Kyle Crean Named America East Rookie of the Week

Cambridge, Mass. – UAlbany second baseman Kyle Crean has been honored as the America East Conference’s Rookie of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.

Crean, a freshman from Miller Place, N.Y., hit .200 in the opening three games of the season for the Great Danes at the Clearwater Invitational in Clearwater, Fla. In his collegiate debut against Iowa, Crean registered a hit and scored a run in two at-bats. In UAlbany’s third game of the invitational, Crean recorded a run-scoring single, walked once and scored two runs in the Great Danes’ 12-4 win over Notre Dame.

UAlbany (1-2) returns to the diamond on Friday, Feb. 29 in Spartanburg, S.C. against Wofford at 4:00 p.m.