THE BASICS:


RESULT: UAlbany 6, Hartford 5
LOCATION: Albany Field (Albany, N.Y.)
RECORDS: UAlbany (21-15, 6-7 America East); Hartford (3-39, 0-14)

THE LEAD:
The Hartford softball team saw a furious seventh-inning rally come up just short in a 6-5 defeat at the hands of UAlbany on Sunday.
 
Danielle DeMarco hit a three-run home run and Lexi Wilkerson followed with a solo shot as part of the Hawks' five-run seventh. Wilkerson delivered three hits in the loss and DeMarco added two. Isabella Gerone allowed just four hits in a losing effort, and only one of the six runs she surrendered was earned.
 
Sarah Petzold hit a grand slam in the win for UAlbany, while Mackenzie Cleary scored a pair of runs. Devin Durando was credited with the victory, allowing eight hits and five walks over 6 1/3 innings.
 
HOW THEY SCORED:
• UAlbany plated a solo run in the top of the first on a hit batter and two errors.
• The Great Danes expanded their lead in the second with a two-out grand slam by Petzold that made it 5-0.
• UAlbany tacked on what turned out an important insurance run in the bottom of the sixth on a two-out RBI single from Caitlin Cooper.
• Hartford rallied in the top of the seventh, beginning with an Elizabeth Newkirk double sending Kristen DeCiantis to third and a wild pitch plating the sophomore.
• After a Marisa Ferguson walk, DeMarco launched her second homer of the year to cut the lead to 6-4.
• Wilkerson followed with her team-best fifth longball of the season to make it 6-5, but that was as close as the Hawks would get.
 
UP NEXT:
The Hawks play a doubleheader against Sacred Heart on Tuesday at the Hartford Softball Field starting at 2. Live stats and video will be available on HartfordHawks.com.