ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany baseball team will head to Division A leader Maine for its final away series of the regular season. First pitch against the Black Bears at Mahaney Diamond in Orono, Maine, is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

Series Info
Friday, May 13
4:00 p.m. ET
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Saturday, May 14
1:00 p.m. ET
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Sunday, May 15
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 lead the America East with an overall batting average of .293, with opponents batting .279 on average. In conference-only games, UAlbany places third with a .281 batting average.
• On the mound, UAlbany pitchers sit at a 6.79 ERA, ranking seventh overall in the conference.
• Brad Malm leads the team and the America East with 14 home runs, 49 scored runs, and a .648 slugging percentage. The shortstop ranks fifth in the conference with 42 RBIs and 57 hits.
• Will Binder is batting .346, placing first on the team and second in the America East. He has accumulated the second most hits (54) and RBIs (39) for UAlbany.
• Johnny Marti sits in fifth place in the America East with a batting average of .383 in conference-only games. He has accumulated 17 doubles this season, the most for the Great Danes and the second-most in the conference. Marti also places third on the team with 51 hits and 36 RBIs.
• Will Feil ranks second for UAlbany with 37 scored runs and seven home runs. He also leads the team with 32 walks, placing third in the America East.
• Jason Bottari's 36 stolen bases are good for second place in the America East and fourth in the NCAA.
• On the mound, Cregg Scherrer has allowed 4.68 earned runs on average in 50.0 innings of work, placing ninth in the America East. He holds a .229 opposing batting average, the second-best in the conference and leads the Great Danes with 58 strikeouts.

 
Last Time Out
This past weekend, the Great Danes won its series opener against Hartford by a score of 15-1, but dropped games two and three 1-5 and 11-12, respectively. On Friday, UAlbany showed a dominant performance, allowing just one run that came in the final inning. The scoring started in the opening inning when John Daly hit a solo home run to make it 1-0. The Great Danes extended their lead to 6-0 in the bottom of the third. Three players singled to combine for five runs, Johnny Marti hit a one-run single, and Michael Whalen and Josh Loeffler both hit two-RBI singles. Three more runs followed in the fifth, the seventh and the eighth. In the fifth, Loeffler drove in Will Feil on a groundout and Carson Dunkel hit a two-run home run, also scoring Jason Bottari. In the seventh, Daly was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Additionally, Will Binder was able to cross home on a passed ball and Brad Malm scored on a sac fly by Marti. Finally, in the eighth, Dunkel hit an RBI single, Loeffler scored on a wild pitch and Malm hit a sac fly to knock in Dunkel.
 
In game two, UAlbany struggled offensively, scoring just one run in the bottom of the fifth when Chris Fisher hit his first career home run. Hartford held the lead for the entire game, having driven in two runners on a two-RBI single in the second inning. The Hawks added another run in the fourth on a wild pitch, and two more in the top of the eight, a solo home run and a two-run double.
 
The Great Danes dropped the rubber game on Sunday 11-12. Despite allowing two runs in the top of the second, UAlbany was able to tie the game immediately in the bottom of the same inning when Bottari's sac fly brought home Feil and a single by Loeffler scored Whalen. In the bottom of the fourth, the Great Danes were able to grab a 6-2 lead. Bottari hit a two-run triple, Loeffler singled to score Bottari and eventually crossed home himself on a throwing error that allowed Marti to reach first. In the fifth, Hartford got two runs back, but the Great Danes extended their lead to seven runs in the bottom of the sixth. Loeffler first singled to knock in Bottari and then scored on a wild pitch. Marti followed with a three-run homer to make it 11-4. However, the Hawks responded with a three-run seventh and a five-run eighth to take a one-run lead and secure the series win.
 
Scouting Maine
The Black Bears currently hold an overall record of 24-16 and a conference record of 19-5, the best one in the America East. Maine lost just its second conference series this past weekend, falling 1-2 to UMass Lowell. The Black Bears were able to win the series opener 5-4 but dropped game two 2-5 and game three 4-5. In conference-only games, the team leads the America East with a batting average of .317. Defensively, Maine's pitching staff holds a 4.81 ERA after eight of ten conference-play weekends.
 
The Black Bears are led by graduate infielder Joe Bramanti. He leads the conference with 55 RBIs and places second with 13 home runs and a slugging percentage of .620. Sophomore Quinn McDaniel holds the best batting average (.341) for Maine. He also leads the team with 56 hits and 46 scored runs. McDaniel has driven in the second-most runs for the Black Bears so far with 36. Defensively, Caleb Leys is allowing 3.42 earned runs on average, ranking second in the America East. In 55.1 innings, he has allowed .223 hits on average, the least in the conference. Graduate pitcher Brett Erwin struck out 64 batters in 60.0 innings of work, which is good for fourth place in the America East.


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 eight weekends of conference play, Maine (19-5) leads Division A and has already clinched an America East Championship berth. UMass Lowell holds an 11-13 record, placing second ahead of UAlbany with a 9-15 record. Hartford sits in fourth place, having gone 7-17. In Division B, Stony Brook leads the way with a 17-7 record. NJIT ranks second with a 13-11 record and Binghamton is third with a 12-12 record. UMBC closes out the table, holding a record of 8-16.
 
Maine leads the America East offensively after 21 conference games. The Black Bears are batting .317 on average while UAlbany places second with a .289 batting average. Defensively, Binghamton's pitchers give up 4.73 runs on average. UAlbany holds an ERA of 7.39, ranking seventh.
 
By the Numbers – Batting Leaders 

• Batting Average
  • Will Binder - .346
  • Brad Malm - .324
  • Johnny Marti - .321
• Slugging Percentage
  • Brad Malm - .648
  • John Daly - .510
  • Johnny Marti - .503
• On-Base Percentage
  • Carson Dunkel - .410
  • Jason Bottari - .409
  • Josh Loeffler - .405
• Runs Scored
  • Brad Malm - 49
  • Will Feil - 37
  • Jason Bottari - 36
• Hits
  • Brad Malm - 57
  • Will Binder - 54
  • Johnny Marti - 51
• Runs Batted In
  • Brad Malm - 42
  • Will Binder - 39
  • Johnny Marti - 36
• Home Runs
  • Brad Malm - 14
  • Will Feil - 7
  • Carson Dunkel / Johnny Marti / John Daly - 4
• Walks
  • Will Feil - 32
  • Jason Bottari - 28
  • Carson Dunkel - 27
• Stolen Bases
  • Jason Bottari - 36
  • John Daly - 8
  • Josh Loeffler - 6

By the Numbers – Pitching Leaders

• Earned Run Average
  • Cregg Scherrer - 4.68
  • Connor Eisenmann - 4.96
  • Anthony Germinerio - 5.62
• Opposing Batting Average
  • Chase Carroll - .172
  • Marshall Winn - .196
  • Cregg Scherrer - .229
• Wins
  • Connor Eisenmann - 5
  • Ray Weber - 4
  • Anthony Germinerio - 3
• Strikeouts
  • Cregg Scherrer - 58
  • Anthony Germinerio / Ray Weber - 51
  • Connor Eisenmann - 46

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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