ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany baseball team will play a three-game series with Coppin State this weekend. First pitch of Friday's doubleheader at Blandair Park in Columbia, Maryland, is set for 12:00 p.m.

Series Info
Friday, March 11 (Doubleheader)
12:00 p.m. ET
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Saturday, March 12
12:00 p.m. ET
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Projected Starting Pitchers for UAlbany
Game 1: Ray Weber – R-Sr. | RHP | 6-1 | 180
Game 2: Anthony Germinerio – R-So. | RHP | 6-4 | 240
Game 3: Connor Eisenmann – So. | RHP | 6-0 | 155
 
Leading the Pack

• The Great Danes currently lead the America East with a batting average of .296. In 12 games, the team has accumulated a total of 126 hits, 93 runs, 14 home runs and 86 RBIs.
• On the mound, UAlbany pitchers sit at a 3.92 ERA with opponents allowing 6.77 earned runs on average. The Great Danes have struck out 90 while also allowing 86 hits and holding a 1.37 WHIP.
• Redshirt senior Brad Malm leads the team and the America East in home runs, RBIs, hits, runs scored as well as slugging percentage. The shortstop homered eight times, has collected 20 RBIs and 22 total hits, scored 17 runs so far and holds a slugging percentage of .962.
• Carson Dunkel leads the team with a .490 on-base percentage and 12 walks, the most in the America East. He has hit two home runs so far and has collected 11 RBIs, the second most for the Great Danes.
• Will Feil is tied for second in the America East in hits and total bases with 18 and 28, respectively.
• Jason Bottari leads the team and the America East in stolen bases with 12.
• UAlbany pitchers Connor Eisenmann and Anthony Germinerio lead the conference in earned run average. Eisenmann holds a 0.68 ERA in 13.1 innings pitched and Germinerio sits with a 0.95 ERA in 19.0 innings of work.
• Eisenmann has allowed just four hits and one run while striking out 16. Germinerio has struck out 11 and given up two runs so far.
• Ray Weber leads the team in strikeouts with 18 in 16.0 innings pitched.
   

Last Time Out
UAlbany's eight-game win streak came to an end last Tuesday. The Great Danes fell to NEC opponent CCSU, 6-7. Although UAlbany struck first in the opening inning following a two-run double by Johnny Marti, the Blue Devils took the lead early in the game when they scored five runs in the second to make it 6-2. A two-run home run by Carson Dunkel in the third cut CCSU's lead before the Blue Devils made it 7-4 off an RBI single in the fourth. A scored run by Josh Loeffler on a wild pitch in the sixth and an RBI single by Chris Fisher in the seventh made it a one-run ballgame, but UAlbany was unable to tie up the game despite loading the bases in the eighth and the ninth. Relief pitchers Marshall Winn and Cregg Scherrer showed convincing performances on the mound. Winn struck out two in 1.0 inning of work, not allowing any hits or runs. Scherrer pitched 3.0 innings, giving up one hit with no runs and striking out three.

Scouting Coppin State
The Eagles enter the weekend with an overall record of 3-9. After 12 games, CSU sits with a .281 batting average, with opponents batting .302. Coppin State pitchers hold a 7.15 ERA with opponents allowing 5.91 earned runs on average. The Eagles have collected wins against Navy, St. Peter's, and Cornell so far. Most recently, CSU played George Washington on Wednesday, falling 5-13.
 
Offensively, CSU is led by Nicolas Brian and Marcos Castillo with 11 and 10 RBIs, respectively. Brian bats .270 on average and has collected 10 hits, including one home run. Marcos holds a .378 batting average and 17 total hits, one of them being a home run as well. Freshman catcher Landen Argabright leads the team with a .462 batting average and a .923 slugging percentage in eight games played. Defensively, sophomore pitcher Tim Ruffino ranks first for the Eagles with 2.70 earned runs on average in 10.0 innings of work. Jordan Hamberg leads the team with 22 strikeouts in 14.1 innings pitched. Hamberg has also collected 8 RBIs for CSU as an outfielder.
 
By the Numbers – Batting Leaders

• Batting Average
  • Brad Malm - .415
  • Will Feil - .353
  • John Daly - .350
• Slugging Percentage
  • Brad Malm - .962
  • Carson Dunkel - .639
  • Will Feil - .549
• On-Base Percentage
  • Carson Dunkel - .490
  • Brad Malm - .475
  • Will Feil - .450
• Runs Scored
  • Brad Malm - 17
  • Jason Bottari - 15
  • Will Feil - 14
• Hits
  • Brad Malm - 22
  • Will Feil - 18
  • Jason Bottari - 16
• Runs Batted In
  • Brad Malm - 20
  • Carson Dunkel - 11
  • Will Feil - 10
• Home Runs
  • Brad Malm - 8
  • Carson Dunkel - 2
  • Will Feil - 2
• Walks
  • Carson Dunkel - 12
  • Jason Bottari - 9
  • Will Feil - 8
• Stolen Bases
  • Jason Bottari - 12
  • Carson Dunkel - 3
  • Josh Loeffler - 3

 
By the Numbers – Pitching Leaders

• Earned Run Average
  • Connor Eisenmann - 0.68
  • Anthony Germinerio - 0.95
  • Ray Weber - 3.38
• Opposing Batting Average
  • Connor Eisenmann - .089
  • Ray Weber - .210
  • Anthony Germinerio - .227
• Wins
  • Anthony Germinerio - 2
  • Connor Eisenmann - 2
  • Ray Weber - 2
• Strikeouts
  • Ray Weber - 18
  • Connor Eisenmann - 16
  • Cregg Scherrer - 14

2022 America East Preseason Poll
The UAlbany baseball team has been picked to finish fourth in the 2022 America East Coaches' Poll. The Great Danes earned 34 points in the annual poll, finishing ahead of Maine (27 points), UMass Lowell (18 points), UMBC (12 points) and Hartford (10 points). Stony Brook, 2021 regular-season champions and tournament finalist, was selected first, receiving 46 points and four first-place votes. Close behind, NJIT earned three first-place votes and a total of 40 points. Binghamton came in third with 37 points and a single first-place vote. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own team.
 
2022 Captains
Leading the Great Danes in 2022 will be Ray Weber, Brad Malm, Will Feil, Johnny Marti, and John Daly. When asked about these selections, Head Coach Jon Mueller stated "These guys all exemplify what we're looking for in captains. They are tremendous in the classroom, they've shown great leadership qualities, and they've had an immediate and profound impact on our younger guys."
 
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