Binghamton at Albany
ALBANY (Interstat) — Mason Holloway pitched 5 2/3 innings of no-hit baseball, and the Binghamton Bearcats scored all their runs in the second inning to beat the Albany Great Danes 3-1 on Sunday in the first game of a doubleheader.
Holloway (1-0) allowed only an unearned run on no hits while striking out two and walking two. He was pulled after issuing a walk and then allowing a run-scoring single in the sixth. Aiden Milburn finished the game with 1 1/3 hitless innings for his first save.
Binghamton (26-19) struck for three runs in the top of the second off Albany starter Dylan Banner. Tommy Popoff singled and Zack Kent doubled to put runners on second and third. Steven Kraus then singled up the middle, driving in both runners. After two strikeouts, Tim Hennig tripled to right-center to score Kraus, giving the Bearcats a 3-0 lead.
The Great Danes (14-28) threatened in the sixth. With one out, Levi McAllister reached on a fielder’s choice and Tre Mariano singled. John Vitucci followed with an RBI single to left-center, scoring McAllister and cutting the lead to 3-1. Milburn entered and got Luke Filippi to fly out to end the inning.
Albany put the tying run on base in the seventh when Cooper Loyal walked with one out, but Michael Maggio grounded into a double play to end the game.
Banner took the loss, going seven innings and allowing three runs on six hits with five strikeouts.
Popoff and Mariano each had two hits for their respective teams.
Binghamton had six hits overall, while Albany managed five.
The Bearcats came into the game having won five of their last six, including a 12-2 victory over Albany on Friday. The Great Danes had lost seven of their previous nine.