ORONO, Maine (Interstat) — A seven-run seventh inning, keyed by a three-run double from Quinn Murphy, propelled Maine to an 11-6 victory over Albany on Saturday afternoon at Mahaney Diamond, clinching a series sweep in America East play.

The Black Bears improved to 20-30 overall and 7-4 in conference, while the Great Danes fell to 15-31 and 3-8. Maine had taken the first two games of the series by scores of 7-5 on Friday and 12-1 on Thursday, and after three innings Saturday the visitors appeared poised to avoid the sweep.

Albany jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the first without needing a home run. Michael Maggio led off with a bunt single, stole second and scored on a single to right by Levi McAllister. Tre Mariano singled and Jaxon Mueller doubled down the right-field line, driving in both McAllister and Mariano. The Great Danes added a run in the third when Mueller scored on a single by Cooper Loyal, making it 4-0.

Maine answered quickly. In the bottom of the first, Nic Pepe walked and scored on a two-run homer by Hunter St. Denis to cut the lead to 4-2. In the second, the Black Bears loaded the bases on three walks, and Juju Stevens cleared them with a double to left-center, giving Maine a 5-4 lead.

Albany tied the game in the sixth. Patrick DeSarno singled, advanced on a groundout and a wild pitch, and scored on a groundout by Mariano. The score remained 5-5 until the bottom of the seventh, when Maine sent 10 batters to the plate and scored six runs on just two hits.

With one out, St. Denis walked, Troy Carpenter walked and Nolan DeAndrade walked to load the bases. Albert De La Rosa walked, forcing in St. Denis to break the tie. Murphy followed with a double to right-center, clearing the bases and making it 9-5. After another walk, Pepe singled through the right side, driving in two more runs to extend the lead to 11-5.

Albany got one back in the eighth on a solo home run by Mueller, his second extra-base hit of the game. But Maine reliever Sebastian Holt worked a scoreless ninth to seal the win.

Mueller finished 3 for 4 with a double, a homer and three RBIs. Murphy was 2 for 3 with three RBIs. For Maine, Pepe went 2 for 3 with two RBIs, and St. Denis homered and drove in two. Stevens had one hit and three RBIs.

Albany outhit Maine 16-6 but stranded 11 runners and struck out eight times. Maine pitchers walked nine batters, but the Black Bears made the most of their opportunities.

Jameson Walsh started for Albany and took a no-decision, allowing five earned runs over five innings with two strikeouts. Ryan Pittz threw 1 1/3 scoreless innings in relief.

For Maine, Tommy Martin worked 2 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run on five hits with one strikeout. Brennan Rumpf earned the win with 2 1/3 innings of relief, giving up one earned run on three hits.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Maine 5, Albany 3, and its ELO system gave Maine a 62.90 percent probability to win.