ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany baseball team heads downstate to Long Island for a three-game weekend series with rival Stony Brook. First pitch at Joe Nathan Field in Stony Brook, N.Y., is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on Friday.

Series Info
Friday, April 8
3:00 p.m. ET
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Saturday, April 9
1:00 p.m. ET
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Sunday, April 10
12:00 p.m. ET
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Projected Starting Pitchers for UAlbany
Game 1: Ray Weber – R-Sr. | RHP | 6-1 | 180
Game 2: TBD
Game 3: TBD

Leading the Pack

• The Great Danes place second in the America East with an overall batting average of .286, with opponents batting .261. In conference-only games, the team is batting .273, sitting in fifth place.
• On the mound, UAlbany pitchers sit at a 5.83 ERA, ranking second overall in the conference.
• Brad Malm leads the team and the America East with 11 home runs and a .768 slugging percentage. The shortstop ranks second in the conference with 27 RBIs and 33 scored runs. Malm has also collected the most hits (35) for the Great Danes so far and is tied for first with a .441 on-base percentage.
• Will Binder leads UAlbany with a.368 batting average, the fourth-best in the conference. In conference-only games, the third baseman places first in the America East with a .500 batting average. His 32 hits and 21 RBIs this season are the second-most for the Great Danes.
• Jonny Marti places third in the America East with a .484 batting average in conference-only games. He hit 13 doubles in 24 games, ranking first on UAlbany and in the conference.
• Jason Bottari leads the team and the America East in stolen bases with 23.
• Carson Dunkel has recorded 21 walks, the most in the conference. He is also tied for first on the team with a .441 on-base percentage.
• On the mound, Cregg Scherrer has allowed 3.58 earned runs on average in 27.2 innings of work. In conference-only games, the redshirt sophomore has given up just five earned runs with nine hits and holds an ERA of 2.70 in 16.2 innings pitched, placing fifth in the America East. His opposing batting average of .158 ranks him first in the conference.
• Chase Carroll has yet to allow a run, holding a 0.00 ERA. He gave up just two hits in 3.2 innings pitched while also striking out two.
• Ray Weber ranks seventh in the America East with a 3.57 ERA in conference-only games. He leads the Great Danes in strikeouts with 32.

Last Time Out
The Great Danes won their series against Binghamton this past weekend after all three games were spontaneously moved from Albany to Binghamton due to field conditions and potential inclement weather.
 
UAlbany took both games of Saturday's doubleheader led by two strong performances on the mound by Ray Weber and Cregg Scherrer. The Great Danes took an early lead in game one after bringing home three runners in the first three innings. Johnny Marti drove in Jason Bottari on a sac fly in the first, John Daly hit an RBI double to score Michael Whalen in the second and Will Binder scored Brad Malm on a ground out in the third. Although the Bearcats were able to tie it up in the top of the fifth with two home runs, UAlbany batters crossed home plate four times in the sixth to win the game 7-3.
 
The Great Danes once again held a 3-0 lead after three innings in the second game of the day. Malm and Binder both hit RBI singles and Marti hit another sac fly, driving in Malm. Josh Salandy added a run in the sixth when he walked with the bases loaded. In the top of the eighth, the Bearcats hit a three-run home run to make it 4-3, but the Great Danes extended their lead to 6-3 in the bottom of the same inning when Bottari hit an RBI double and later scored on an error. Binghamton came back once again and tied up the game in the top of the ninth on yet another three-run shot. However, UAlbany loaded up the bases in the bottom of the final inning with no outs and came away with a 7-6 win as Whalen hit a walk-off single to score Josh Loeffler.
 
On Sunday, the Great Danes dropped their series finale with Binghamton 1-7. The Bearcats scored two runs each in the first, the third and the seventh inning and added another one in the top of the ninth on an RBI single. Carson Dunkel had the lone RBI for the Great Danes that afternoon when he hit his third home run of the year, a solo shot to right field.

Scouting Stony Brook
Stony Brook enters the weekend series with an overall record of 12-15, having gone 7-2 in conference play so far. The Seawolves won all three games against UMass Lowell in their conference opener three weeks ago and took their series with Maine and most recently Hartford, winning two of three games both weekends. Against the Hawks, Stony Brook dropped their series opener on Friday 3-10, but swept Saturday's doubleheader with 9-5 and 7-5 victories. The Seawolves played a midweek game against Manhattan on Tuesday, falling 9-2 to the Jaspers who were able to score five runs in a big fourth inning. Overall, Stony Brook is batting .259 with opponents batting .286. The team's pitchers hold a 6.15 ERA.
 
