WEEK 9 STATS: 4 games, .467 BA (7-for-15), 3 HR, 2B, 9 RBI, 7 R, 2 BB, HBP, 1.133 slugging pct., .556 OBP
Albanese powered the Bulldogs to a 4-0 record that included a three-game sweep of America East preseason favorite Stony Brook. The centerfielder slugged 1.133 with four of his seven hits resulting in extra bases. Albanese, who recorded at least one hit and one run scored in each of Bryant’s four wins, drove in nine runs last week while scoring seven more. He crushed two home runs as part of a five-RBI performance during a mid-week thumping of CAA member Northeastern. Albanese homered again during Friday’s series opener against America East member Stony Brook, leading off the second inning of a scoreless game by launching a solo blast. The third-year Bulldog logged two hits and two runs in Game 2 against the Seawolves, an eventual 8-4 triumph for Bryant. His two-RBI single keyed a four-run seventh inning that began with the teams tied at 3-3. In the series finale, Albanese led off the fifth inning by doubling and eventually coming around to score the team’s fifth run in the 6-2 win.