ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany baseball team will travel to Amherst, MA, to face off against UMass in a midweek game. The game is set to start Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.
 
Game Info
Wednesday, March 26
3:00pm E.T.
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Probable Starters – UAlbany 
Ethan Nardacci – RHP | Fr. | 6-3 | 195 | 27.00 ERA

Probable Starter – UMass 
TBD
 
Leading the Pack

• Ryan Ferremi is leading the Danes' offense, topping the leader board in doubles, RBIs, SLG%, walks, hits, OPS and OB%.
• Logan Morris has also been a key contributor early in his freshman campaign, leading the team with a .333 batting average.
• Dylan Banner leads the pitching staff with a 3-0 record, and through 35.1 innings has a 3.06 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 21 strikeouts.

Last Time Out 

• The Great Danes played their first conference series this past weekend at Bryant, going two and one.
• On Friday (3/21) Dylan Banner went eight innings only allowing two runs to lead the Danes to a nine to four win.
• On Saturday (3/22), Matt Mariano came in to pitch in the seventh inning and held Bryant to only two runs over the next eight innings, allowing the Danes to win in the fourteenth inning.
• Levi McAllister helped secure the win on Saturday after hitting two home runs, the second one coming in the top of the fourteenth.
• Luke Filippi, Luke Myers, and Michael Maggio were also key contributors in UAlbany's two wins this weekend, as they all hit .400 or better and racked up 21 hits between the three of them
• As a team, the Danes are hitting .269 with a .394 OB% and a .371 SLG%.
• On the mound, UAlbany has an 8.62 ERA, 1.91 WHIP and 103 strikeouts through 150.1 innings.

 Scouting UMass 

• The Minutemen have started their season 7-10-1 after going one and two against Fordham this past weekend.
• UMass is led by Anthony Tirado and Jack Beverly offensively. Tirado leads the team with a .300 batting average, 18 hits, and 11 stolen bases. Beverly is hitting .283, with four home runs, a .938 OPS, a .500 SLG% and 16 RBIS.
• On the mound the Minutemen are led by Callen Powers, who through five starts holds a 3.55 ERA and a .216 batting average against. 
• Overall, the Minutemen are hitting .260 with 19 homers, and through 148.1 innings pitched have a 6.98 ERA with 156 strikeouts.

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. 
 
2025 America East Preseason Poll 

• UAlbany was picked to finish seventh in the 2025 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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