ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany baseball team will host the UMass Lowell River Hawks this Thursday to Saturday at Varsity Field in Albany. Game one is scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. start time on Thursday afternoon.
 
Playoff Scenario
UAlbany (10-17), UMBC (10-17), and Hartford (8-19) come into the final weekend all battling for the final two spots in the America East Tournament, hosted by Maine. UMBC will take on Binghamton at home this weekend, while Hartford will host first-place Maine.

Series Info
Thursday, May 19
12:30 p.m. ET
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Friday, May 20
1:00 p.m. ET
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Saturday, May 21
1:00 p.m. ET
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Projected Starting Pitchers for UAlbany
Game 1: Ray Weber – R-Sr. | RHP | 6-1 | 180
Game 2: Cregg Scherrer – R-So. | LHP | 6-0 | 175
Game 3: Connor Eisenmann – So. | RHP | 6-0 | 155
 
Leading the Pack

• The Great Danes are second in the America East with an overall batting average of .292, with opponents batting .281 on average. In conference-only games, UAlbany places second with a .287 batting average.
• On the mound, UAlbany pitchers sit with a 6.70 ERA, ranking seventh overall in the conference.
• Brad Malm leads the team and the America East with 15 home runs, 52 scored runs, and a .667 slugging percentage. The shortstop ranks tied for third in the conference with 47 RBIs and fourth with 64 hits.
• Will Binder is batting .351, placing first on the team and third in the America East. He has accumulated the second most hits (59) and RBIs (41) for UAlbany.
• Johnny Marti sits in fifth place in the America East with a batting average of .368 in conference-only games. He has accumulated 19 doubles this season, the most for the Great Danes and the second-most in the conference. Marti also places third on the team with 55 hits and 36 RBIs.
• Will Feil ranks third for UAlbany with 37 runs scored and second with seven home runs. He also leads the team with 36 walks, placing second in the America East.
• Jason Bottari's 41 stolen bases are good for second place in the America East and third in the NCAA.
• On the mound, Connor Eisenmann (4.91 ERA) and Cregg Scherrer (5.08 ERA) lead the Great Danes. Eisenmann enters the weekend with a 1.45 WHIP and a record of 6-2.

 
Last Time Out
This past weekend, the Great Danes took one of three games on the road against America East top seed Maine. The team fell 2-4 on Friday and 5-7 on Saturday in two hard-fought games before taking the final game of the series on Sunday, 10-5.
 
Brad Malm led the offense throughout the weekend, batting .538 and collecting five RBIs on seven hits. The America East home run leader added one more to his resume over the weekend to retain the conference lead. Will Binder batter .417 with two RBIs on five hits, and Jason Bottari batter .333 with four hits and five stolen bases.
 
Connor Eisenmann collected the win for UAlbany on Sunday. Eisenmann went 6.0 innings, allowing three earned runs on four hits with three strikeouts. Nicholas Jessen notched a 3.38 ERA on the weekend in relief, tossing 5.1 innings while allowing just two earned runs on four hits. Cregg Scherrer fanned nine batters in his 6.2 innings of work.
 
Scouting UMass Lowell
The River Hawks sit in second place in the America East Division A, having already clinched a spot in the conference tournament. The team sits with a mark of 23-27, having gone 13-14 in conference play.
 
This past weekend, the River Hawks took two of three games against Hartford to win their third-straight series. UMass Lowell took game one by a score of 14-9, dropped game two by a score of 6-9, and clinched the series with a 6-2 win on Sunday. The River Hawks added a midweek non-conference game to the schedule on May 17, falling 3-4 at home against Northeastern in 12 innings.
 
Jacob Humphrey leads the team with a .346 batting average, 49 runs scored, 34 walks, and an America East leading 44 stolen bags. Gary Siracusa leads the team with 59 RBIs and 10 home runs. LJ Keevan has tossed 70.0 innings for the River Hawks and comes into the weekend with a 4.50 ERA.


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 nine weekends of conference play, Maine (21-6) leads Division A. UMass Lowell holds a 13-14 record, placing second ahead of UAlbany with a 10-17 record. Hartford sits in fourth place, having gone 8-19. In Division B, Stony Brook leads the way with a 19-8 record. NJIT ranks second with a 14-13 record and Binghamton is third with a 13-14 record. UMBC closes out the table, holding a record of 10-17.
 
By the Numbers – Batting Leaders 

• Batting Average
  • Will Binder - .351
  • Brad Malm - .339
  • Johnny Marti - .316
• Slugging Percentage
  • Brad Malm - .667
  • John Daly - .521
  • Will Binder - .500
• On-Base Percentage
  • Carson Dunkel - .411
  • Jason Bottari - .410
  • Will Feil - .402
• Runs Scored
  • Brad Malm - 52
  • John Daly - 38
  • Will Feil - 37
• Hits
  • Brad Malm - 64
  • Will Binder - 59
  • Johnny Marti - 54
• Runs Batted In
  • Brad Malm - 47
  • Will Binder - 41
  • Johnny Marti - 36
• Home Runs
  • Brad Malm - 15
  • Will Feil - 7
  • John Daly - 4
• Walks
  • Will Feil - 36
  • Jason Bottari - 30
  • Carson Dunkel - 28
• Stolen Bases
  • Jason Bottari - 41
  • John Daly - 9
  • Binder/Marti/Whalen -6

By the Numbers – Pitching Leaders

• Earned Run Average
  • Connor Eisenmann - 4.91
  • Cregg Scherrer – 5.08
  • Anthony Germinerio - 5.62
• Opposing Batting Average
  • Connor Eisenmann - .228
  • Cregg Scherrer - .243
  • Anthony Germinerio - .260
• Wins
  • Connor Eisenmann - 6
  • Ray Weber - 4
  • Anthony Germinerio - 3
• Strikeouts
  • Cregg Scherrer - 67
  • Ray Weber - 53
  • Anthony Germinerio - 51

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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