ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany baseball team will travel to Newark, NJ., to face off against NJIT in a three-game series. The series is set to start Friday at 7:30 p.m.
 
Series Info
Game 1 – Friday, April 4
7:30pm E.T.
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Game 2 – Saturday, April 5
3:00pm E.T.
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Game 3 – Sunday, April 6
1:00pm E.T.
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Probable Starters – UAlbany 
Dylan Banner – RHP | Jr. | 6-5 | 245 | 3.70 ERA
Tyler Kneller – RHP | Fr. | 6-4 | 215 | 6.53 ERA
Thomas Quinn – LHP | Jr. | 5-11 | 180 | 5.11 ERA

Probable Starters – NJIT 
Nate DeSchryver – RHP | Gr. | 6-3 | 199 | 9.00 ERA
MT Morrissey – RHP | Gr. | 6-1 | 195 | 5.13 ERA
Brandon Peterson – RHP | Jr. | 6-0 | 195 | 5.40 ERA

Leading the Pack

• Ryan Ferremi is leading the Danes' offense, hitting .325 with eight doubles, three home runs, 18 RBIs, and a .491 on base percentage.
• Levi McAllister has come on strong lately, batting .263 while leading the team in OPS (1.040), home runs (6), RBIs (22), and slugging percentage (.632).
• Dylan Banner leads the pitching staff with a 3-1 record, and through 41.1 innings has a 3.70 ERA, 1.14 WHIP and 27 strikeouts.

Last Time Out 

• The Great Danes played their second conference series this past weekend against Binghamton, going one and two.
• On Saturday (3/29), Thomas Quinn and Alex Enea held Binghamton to four runs, leading the Danes to a win.
• Michael Maggio helped secure the win on Saturday going three for four with two RBIs.
• As a team, the Danes are hitting .258 with a .389 OB% and a .362 SLG%.
• On the mound, UAlbany has an 8.23 ERA, 1.88 WHIP and 139 strikeouts through 191.1 innings.

 Scouting NJIT 

• The Highlanders have started their season 13-14 after going one and two against Maine this past weekend and falling to Marist this past Wednesday.
• NJIT is led offensively by Andrew Eppinger and Ray Ortiz. In 78 at bats Eppinger is hitting .359, with a .957 OPS, 28 hits, and ten doubles. Ortiz is hitting .340 in 106 at bats, with eight doubles and a team leading eight homers.
• On the mound NJIT is led by Holden deJong. deJong has a 3.41 ERA through 29 innings pitched.
• Overall, the Highlanders are hitting .270 with 18 homers, and through 229.1 innings pitched have a 5.77 ERA with 191 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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