow delivered a standout performance, pitching 6.1 innings out of the bullpen and striking out 10 UAlbany batters.
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Tate Evans followed Winslow on the mound, tossing another 5.1 innings in relief while recording six strikeouts.
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With the bases loaded in the 12th inning, Davis Hanson preserved the tie for the Bulldogs by turning a 5-3 double play to end the threat.
Scoring Summary
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B1 | After Kaiden Dossa led off the game with a double, Jack Dauer drove him in with a sacrifice fly. 1-0 YALE
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T6 | The Great Danes capitalized on a bases-loaded opportunity, taking the lead on an RBI single and a sacrifice fly. 2-1 UALBANY
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B7 | With two outs in the inning, Owen Turner stole home to tie the game. 2-2
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T13 | UAlbany ended five innings of scoreless baseball with a two-RBI single. 4-2 UALBANY
Game Notes
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This was the first-ever meeting between Yale and UAlbany.
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Yale recorded a season-high 19 strikeouts in the game.
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Winslow more than doubled his previous career high of four strikeouts.
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Winslow's 10 strikeouts matched Jack Ohman's performance against Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 10 for the most by a Yale player in a game this season.
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Three Bulldogs recorded two hits.
Up Next
The Bulldogs will continue their three-game series against the Great Danes on Saturday, March 14 at 1 p.m.