RIVER HAWKS TREK TO BINGHAMTON

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April 7 at Binghamton (12:00 p.m.)
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RHP Andrew Ryan (1-1, 5.20 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Gallagher (1-4, 8.17)
Game 2
LHP Jack Riley (1-4, 5.95) vs. LHP Nick Wegmann (1-4, 4.80)

April 8 (1:00 p.m.)
RHP Connor Metelski (2-0, 4.94)vs. RHP Jacob Wloczewski (0-4, 8.00)
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LOWELL, Mass. — The UMass Lowell baseball team continues its road swing with a conference series at the defending regular-season champions, Binghamton, over the weekend.

UMass Lowell suffered a conference series setback at Stony Brook over Easter weekend, as the Seawolves took two of three from the visitors. The River Hawks trailed by three or more runs in each game but were able to tie or take the lead in all three. In the lone victory, UMass Lowell overcame a 5-1 deficit with a four-run sixth inning and took the contest 6-5 in extra innings. Colby Maiola (North Reading, Mass.) batted .417 in the week with five RBI, five hits, and five runs, and the duo of Cam Climo (Billerica, Mass.) and Steve Passatempo (Medford, Mass.) combined for 12 RBI and 11 hits.

Leading the Flock
Russ Olive (Chelmsford, Mass.) sits atop the lineup with his .382 average, 34 hits, seven home runs, eight doubles and third with 18 RBI. Maiola is batting .356, with 20 RBI and eight stolen bases, while Climo is on top with 25 RBI. As a team, UMass Lowell has connected for 16 home runs and 196 hits. On the mound, Luke Tom (Chili, N.J.) is posting a 3.31 ERA and three pitchers have two wins apiece. The top three strikeout leaders are Riley (40), Ryan (38) and Metelski (27). Nick Rand(Hyde Park, N.Y.) has picked up three saves, with Metelski and Funaro each having one. The River Hawks are batting .244 as a team, with a 5.86 ERA.

Chelmsford Slugger
With his team-leading .753 slugging percentage, Olive has climbed up the national rankings as he currently sits in eighth. He remains the highest ranked America East player, and the leader among New England schools as well. The junior is second in America East in batting average and leads the conference in homers, as well.

Party of One
Since the River Hawks’ 9-0 win against Gardner-Webb on March 13, UMass Lowell has played in 10 consecutive one-run games, the longest stretch in the nation this year. The River Hawks are 4-6 in that stretch, and 5-7 in one-run decisions in 2018.

Scouting Binghamton
The Bearcats (61-5, 2-4) have won two straight, but are 0-2 at home and have two of their last three America East contests. Anthony Meduri is pacing the lineup with his .352 average, while CJ Krowiak and Paul Rufo each have two home runs, driving in 13 and 12 respectively. Jason Agresti is even atop the team with 13 RBI and has recorded nine doubles. On the mound, Jake Miller is 2-0, while Ben Anderson has a 2.25 ERA. Two of this weekend’s starters, Gallagher and Wloczewski have put up 26 and 24 strikeouts. As a unit, Binghamton is batting .227 with a 5.81 ERA. The Bearcats have taken the last three in the all-time series, but the River Hawks still lead, 10-9.

Home Run Trot
With 16 home runs already in 2018, the River Hawks are on pace to tie their DI high with 37 long balls, set last season. UMass Lowell has only one player reach double-digits since making the jump, as Steve Passatempo connected on 11 in 2016.

Multitasking
The River Hawks have had 12 players record a total of 38 multi-hit games, as Olive leads the way with 12. The lineup has produced 25 multi-RBI games, with Climo pacing the team with seven.

Five Spot
In the River Hawks 12-6 win in the season’s second game, Cam Climo drove in five RBI. The big hit was a three-run homer in the fifth inning to put UMass Lowell on top, 6-5.

Streaaaak
Current hitting streak – Joey Castellanos, 5 games
Current on-base streak – Russ Olive, 19 games
Season-high hitting streak – Colby Maiola, 8 games
Season-high on-base streak – Russ Olive, 19 games

Notables
Mark Tumosa (Willington, Conn.) hit his first career homer in the third inning of game two against Stony Brook (3.31) … Riley set the program’s single-game strikeout mark with 11 against UAlbany (3.23) … Olive earned America East Player of the Week honors (3.13) … Funaro was named the AE Rookie of the Week (2.20).

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