Purdue University Northwest

2019 at Purdue Northwest: Appeared in 46 games as a junior, getting to the plate 153 times with 119 at-bats...Recorded 31 hits, 17 runs scored, 48 total bases, nine extra-base hits including three home runs, 15 RBIs, a .390 on-base percentage, a .403 slugging percentage, batted .261 and tied for the team-lead with 23 walks...Out of 62 total chances defensively, he got 53 put-outs for a fielding percentage of .935.

2018 at Purdue Northwest: Redshirted.

2017 at Kankakee Community College (Ill.): Member of the Cavaliers’ NJCAA D-II National Championship team...Played in 61 of the team's 66 games...Hit .306 (45-for-147), had a slugging percentage of .401 and an on-base percentage of .467...Tallied five doubles, three triples, one home run and 59 total bases...Scored 53 runs and had 38 RBI...Drew 41 walks and was hit by six pitches...Was 2-for-5 in stolen base attempts...Recorded six sacrifice hits and three sacrifice flies...Compiled 69 putouts with two assists and four errors for a .947 fielding percentage defensively. 

2016 at Kankakee Community College (Ill.):Played in 20 of the team's 59 games...Hit .207 (6-for-29) with one double and seven total bases...Scored 12 runs and had three RBI’s...Drew nine walks and had an on-base percentage of .395...Was 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts...Recorded 18 putouts with one error for a .947 fielding percentage...Made one appearance on the mound...Pitched 3.0 innings and had a 6.00 ERA with one strikeout.

Prep: Played baseball at Marian Central Catholic High School in Woodstock, Ill.

Personal: Son of Joe and Lisa Albanese...Bats and throws left...Majoring in marketing.