Junior catcher Shane Paradine is batting .333 overall and holds a .429 average in conference-only games, ranking fifth in the America East. He leads the Seawolves with 36 hits and 23 runs scored. Infielders Evan Giordano and Matt Brown-Eiring lead the team in RBIs, having driven in 23 and 22 runners, respectively. Giordano is batting .457 on average in conference games, placing fourth in the America East. Defensively, senior Nick DeGennaro allows 0.93 earned runs on average, having given up just four hits and two runs in 9.2 innings pitched. Brendan Pattermann leads the America East with a 2.36 ERA after 26.2 innings of work. He has allowed seven runs while also striking out 19. Senior pitcher Kyle Johnson has struck out 25 batters, the most for Stony Brook.
 
Around the America East
The America East is split up into two divisions. UAlbany competes in Division A along with Hartford, Maine and UMass Lowell. Binghamton, NJIT, Stony Brook and UMBC are assigned to Division B. After the first three weekends of conference play, Maine leads Division A with a 7-2 record, whereas Stony Brook and NJIT are tied for first in Division B, both holding a 7-2 record as well. UAlbany's 4-5 record is good for second place in Division A. Close behind, UMass Lowell sits in third place with a 3-6 record ahead of Hartford with a 2-7 record. In Division B, UMBC (4-5) sits in third and Binghamton (2-7) in fourth place.

Maine leads the America East after the first nine conference games with a .339 batting average. The Black Bears have won all three games against Binghamton and UMBC while dropping two of three against Stony Brook two weeks ago. UAlbany is batting .273, placing fifth. Defensively, NJIT and UMass are tied for first, both holding a 5.14 ERA. The Great Danes give up 7.34 earned runs on average, sitting in seventh place.
 
By the Numbers – Batting Leaders 

• Batting Average
  • Will Binder - .368
  • Brad Malm - .354
  • Johnny Marti - .326
• Slugging Percentage
  • Brad Malm - .768
  • Johnny Marti - .500
  • Will Feil - .485
• On-Base Percentage
  • Brad Malm / Carson Dunkel - .441
  • Johnny Marti - .420
  • Josh Loeffler - .408
• Runs Scored
  • Brad Malm - 33
  • Will Feil / Jason Bottari - 22
  • Carson Dunkel - 19
• Hits
  • Brad Malm - 35
  • Will Binder - 32
  • Johnny Marti - 30
• Runs Batted In
  • Brad Malm - 26
  • Will Feil - 20
  • Will Binder - 19
• Home Runs
  • Brad Malm - 11
  • Will Feil - 5
  • Carson Dunkel - 3
• Walks
  • Carson Dunkel - 21
  • Will Feil -17
  • Jason Bottari - 13
• Stolen Bases
  • Jason Bottari - 23
  • Josh Loeffler – 4
  • Carson Dunkel / John Daly - 3

By the Numbers – Pitching Leaders

• Earned Run Average
  • Chase Carroll - 0.00
  • Cregg Scherrer - 3.58
  • Anthony Germinerio - 4.55
• Opposing Batting Average
  • Chase Carroll – .154
  • Marshall Winn - .161
  • Cregg Scherrer - .180
• Wins
  • Anthony Germinerio / Connor Eisenmann - 3
  • Ray Weber / Rob Manetta - 2
  • Cregg Scherrer / Nicholas Jessen / Joseph Tobia / Chase Carroll - 1
• Strikeouts
  • Ray Weber - 32
  • Anthony Germinerio / Cregg Scherrer- 31
  • Connor Eisenmann - 22

2022 America East Preseason Poll
The UAlbany baseball team has been picked to finish fourth in the 2022 America East Coaches' Poll. The Great Danes earned 34 points in the annual poll, finishing ahead of Maine (27 points), UMass Lowell (18 points), UMBC (12 points) and Hartford (10 points). Stony Brook, 2021 regular-season champions and tournament finalist, was selected first, receiving 46 points and four first-place votes. Close behind, NJIT earned three first-place votes and a total of 40 points. Binghamton came in third with 37 points and a single first-place vote. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own team.
 
2022 Captains
Leading the Great Danes in 2022 will be Ray Weber, Brad Malm, Will Feil, Johnny Marti, and John Daly. When asked about these selections, Head Coach Jon Mueller stated "These guys all exemplify what we're looking for in captains. They are tremendous in the classroom, they've shown great leadership qualities, and they've had an immediate and profound impact on our younger guys."
 
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