ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany baseball team will travel to Hempstead, New York, to face Hofstra to open the 2023 season with a three-game series. First pitch of game one is scheduled for Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at University Field.
 
Fans should note that this series has been moved to a Thursday, Friday, Sunday format due to weather concerns, rather than the originally scheduled Friday, Saturday, Sunday format.
 
Series Info
Thursday, February 23
2:00 p.m. ET
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Friday, February 24
1:00 p.m. ET
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Sunday, February 26
1:00 p.m. ET
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Projected Starting Pitchers for UAlbany
Game 1: Dylan Banner – Fr. | RHP | 6-5 | 245
Game 2: Cregg Scherrer – R-Jr. | LHP | 6-0 | 175
Game 3: Connor Eisenmann – Jr. | RHP | 6-0 | 155
 
Projected Starting Pitchers for Hofstra
Game 1: Mark Faello – Gr. | RHP | 6-0 | 170
Game 2: Cade Henry – Jr. | RHP | 6-5 | 210
Game 3: Brad Camarda – Gr. | RHP | 6-0 | 220
 
Leading the Pack

• Will Binder was named a 2022 America East Second Team All-Conference selection after batting .352, which ranked first for the Great Danes and fifth in the America East.
• Cregg Scherrer led the America East in opposing batting average, holding hitters to .220 at the plate. He also led the Great Danes pitching staff with 73 strikeouts last season, which earned him a ranking of fifth in the conference.
• Jason Bottari obtained the UAlbany single season stolen base record last year after stealing 44 bases. He also holds the UAlbany career stolen base record with 83 stolen bags and counting. Bottari also led the Great Danes with a .418 on base percentage.
• Connor Eisenmann ranked second in opposing batting average last season, holding hitters to a .238 average. He also led the Great Danes pitching staff with five wins, which placed him in the top eight in the America East.
• Will Feil ranked second in walks last season with 37 free passes. He hit seven home runs (second most on the team) and tallied 50 hits in total.

Last Time Out
In 2022, the Great Danes went 22-25 throughout the regular season. The team ended the year with a three-game series against UMass Lowell, falling 5-10 and 4-5 in the first two games. However, the Great Danes bounced back and sent their seniors off with a win, 4-1, in the last game of the season. A great collective effort from the pitching staff, six pitchers were used to hold UMass Lowell to one run and three hits across nine innings.
 
As a team last season, the Great Danes sported a .290 batting average, .833 OPS, and a .447 slugging percentage. On the mound, UAlbany pitchers combined for a 6.38 ERA and a 1.63 WHIP.
 
Scouting Hofstra
The Pride went 30-23 in the 2022 regular season, including 15-9 in the Colonial Athletic Association. The Pride earned a spot in the CAA Tournament and would go on to win four games to advance to the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Regional in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. This was the first CAA championship and regional in the program's history. In regionals, the Pride took on #10 North Carolina and lost 4-15. They then went on to face Georgia, who would bring the Pride's season to an end after a game that ended 1-24. The Pride kicked off their 2023 season losing four games against Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Florida this past weekend. The Pride got back every starter from the 2022 team, including All-CAA selections Brian Morrell, Michael O'Hanlon, Brad Camarda, Ryan Morash, Jake Liberatore, and Kevin Bruggeman.
 
2022 America East Preseason Poll
The UAlbany baseball team was picked to finish seventh in the 2023 America East Preseason Coaches' Poll, earning nine points. The Binghamton Bearcats, the league's defending champions, were picked to finish in first place with 31 points, collecting four first place votes. UMass Lowell followed closely behind with 28 points and two first place votes. Bryant (25) placed third, Maine (21) fourth, and NJIT (19) fifth. UMBC (14) and UAlbany rounded out the poll.
 
2023 Captain
Will Feil will serve as the Captain of the Great Danes during the 2023 season. Feil, a redshirt senior, enters his fifth year with the program – having joined before the 2019 campaign. He has been a mainstay for the Great Danes, playing in 35+ games the last two years.
 
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