ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany baseball team will host Binghamton in a three-game conference series including the home opener. The series is set to start Friday at 12:00 pm.
 
Series Info
 
Game 1 - Friday, March 28
12:00 pm E.T. 
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Game 2 - Friday, March 28
3:00 pm E.T. 
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Game 3 - Saturday, March 29
1:00 pm E.T. 
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Probable Starters – UAlbany
 
Dylan Banner – RHP | Jr. | 6-5 | 245 | 3.06 ERA
Tyler Kneller – RHP | Fr. | 6-4 | 215 | 3.94 ERA
TBD
 
Probable Starters – Binghamton 
 
Ryan Packard – RHP | Jr. | 6-4 | 205 | 4.75 ERA
Hayden Tarsia – RHP | So. | 6-2 | 215 | 4.58 ERA
TBD
 
Leading the Pack

•  Ryan Ferremi is leading the Danes' offense, topping the leaderboard in RBIs, walks, hits, OPS and OB%.
•  Levi McAllister is leading the team in homeruns with four and in slugging % (.565).
• Logan Morris has also been a key contributor early in his freshman campaign, leading the team with a .353 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

• UAlbany has started the season 8-11 after winning two out of three against Bryant last weekend. This gives the Great Danes a 2-1 start to conference play. 
• On Friday (3/21) Junior Dylan Banner threw 8.0 innings and only allowed two runs in a win over Bryant.
• Luke Filippi stayed hot this past weekend, hitting .500 with nine hits, one double, and two RBIs.
• Levi McAllister tallied five hits in 14 at bats including two home runs to take the team lead with four. His second home run drove in the game winning run in the top of the 14th on Saturday 3/22.
• As a team, the Danes are hitting .264 with a .393 OB% and a .367 SLG%.
•  On the mound, UAlbany has an 8.53 ERA, 1.90 WHIP and 114 strikeouts through 158.1 innings.

 
 Scouting Binghamton

• Binghamton has started their season 11-10 after recently winning two out of three against Maine and beating Siena last Tuesday.
• Offensively Binghamton is led by Devan Bade who has a .321 batting average, .987 OPS, four home runs, six doubles and 16 RBIs. 
• Overall, the Bearcats have a .276 average with a .387 OB% through 21 games.
• On the mound Binghamton is led by Collin Rhein, who has made six starts and holds a 4.75 ERA through 30.1 innings.
• There are six pitchers on the Bryant staff who have an ERA of four or less, and overall, the staff has a 6.23 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 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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