Baseball Heads to Maryland – University at Albany Great Danes

ALBANY, N.Y. – The University at Albany baseball team is set to travel to College Park for a weekend showdown with The University of Maryland. First pitch of game one is scheduled for Friday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. from Bob “Turtle” Smith Stadium
 
Series Info
Friday, March 17
4:00 p.m. ET
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Saturday, March 18
2:00 p.m. ET
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Sunday, March 19
1:00 p.m. ET
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Projected Starting Pitchers for UAlbany
Game 1: Cregg Scherrer – R-Jr. | LHP | 6-0 | 175 | 6.60 ERA
Game 2: Connor Eisenmann – Jr. | RHP | 6-0 | 155 | 9.95 ERA
Game 3: TBD
 
Projected Starting Pitchers for St. John’s
Game 1: Jason Savacool – Jr. | RHP | 6-1 | 210 | 3.00 ERA
Game 2: Nick Dean – Sr. | RHP | 6-3 | 180 | 6.00 ERA
Game 3: Kyle McCoy – Fr. | LHP | 6-5 | 180 | 5.68 ERA
 
Leading the Pack

• Junior Outfielder Dan Tauken continues to rake for the Great Danes. He is batting .406 and has totaled a team-high 13 hits with four doubles and three home runs. He has 12 RBIs and has scored 10 runs,
• Captain Will Feil has raised his average to .300, collecting 12 hits over the first 10 games. He has shown discipline at the plate with a team-high 11 walks, adding 12 RBIs on 12 hits with nine runs scored.
• Cregg Scherrer and Connor Eisenmann have slotted in as UAlbany’s 1-2 punch at starting pitcher. Scherrer has a 6.60 ERO over 15.0 innings pitched, Eisenmann rocks a 9.95 ERA over 12.2 innings pitched.
• Redshirt freshman Matthew Mariano and true freshman Dylan Banner have each started games for UAlbany and have proven to be dangerous out of the bullpen. Mariano has a 5.79 ERA over 4.2 innings and Banner has a 6.57 ERA over 12.1.
• Freshamn Ryan Pittz has not allowed a run in 4.0 innings, allowing just three hits.
• As a team, the Great Danes sit with a .249 batting average, .732 OPS, and a .346 slugging percentage. The pitching staff sits with a combined 7.94 ERA with opponents batting .348.

 
Last Time Out
UAlbany went 1-2 over the weekend against Big East foe St. John’s. The Great Danes picked up a 9-5 win on Friday thanks to four shutout innings from the bullpen and a four RBI performance from Dan Tauken.

• Tauken went 5-13 over the weekend with two doubles and a home run. He knocked in four RBIs and added two runs and a walk.
• Chris Fisher went 3-6 for a .500 average. He had a double, two…