Sunday, March 12 vs. Manhattan (12 p.m.)
RHP Andrew Ryan (1-1, 5.15 ERA) vs. TBD

Sunday, March 12 vs. Manhattan (3 p.m.)
RHP Colin Duffley (1-0, 1.59 ERA) vs. TBD

Monday, March 13 at Delaware (3 p.m.)
Live Stats
RHP Nick Kuzia (0-2, 8.10 ERA) vs. TBD
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LOWELL, Mass. – With inclement weather in the forecast for the Northeast, the UMass Lowell baseball team was forced to make schedule changes, and will head down to Virginia and Delaware to play Manhattan and the Blue Hens, respectively. 

River Hawk Rewind
UMass Lowell went 1-2 at the USA Baseball-Irish Classic in Cary, N.C., falling to Dayton and No. 6 N.C. State and knocking off Notre Dame, 8-0. Collin Duffley (Manchester, N.H.) struck out a career-high eight in seven innings to beat the Irish, while Steve Passatempo (Medford, Mass.) hit his first home run of the season and drove in four. Both Chris Sharpe (Burlington, Mass.) and Colby Maiola (North Reading, Mass.) homered against the Flyers in the tournament opener. 

Leading the Flock
Sharpe paces the UMass Lowell offense with a .341 average, 14 hits, 15 runs, five long balls, nine RBI and 35 total bases. The sophomore has also doubled four times and has one triple with a .854 slugging percentage. The group of Oscar Marchena (Miami, Fla.), Austin Young, Passatempo and Maiola have combined for 44 hits, 25 RBI, 24 runs and five home runs, as well.  On the hill, four pitchers have each picked up a win, and Nick Rand (Hyde Park, N.Y.) has a team-high two saves. Duffley leads the staff with 14 strikeouts and a 1.59 ERA. As a team, the River Hawks are batting .242 and the staff is posting a 6.11 ERA.

Scouting Manhattan
The Jaspers (2-7) dropped Fordham, 4-2, on March 8 to snap their four-game skid, and are led by Evan Brown's .444 average and the team's lone home run on the season. Brendan Bisset has driven in three runs to pace the lineup. On the mound, Steve Arntsen has not allowed a run in 2.2 innings while Joey Rocchietti is posting a 4.76 ERA in 11.1 innings. Tom Cosgrove has pitched a complete game and has struck out a team-high 13 batters. Manhattan is batting .216 and has a staff ERA of 6.31.

Scouting Delaware
The Blue Hens (6-6) have won four straight, and will play twice before taking on the River Hawks, including a suspended game against Wagner. Jeremy Ake is batting .366 with 15 hits, while Nick Patten leads the offense with three homers and 15 RBI. On the hill, Ron Marinaccio has a 1.50 ERA with one save in six innings, while two pitchers lead the way with two wins apiece. Matt Hornich has recorded 16 strikeouts in 14.2 innings, but has also allowed three home runs. Delaware is batting .311 and posting a 5.45 ERA.

Series History
This marks the first meeting between Manhattan and UMass Lowell in baseball, while the Blue Hens and River Hawks split their two contests last year. 

Sharpest Bat in the Lineup
With his hot start to 2017, Chris Sharpe is tied for 11th nationally with five home runs, and ranks 18th with a .854 slugging percentage. The outfielder has recorded five multi-hit games and just had his seven-game hitting streak snapped.

Power Surge
Through 10 games, this year's offense has connected on 14 home runs and have delivered multiple home runs in four games, including a DI program-high four on February 25 against FDU. Last season, the River Hawks hit 23 homers with four multi-home run games. 

We're Going Streaking!
Passatempo has the longest streaks going for the River Hawks in the first 10 games of the season. He has reached base safely in all 10 games and has a five-game hitting streak. Both Austin Young and Chris Sharpe have registered seven-game hitting streaks.

Hangin' 11
The 11 runs against UConn marked the second consecutive season-opening win that the River Hawks crossed the plate 11 times. Last season, UMass Lowell defeated Nicholls State, 11-2, to begin 2016 1-0. It also marks the third time in DI that the River Hawks scored more than 10 runs in their first win of the season (14, vs. Temple, 2014).

Notables
Austin Young became the fifth River Hawk to be named AE Rookie of the Week (2.28) ... Olive earned River Hawk of the Week and America East Player of the Week accolades (2.21).