UALBANY SOFTBALL SWEEPS MANHATTAN IN NON-CONFERENCE DOUBLEHEADER

Albany, N.Y - Sophomore shortstop Meagan Butsch recorded a grand slam to lead UAlbany to a 9-3 win over Manhattan in the second game of a non-conference doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon. The Great Danes won the first game by a score of 8-0 in five innings.
Butsch's homer, her second of the day, paced a five-run third inning that gave UAlbany a 6-1 lead. The Great Danes increased their advantage to 8-2 with three runs in the fifth inning, led by a three-run homer by senior third baseman Kelly Ogden.
Manhattan (2-31) was led by senior first baseman Candice Sheridan, who hit two solo homers of her own in the game. Senior Liz Pennino took the loss for the Jaspers, fanning six. Freshman Marissa Powell earned her third win of the season for UAlbany, recording a six-strikeout, seven-inning performance.
UAlbany (22-11) scored a run in every inning in the early game as senior hurler Casey Halloran tossed a complete-game shutout, fanning nine batters.
The Great Danes started the game with a four-run first inning, led by a two-run double by Ogden followed by Butsch's first homer of the day over the centerfield fence. Freshman Michelle Connors recorded an RBI single in the second inning, and Butsch drove a triple to center to lead off the third.
UAlbany ended the game with two runs scored in the fourth, on a double by Ogden. The Jaspers were unable to score in the top of the fifth to end the game on account of the eight-run rule.
Senior Kristin Gelsleichter took the loss for the Jaspers, after fanning four in four innings pitched.
The Great Danes return to action on Saturday, as they host Hartford in a three-game America East Conference series.