Championship Bound, Softball Splits Day Three

LOCATION: The Diamond at UMBC – Baltimore, Md. SHORT STORY: After falling in a close, low-scoring winner’s bracket championship, the Great Danes won the final elimination game to advance to the America East Championship. GAME ONE RECORDS: UAlbany 23-19, 11-7 America East | UMBC 25-15, 15-4 America East SCORE: UMBC 1, UAlbany 0 KEY STATS Senior Morgan Petty led with two hits in three at-bats. Senior Maddi Petrella followed with the third Great Dane hit. Redshirt-sophomore Kate Powers started the game and pitched four innings with four strikeouts. Senior Wendi Hammond pitched the final two innings with three strikeouts. HOW…