Aidan Gelbsman
America East Conference
11
Winner UAlbany UALBANY 22-30
6
Bryant BRY 33-18-1
Winner
UAlbany UALBANY
22-30
11
Final
6
Bryant BRY
33-18-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UAlbany UALBANY 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 2 1 11 13 0
Bryant BRY 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 8 3

W: Gelbsman, Aidan (1-1) L: BELCHER (3-1) S: Enea, Alex (3)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Baseball Powers Past Top-Seeded Bryant

Score: No. 5 UAlbany 11, No. 1 Bryant 6
  
Location: Mahaney Diamond in Orono, Maine
   
Records: No. 5 UAlbany (22-30, 10-14 America East) | No. 1 Bryant (33-18-1, 18-6 America East)
   
Short Story: The fifth-seeded University at Albany baseball team took down the top-seeded Bryant Bulldogs on Thursday afternoon to advance to the Semifinals of the 2025 Northeast Delta Dental America East Championship. The Great Danes were powered by a five-RBI performance from Levi McAllister, four RBIs from Jared Toby, and a stellar start from redshirt freshman Aidan Gelbsman.
  
Key Stat Lines  
  • UAlbany Pitchers:
  •  Levi McAllister had an outstanding day at the plate, hitting two doubles and a home run en route to a five-RBI performance. The catcher was named the Northeast Delta Dental Player of the Game for his efforts.
  • Jared Toby also had a strong day at the plate, launching a home run in a 2-4 outing with four RBIs.
  • Luke Myers went an outstanding 4-6 with one run scored and one RBI.
  • Ryan Ferremi picked up an RBI, going 1-5 with two runs scored.
  • Rookie pitcher Aidan Gelbsman gave a solid six-inning performance, allowing just four earned runs while striking out six.
  • Alex Enea closed the game out for UAlbany, pitching three innings while allowing just two earned runs.
 
Head Coach Jon Mueller: "Another quality pitching performance by Aidan Gelbsman. He battled through six innings and kept the ship steady. Another freshman, Alex Enea, with three solid innings and the defense was rock solid again. The offense has come to life and we got huge contributions from McAllister, Toby and Myers."

How it Happened:  
  • Aidan Gelbsman started on the mound for the Great Danes, Michael Belcher started for the Bulldogs.
  • The Bulldogs got on the board in the first inning thanks to a two-run bomb from Pat D'Amico.
  • UAlbany picked up three runs in the third to take a 3-2 advantage. Ryan Ferremi singled to bring in Victor Mazzara and Levi McAllister doubled to bring home both Ferremi and Luke Myers.
  • A solo shot from Bryant's Gavin Noriega in the bottom of the third tied the game, 3-3.
  • The Great Danes used a big fifth inning to recapture the lead, 6-3. McAllister hit another RBI double to score Filippi and Jared Toby hit a deep shot over the left center wall to bring home himself and McAllister.
  • Following the Toby home run, Kyle Rizy took the mound for Bryant.
  • Bryant's D'Amico grounded out to second base in the bottom of the fifth, scoring Noriega from third to make it a two-run ball game, 6-4.
  • UAlbany's McAllister continued his offensive assault in the sixth with a two-run shot over the left field fence to double the Great Danes' lead, 8-4.
  • Alex Anea took the mound for the Great Danes to start the bottom of the seventh.
  • Bryant's Rizy was replaced by Toby Scheidt with a runner on first in the top of the eighth.
  • Liam Chamberlain was handed the ball for the Bulldogs to start the ninth.
  • UAlbany's Myers hit an RBI double in the ninth to increase the lead to 11-4.
  • Maine's D'Amico homered in the bottom of the ninth to make it an 11-6 game, the final runs of the contest.
 
Next: UAlbany advances to the Championship Semifinals tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 p.m. The Great Danes will face the winner of this afternoon's contest between No. 2 NJIT and No. 3 Binghamton. Keep up with all the latest news, highlights, and insights on UAlbany baseball by following the team on X (@UAlbanybaseball), Instagram (@ualbanybaseball), and Facebook (UAlbany Baseball).
 
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