GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNCG rallied for a 9-8 win in game one on a walk-off three-run double by John Hein, but couldn't put together another rally in the second game of the doubleheader as the Spartans fell, 8-6, in game two on Saturday at the UNCG Baseball Stadium. With the win in game one, UNCG clinched the weekend series over the Great Danes.

In the first game, UNCG trailed 8-6 heading into the bottom of the ninth. Drew Gehringer led off the inning with a walk and then advanced to third on a single by Chris Barker. Bobby Martin followed with a walk to load the bases with no outs.

It appeared as if UNCG's rally wouldn't materialize, though, after a strikeout and a foul out, but Hein took a 1-0 pitch to left center for a walk-off double that allowed all three runners to come home and give the Spartans a dramatic 9-8 victory.

Freshman Pete Schultz picked up his first career win as he pitched the final 1 1/3 innings and allowed just one hit, while striking out a pair of batters. Brian Gauthier was credited with the loss after giving up three runs on two hits in 1 2/3 innings of work.

Bobby Martin went 7-9 with an RBI and three runs scored in the two games combined, while Chris Barker went 4-10 with an RBI and four runs scored.

Runs came early for both teams in the first game as Albany struck for a pair of runs in the top of the first inning, thanks in part to an RBI triple from Peter DiResta.

UNCG cut its deficit to 2-1 in the bottom half of the first when Barker scored on a sacrifice fly by Trevor Edwards.

The Great Danes made it 5-1 in their favor in the top of the third after putting up three runs, highlighted by a two-run home run to left field by Josh Nethaway.

The Spartans responded once again to make it 5-3 in the bottom half of the third on an RBI single by Martin and an RBI fielder's choice by Edwards.

After each team scored a run in the fifth inning, UNCG was able to tie the game at six in the bottom of the seventh after scoring a pair of runs on a Great Dane error.

Albany took the lead right back in the top of the eighth by scoring two runs, including a leadoff home run to right field for Mike Tirri to go ahead, 8-6.

In the second game, the Spartans tried to duplicate their magic from the first game. UNCG trailed 8-3 after five innings of play, but its three runs over the final four innings wasn't enough as it fell to the Great Danes, 8-6.

Colby Hyatt picked up his first loss of the season after giving up six runs on 10 hits in four innings of work. Ryan White was the winner after pitching six innings and allowing five runs, four earned, on 10 hits. Kevin Cowan picked up the save after pitching the final three innings and giving up only one run on three hits.

Just like in the first game, Albany jumped out to an early lead as it pushed four runs across the plate in the top of the second inning. Tirri had a two-run double down the right field line in the inning and Nolan Gaige added an RBI single.

UNCG cut its deficit in half in the bottom half of the inning as Edwards led off with a single to right field and Thomas Troelstrup followed with a two-run shot to left field to make it 4-2.

The Spartans made it 4-3 in the bottom of the third inning, but the Great Danes would stretch its lead out to 8-3 with a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth innings.

UNCG tried to mount a rally again as it scored a run in the sixth, seventh and ninth inning, but it wasn't enough as the Great Danes won, 8-6.

The Spartans will host St. John's, who fell out of the Baseball American top-25 this past week, on Tuesday at the UNCG Baseball Stadium at 4 p.m.

AGATE

UNCG 9, Albany 8 (Game 1)
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Albany.............. 203 010 020  -  8 13  5      (0-7)
UNCG................ 102 010 203  -  9 10  1      (6-4)
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Pitchers: Albany - Kraham, Z.; Lutton, G.(7); Gauthier, B.(8) and Nethaway, J.. UNCG - Jarett Miller; Dylan Hathcock(3); Greg Smith(7); Pete Schultz(8) and Cambric Moye; Zach Leach.
Win-Pete Schultz(1-2)  Loss-Gauthier, B.(0-2)  T-3:10  A-194
HR ALBANY - Nethaway, J.; Tirri, M..
Weather: 57 degrees, cloudy

Albany 8, UNCG 6 (Game 2)
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Albany.............. 040 220 000  -  8 15  1      (1-7)
UNCG................ 021 001 101  -  6 13  0      (6-5)
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Pitchers: Albany - White, R.; Cowan, K.(7) and Nethaway, J.. UNCG - Colby Hyatt; Brandon Browne(5) and Trevor Edwards.
Win-White, R.(1-1)  Save-Cowan, K.(1)  Loss-Colby Hyatt(1-1)  T-2:24  A-203
HR ALBANY - Welsh, J..
HR UNCG - Thomas Troelstrup.
Weather: 63 degrees, cloudy
White, R. faced 3 batters in the 7th.

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