ALBANY, N.Y.- The University at Albany baseball team will travel to MEAC foe University of Maryland Eastern Shore for its first four-game series of the season, marking the first-ever matchup between the programs.
Series Info
Friday, February 21 (2:00 pm)
Live Stats
Saturday, February 22 (Double Header start at 11:00 am)
Live Stats
Sunday, February 23 (11:00 am)
Live Stats
Projected Pitching Matchups
Game 1: RHP
Ray Weber (0-1, 19.29 ERA) vs. RHP Dwayne Marshall (0-1, 4.50 ERA)
Game 2: LHP
Cregg Scherrer (0-1, 31.50 ERA) vs. RHP Marty Tolson (0-0, 3.86 ERA)
Game 3: RHP
Jamie Silverberg (0-0, 9.00 ERA) vs. RHP Caleb Walston (0-1, 9.00 ERA)
Game 4: RHP
Anthony Germinerio (0-1, 6.00 ERA) vs. TBA
Leading the Pack
- Junior infielder Brad Malm hit 3-11 (.275) with two walks, two runs scored and one RBI against Arizona.
- Sophomore infielder Dolan Ocasal hit 3-11 (.275) at Arizona with one RBI and one walk.
- Junior pitcher Connor Takacs led the Great Danes with three innings of one-run relief in game two against Arizona.
- The Great Danes lead the America East in fielding percentage (.990) after the first week of action, committing only one error in a three-game series against Arizona.
- Maryland Eastern Shore's Brian Cordell leads the team with a .400 batting average, two home runs and three RBIs.
Scouting Maryland Eastern Shore
The Hawks have two hitters, Brian Cordell and Blake Coleman, who hit above .333 through the team's first three-game series. They combined for eight hits, three home runs and four RBIs in the series against Mercer University. Despite their dominance, Maryland Eastern Shore still ranks second-worst in the MEAC in batting average (.196) and runs scored (seven). In a three-game series against Mercer to open the season, the Hawks lost all three and were outscored 21-7. Maryland Eastern Shore was picked to finish last in the MEAC Preseason Coaches Poll, compiling 26 total votes with one first-place vote.
Last Time Out
UAlbany visit the PAC-12's leading offense from 2019, Arizona, for the first time in program history. The Wildcats showed their offensive dominance, scoring double-digit runs in all three games and outscoring the Great Danes 38-10 in an opening weekend sweep. In game three, the Great Danes scored twice in the sixth inning and pulled to within one run before Arizona scored three runs in the bottom half and won 11-3. Arizona scored at least one run in each first inning while UAlbany was held scoreless through the first five innings in two of the three games. All nine of UAlbany's true freshmen saw game action in the opening series, led by infielder
Matt Soloman and outfielder
Josh Salandy who each hit .200 with one run scored.
Great Danes Tabbed Fourth in Preseason Poll
The University at Albany baseball team is picked to finish fourth in the America East Coaches' Poll.
The Great Danes garnered 22 points in the annual poll, finishing ahead of UMass Lowell (18 points), Maine (13 points) and UMBC (6 points). Binghamton (33 points) was selected first with four first place votes, defending champion Stony Brook (30 points) was picked second with two first place votes and Hartford secured the final first place vote in third with 25 points.
Kruszka Earns Collegiate Preseason All-American
Senior pitcher
Joe Kruszka was named a Collegiate Baseball Third Team All-American, the publication announced on Friday, January 3. The Gowanda, N.Y., native finished the 2019 campaign with a 2.16 ERA, which led the team, and notched a team- and conference-high 10 saves.
Two Decades and Counting
Head coach
Jon Mueller is set for his 21
st season at the helm of Great Danes' baseball. Mueller enters the 2020 season as the reining America East Coach of the Year, his second at UAlbany (2004). Mueller compiled a 28-21 record last season including a nine-game winning streak to end the regular season. His 28 wins were the most at UAlbany since 2007.
Early Bird Special
The Great Danes February 14 start to the 2020 season is the program's earliest since joining Division I Baseball in 2000. The start is one day earlier than the team's 2013 start date of February 15, marking just the second time in eight seasons that UAlbany is playing on opening weekend.
Next
UAlbany heads to Norfolk State for a three-game series February 29 through March 1, marking the Great Danes' second-straight series against a MEAC opponent.
