ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany baseball team will square-off against their crosstown rivals, Siena, Tuesday at 3 pm.
 
Series Info
Tuesday, April 2
Connors Park – Loudonville, N.Y.
3:00 pm E.T.
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Leading the Pack

• Starting every game this season, Will Binder leads the offense with a .338 batting average, .432 on-base percentage, and nine-multi hit games.
• Jared Toby has brought power to the lineup with seven extra-base hits, including a team-high three home runs, and 14 RBIs.
• In addition to patrolling center field, Luke Filippi has 18 hits on the season.
• Owen Birkman leads the pitching staff this season with 20 strikeouts in 27 innings pitched.
• The pitching staff has amassed a 10.82 ERA over 146.1 innings, with an opposing batting average of .327.

 
Season Review

• UAlbany owns a 3-16 record while going 3-2 in conference play.
• Opening their season against #9 Tennessee (2.23-25), the Great Danes narrowly fell 5-8 in game one before being defeated 6-21 and 0-12.
• Continuing their road stretch, UAlbany was swept in a three-game series by George Washington (3.3-3) and lost four contests to Purdue (3.9-10)
• After falling to Army, the Great Danes were swept in a three-game series at Georgetown (3.15-17).
• Opening conference play, UAlbany split a doubleheader against UMass Lowell (2.22).
• Most recently, the Great Danes took two games in a three-game set against Maine (3.30-31)
• Will Binder leads the team with 23 hits followed by Luke Filippi with 18. 
• Binder has tallied a team-best 10 extra-base hits, including eight doubles, a triple, and a home run.
• Jared Toby has tallied a team-best 14 RBIs.
• Owen Birkman leads all qualified pitchers with an 9.67 ERA through 27 innings pitched.

 
Heating Up

• In the weekend series, Luke Filippi went 6 for 10 at the plate with four RBIs and four walks.
• Ryan Ferremi slugged four extra-base hits in the series against Maine, including a solo home run, for a .917 slugging percentage.
• While providing great defense behind the plate, Thomas McElwee finished the weekend with a .444 batting average, two RBIs, and two runs.
• Kyle Locklear threw 4.2 innings in relief against Maine, striking out three batters and allowing two hits and no earned runs.
• Dylan Banner earned his first win of the season, allowing one run in four innings of work.

 
Scouting Siena
The Saints have gone 5-19 this season with a 3-0 conference record.

• Siena was swept in their first four series by Longwood (2.17-18), Appalachian State (2.23-25), UNC Asheville (3.2-3), and Stony Brook (3.8-9) to start the season.
• Following a midweek loss to Boston College (3.13), the Saints were swept in a three-game series by Mercer (3.16-17).
• Defeating Army (3.20) for their first win of the campaign, Siena was then swept by Davidson (3.23-24).
• Most recently, the Saints have enjoyed a four-game winning streak, defeating Fairleigh Dickinson (3.26) and sweeping Quinnipiac (3.28-29).
• Tyler Figueroa has been a force at the plate, hitting .311 with seven doubles, 16 RBIs, and three home runs.
• Austin Rachiele has slugged a team-best five home runs and two triples with 18 RBIs.
• Alistair Morin has been the Siena's ace this season, pitching 30.1 innings with a 6.82 ERA and 1.78 WHIP.

 
Leading the League
The Great Danes have leaders in ten of the hitting categories, six of the pitching categories, and two of the fielding categories.

• Will Binder
  • 3rd – .338 batting average
  • T4th – 8 doubles
  • T4th – 1 triple
  • 7th – .432 on-base percentage
  • 7th – .961 OPS
  • 9th – .529 slugging percentage
  • T9th – 5 hit by pitch
• Jared Toby
  • T4th – 6 hit by pitch
  • T11th – 3 home runs
• John Vitucci
  • T7th – 2 sacrifice bunts
• Cooper Loyal
  • T12th – 14 walks
• Owen Birkman
  • T8th – 33 hits allowed
  • 10th – 17 walks allowed
  • 15th – 33 runs allowed
  • 15th –29 earned runs allowed
  • 15th – .297 opposing batting average
  • 15th – 27 innings pitched
• Levi McAllister
  • T3rd – 5 runners caught stealing
• Ryan Ferremi
  • 7th – 110 putouts
• Thomas McElwee
  • T8th – 2 runners caught stealing

 
2024 Captains
Will Binder, Connor Eisenmann, and Cregg Scherrer will serve as the captains for the Great Danes during the 2024 season. Binder enters his third season with UAlbany after starting his collegiate career at LaSalle. Since joining the Great Danes, he has started in 89 games and has a .325 batting average. Eisenmann returns to UAlbany for his fourth season. Through 37 appearances for the Great Danes, he has recorded a 5.93 ERA with 121 strikeouts and a .254 batting average against. Scherrer is a redshirt senior from Skaneateles, N.Y., entering his fifth season with the team. Appearing in 44 games, including 34 starts, Scherrer has struck out 195 batters and owns a 5.73 ERA.
 
2024 America East Preseason Poll

• UAlbany was picked to finish seventh in the 2024 America East Preseason Poll, earning eight points.
• The Bearcats were picked to finish first in the conference with 35 points, including five first-place votes.
• Maine, the defending champions, followed closely behind with 31 points and two first-place votes.
• UMBC (26) placed third, NJIT (19) fourth, and Bryant (18) fifth.
• UMass Lowell (10) and UAlbany rounded out the poll.

 
America East Standings
Bryant sits on top of the conference table having won five games in six contests. UAlbany trails close behind with a 3-2 conference record. Sitting at .500, UMBC and NJIT are tied in third with a 3-3 record in conference play. UMass Lowell has two wins in five games for a .400 conference win percentage. Binghamton and Maine round out the conference with a 2-4 record.
 
America East Contests This Week

• Tuesday
  • Binghamton at St. Bonaventure, 2:00 pm
  • UAlbany at Siena, 3:00 pm
  • Bryant at Brown, 3:30 pm
  • Dartmouth at UMass Lowell, 5:00 pm
  • Maryland at UMBC, 6:00 pm
• Wednesday
  • Stonehill at UMass Lowell, 3:00 pm
  • Maine-Farmington at Maine, 4:00 pm
  • Navy at UMBC, 6:00 pm
  • NJIT at Wagner, 7:00 pm

                       
Up Next: The Great Danes will return home for a top of the table battle between Bryant this weekend, starting Friday at 3 pm.
 
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