Friday, March 11 at Santa Clara (11 p.m. EST/8 p.m. PST)
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Andrew Ryan (2-0, 0.64 ERA) vs. Mitchell White (1-1, 2.18 ERA)

Saturday, March 12 at Santa Clara (4 p.m. EST/1 p.m. PST)
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Steve Xirinachs (0-2, 2.89) vs. Steven Wilson (1-0, 4.97)

Game 2 at Santa Clara (7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST)
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Nick Kuzia (0-1, 6.23 ERA) vs. Michael Bono (0-0, 1.64 ERA)

Sunday, March 13 at Santa Clara (9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST)
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TBD vs. TBD

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LOWELL, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell baseball team travels to the West Coast during spring break, taking on Santa Clara for four games (March 11-13), before battling San Francisco on March 16 to wrap up the swing.

River Hawk Recap
The River Hawks (4-3) took two out of three at the Bob Hannah Invitational against Delaware State and Delaware last weekend. The squad sandwiched a 3-0 win against DSU and a 5-3 win against Delaware, around a 4-2 setback against the Blue Hens. Freshmen Steve Passatempo (Medford, Mass.) and Chris Sharpe (Burlington, Mass.) led the offense with two home runs and six RBI, both longballs came off the bat of Passatempo. Andrew Ryan (Rochester, Mass.) threw a seven inning shutout against the Hornets, allowing one hit and striking out 10 for UMass Lowell's first Division I non-conference shutout since 2014. The 10 Ks were also the most by any River Hawk pitcher in the DI era since the program's DI debut.

Leading the Flock
Passatempo leads UMass Lowell with five homers and 13 RBI in his first seven career games, followed by Sharpe's five runs batted in. Zack Tower (Auburn, Mass.) has connected on the other home run. Ian Strom (Hopedale, Mass.) has been perfect on the base paths, swiping four bases in as many attempts. On the mound, Ryan leads the staff with a 2-0 record with a 0.64 ERA, and 13 strikeouts. Brendan Shea (Belmont, Mass.) and Kendall Pomeroy (Shrewsbury, Mass.) have picked up the other wins for the club. 

Scouting Santa Clara
The Broncos (6-6) are in the midst of a two-game skid following 10-9 and 4-1 losses to the Washington Huskies. The offense is spearheaded by John Cresto (4 HR, 6 RBI) and Stevie Berman (3 HR, 10 RBI). Cresto tops the team with a .354 average, 17 hits and 12 runs. Jake Brodt has stolen three bases, while Grant Meylan has worked seven walks. Jason Seever rides a 2-0 record with a 2.04 ERA in 17 2/3 innings into the weekend. Mitchell Wright leads the staff wtih a 2.04 ERA in over 20 innings. 

Series History
This weekend series will mark the first meetings for the two programs.

Notables
Passatempo was named the America East Rookie of the Week on 3/1 and 3/8 ... Ryan earned America East Co-Pitcher of the Week (3.8).