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Box Score SCORE: Texas Tech 10, UAlbany 0
 
LOCATION: Rip Griffin Park – Lubbock, Texas
 
RECORDS: UAlbany (0-4, 0-0 America East) | Texas Tech (5-3, 0-0 BIG 12)
 
SHORT STORY: UAlbany closed the series with collegiate pitching debuts from Brian Cadieux and Tye Mariano, Sunday afternoon.
 
HEAD COACH JON MUELLER: “There were a lot of positives coming out of the weekend. Texas Tech is a very talented team. They are super offensive and have high end athletes all over the Diamond. We battled and were competitive in 3 of the 4 games despite the final scores.”
 
KEY STATS


UAlbany Pitchers:


Cooper Loyal recorded a double as part of UAlbany’s limited offensive opportunities.
Tre Mariano added an extra-base hit with a double in the fifth inning.
Zach Mravlja collected a single for one of the Great Danes’ three hits on the afternoon.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED


Both teams traded scoreless frames early as Brian Cadieux worked around traffic and induced key outs, including a double play in the opening inning.
Texas Tech broke through in the fourth inning when Jesse Rusinek delivered a two-RBI double to give the Red Raiders a 2-0 lead.
UAlbany threatened in the fourth after Cooper Loyal doubled and Luke Filippi walked, but the Danes were unable to capitalize.
The Red Raiders added two more in the sixth on an RBI single from Robin Villeneuve and a run scoring on a defensive miscue to extend the lead.
Texas Tech pushed the advantage further in the seventh with a three-run frame highlighted by a two-RBI double from Linkin Garcia and an RBI single by Rusinek.
In the eighth, Texas Tech drew multiple walks and plated three runs to close out the scoring.
UAlbany was unable to generate offense late as Texas Tech secured the shutout, 10-0.

 
NEXT: The Great Danes head to Greenville, S.C., for the First Pitch Invitational at Fluor Field. There, they will face James Madison (Feb. 28), Michigan State (Feb. 28), and Illinois (Mar. 1).

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