ALBANY, N.Y. – The UAlbany baseball team will continue their homestand as they host UMass Lowell for a weekend series, starting 2:30 pm Friday.
The baseball team will be holding their annual Vs. Cancer game on Friday as they raise money for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. On Saturday, the Great Dane seniors will be celebrated in a pre-game ceremony.
Game Info
Game 1 – Friday, May 3
Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
2:30 pm E.T.
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Game 2 – Saturday, May 4
Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
1:00 pm E.T.
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Game 3 – Sunday, May 5
Varsity Field – Albany, N.Y.
12:00 pm E.T.
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Probable Starter – UAlbany
Game 1 –
Dylan Banner | So. | RHP | 6'5 | 245 | 8.18 ERA
Game 2 –
Cregg Scherrer | R-Sr. | LHP | 6'0 | 175 | 6.63 ERA
Game 3 – TBD
Probable Starter – UMass Lowell
Game 1 – Michael Simes | So. | RHP | 6'5 | 200 | 4.63 ERA
Game 2 – Alfred Mucciarone | Fr. | RHP | 6'1 | 180 | 4.20 ERA
Game 3 – Miles Cota | Grad. | RHP | 6'0 | 195 | 3.89 ERA
Leading the Pack
- Starting every game this season, Will Binder has a .323 batting average, a .943 OPS, and 13 multi-hit games.
- In addition to patrolling center field, Luke Filippi has 39 hits on the season.
- Three Great Danes have hit three home runs on the year – Ryan Ferremi, Jared Toby, and Binder.
- Connor Eisenmann leads the pitching staff with 31 strikeouts in 38.2 innings of work.
- The pitching staff has amassed a 9.31 ERA over 297.2 innings, with an opposing batting average of .321.
Season Review
- UAlbany owns a 9-28 record while going 6-11 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) and then took two games in a three-game set against Maine (3.30-31).
- The Great Danes defeated Siena (4.2), 17-12, in a crosstown matchup, before being swept by Bryant (4.6-7) and Marist (4.9) in a doubleheader.
- After being swept by UMBC (4.12-14), UAlbany bounced back to defeat CCSU (4.16).
- The Great Danes were swept at Binghamton (4.19-21) in a three-game series and lost to Le Moyne (4.23) in a midweek matchup.
- Most recently, the Great Danes have enjoyed a four-game win streak, sweeping NJIT (4.26-28) in a three-game weekend series and defeating Marist (4.30) in a midweek contest.
- Will Binder owns a team-high 43 hits with 17 extra-base hits, including 13 doubles, a triple, and three home runs.
- Luke Filippi has tallied a team-best 25 RBIs followed by Jared Toby with 23 and Ryan Ferremi with 22.
- Connor Eisenmann leads all qualified pitchers with a 9.31 ERA through 38.2 innings pitched.
Vs. Cancer
The baseball team has joined with the Vs. Cancer program to defeat childhood brain cancer. They will be holding their annual Vs. Cancer game tomorrow. Donations will fund family support, child life programs, and lifesaving pediatric brain cancer research. Thanks to the generous support of friends, family, and fans, the team is on its way to meeting its fundraising goal. You can contribute by donating
here.
Heating Up
- Over the past four games, Luke Filippi recorded a .438 batting average and seven RBIs.
- Since returning from injury, Jared Toby has tallied eight RBIs and scored seven times.
- Finishing the series against NJIT with five hits, Will Binder slugged three doubles and drove in four runs.
- Matthew Mariano threw 4.2 scoreless innings in relief with four strikeouts against NJIT on Saturday.
- Making five appearances in conference play, Steven Turk has pitched to a 5.25 ERA across 12 innings.
- Cam Fuer pitched three shutout innings in relief against UMass Lowell with a .200 opposing batting average.
Scouting UMass Lowell
The River Hawks have gone 20-22 this season with a 9-8 conference record.
- Beginning their season on the road, UMass Lowell won three games in a four-game series against High Point (2.16-18).
- The River Hawks were swept in their next three series against William & Mary (2.23-25), Kansas State (3.1-3), and Creighton (3.5-6).
- Falling in the series' first game against Oral Roberts, UMass Lowell bounced back to defeat them in the next two contests.
- The River Hawks claimed one contest in a three-game series at Penn State (3.14-16) before splitting a doubleheader against UAlbany (3.22) to begin conference play.
- Falling to Fairfield (3.26) and twice at NJIT (3.29-31), Marist was then defeated at home by Dartmouth (4.2).
- The River Hawks claimed their conference series at Binghamton (4.6-7) before falling to Merrimack (4.9).
- Going on a hot streak, UMass Lowell defeated Stonehill (4.10), Maine (4.12-14) twice, and Merrimack (4.16) before losing their series at Bryant (4.19-21).
- Recently, the River Hawks defeated Harvard (4.23), UMBC (4.26-28) twice, and Boston College (4.30).
- Carlos Martinez leads the offense with a .331 batting average, 24 doubles, and 35 RBIs.
- Alex Luccini has a team-high nine home runs.
- Miles Cota heads the rotation with a 3.89 ERA over 44 innings of work.
Leading the League
The Great Danes have leaders in 11 of the hitting categories, two of the pitching categories, and three of the fielding categories.
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 being the only team with double-digit wins with 13.
UMBC sits in second with an 8-7 conference record with UMass Lowell trailing close behind having gone 9-8. Tied in fourth with a .429 win percentage is NJIT and Maine. Binghamton and UAlbany round out the conference with the Bearcats holding a one-win advantage.
America East Contests This Week
- Thursday
- Friday
- Maine at UMBC, 12:00 pm
- UMass Lowell at UAlbany, 2:30 pm
- Bryant at NJIT, 6:00 pm
- Middle Tennessee at Binghamton, 6:00 pm
- Saturday
- UMass Lowell at UAlbany, 1:00 pm
- Middle Tennessee at Binghamton, 2:00 pm
- Bryant at NJIT, 6:00 pm
- Maine at UMBC, 7:00 pm
- Sunday
- Middle Tennessee at Binghamton, 11:00 am
- UMass Lowell at UAlbany, 12:00 pm
- Bryant at NJIT, 1:00 pm
Up Next: The Great Danes will play their crosstown rivals, Siena, in a doubleheader, 1 pm Wednesday.
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