ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany baseball team will travel to Bethlehem Pa., to face off against Lehigh in a four-game series. The series is set to start Friday at 2:30 pm.
 
Series Info
Game 1 - Friday, March 14
2:30 pm E.T. 
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Game 2 - Saturday, March 15
12:00 pm E.T. 
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Game 3 - Saturday, March 15
2:00 pm E.T. 
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Game 4 - Sunday, March 16
1:00 pm E.T. 
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Probable Starters – UAlbany 
Dylan Banner – RHP | Jr. | 6-5 | 245 | 3.72 ERA
Tyler Kneller – RHP | Fr. | 6-4 | 215 | 4.50 ERA
Mark Gajowski – LHP | Fr. | 5-11 | 190 | 9.64 ERA
TBD

Leading the Pack

• Ryan Ferremi is leading the Danes' offense, topping the leaderboard in home runs, RBIs, walks, hits, OPS and OB%.
• Logan Morris has also been a key contributor early in his freshman campaign, leading the team with a .423 batting average.
• Dylan Banner leads the pitching staff with a 1-0 record, and through 19.1 innings has a 3.72 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 12 strikeouts.

 
Last Time Out 

• UAlbany has started the season 5-6 after recently taking two of three against Hofstra and losing to Army on Wednesday (3/12).
• On Friday (3/7) Junior Dylan Banner threw 8.0 innings and only allowed two runs in a win over Hofstra.
• On Saturday (3/8) the Danes secured another win behind Freshman arms Mark Gajowski, Tyler Kneller and Alex Enea.
• As a team, the Danes are hitting .258 with a .385 OB% and a .354 SLG%.
• On the mound, UAlbany has an 11.00 ERA, 2.22 WHIP and 59 strikeouts through 88.1 innings.

 Scouting Lehigh 

• Lehigh has started their season 7-5 after recently taking two of three against UMBC and beating both Saint Joeseph's and Coppin State in midweek battles.
• Offensively Lehigh is led by Owen Walewander, who has a .371 average, 1.050 OPS, 13 hits, five doubles and a .600 SLG%.
• Overall, the Mountain Hawks have a .258 average with a .406 OB% through 12 games.
• On the mound Lehigh is led by Marcus Danchision, who has made three starts and holds a 4.50 ERA through 13 innings.
• There are six pitchers on the Lehigh staff who have an ERA of four or less, and overall, the staff has a 6.28 ERA.

 
Captains 
Dylan Banner, Ryan Ferremi and Matthew Mariano will serve as captains for the Great Danes during the 2025 season. Banner, a junior right-handed pitcher throughout his career, holds a career ERA of 4.31 over 64.2 innings. Prior to the season, Banner was named a Preseason All-Conference selection. Ferremi, a senior infielder has a career average of .256 with 55 hits and 10 doubles. Mariano, a Redshirt Junior right-handed pitcher from Clifton Park, N.Y., has a career 7.80 ERA through 25 appearances. 
 
Injection of Youth to the Pitching Staff 
UAlbany Baseball is set for a fresh start in 2025, welcoming 11 freshmen to the roster, including seven new pitchers. This influx of arms comes in response to the departure of seven pitchers from the 2024 season, who combined for 212 innings pitched. The team will also benefit from the return of Aidan Gelbsman and Thomas Quinn, both of whom missed last season due to injury. With a mix of young talent and experienced arms returning, the Great Danes are looking to rebuild their pitching staff and make a strong impact this year. 
 
2025 America East Preseason Poll 

• UAlbany was picked to finish seventh in the 2024 America East Preseason Poll, earning seven points. 
• Bryant was picked to finish first in the conference with 35 points, including five first-place votes. 
• Binghamton, followed closely behind with 30 points and two first-place votes. 
• Maine (21) placed third, NJIT (21) fourth, and UMass Lowell (18) fifth. 
• UMBC (15) and UAlbany rounded out the poll. 

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