May 18 vs. Stony Brook (12:30 p.m.)
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RHP Andrew Ryan (4-4, 3.91 ERA) vs. RHP Greg Marino (5-1, 5.53)
Game 2 (3 p.m.)
RHP Nick Rand (2-3, 4.08 ERA) vs. RHP Brian Herrmann (5-5, 4.46 ERA)

May 19 (2 p.m.)
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LHP Jack Riley (1-5, 5.43 ERA) vs. RHP Bret Clarke (2-6, 4.99 ERA)

LOWELL, Mass. -- With a first-round bye in the upcoming America East tournament up for grabs, the UMass Lowell baseball team hosts the final three games of the regular-season, taking on Stony Brook for the weekend series.

With both teams part of the four-way tie for the second and final bye, the River Hawks look to hold serve at home and push their tournament debut to Thursday. 

There will be a special senior graduation ceremony prior to Friday's game at 11:15. All are welcome to attend. 

Leading the Flock
Russ Olive (Chelmsford, Mass.) sits atop the lineup with his .362 average, 64 hits, 13 home runs, 12 doubles and is tied for second with 35 RBI. Colby Maiola (North Reading, Mass.) is batting .304, with 18 stolen bases, seven dingers and is even with Olive's 35 RBI as Cam Climo (Billerica, Mass.) leads the team with 39 runs driven in. As a team, UMass Lowell has connected for 35 home runs and 397 hits. On the mound, Luke Tomczyk (Chili, N.Y.) is posting a 2.31 ERA, with Andrew Ryan (Rochester, Mass.) and Henry Funaro (Lowell, Mass.) pacing the staff with four wins each. The top three strikeout leaders are Andrew Ryan (69), Jack Riley (66) and Henry Funaro (44). Rand and Tomczyk both have four saves, as well. The River Hawks are batting .255 as a team, with a 5.48 ERA.

We Talkin' Playoffs
UMass Lowell has clinched its first ever berth in the America East tournament in the River Hawks' opening year of postseason eligibility. Entering the final week of the regular season, the boys in blue sit in a four-way for second place looking to earn a first-round bye.

Award SZN
Kyle Maurice named Rookie of the Week (3.8) ... Ryan and Funaro picked up Pitcher and Co-Rookie of the Week (4.17) ... Olive earned America East Player of the Week honors (3.13) ... Funaro was named the AE Rookie of the Week (2.20). 

Scouting Stony Brook
The Bulldogs (29-20-1) have alternated wins and losses since starting May with back-to-back losses and earned a 3-2 victory against Wagner on May 13. Ryan Ward paces the offense with his .414 average, 91 hits, 21 doubles, five triples, eight home runs and 46 RBI, while being second with 46 runs. The pitching staff is led by Craig Lacey's 3.31 ERA and he is one of four hurlers with five wins. Jack Patterson has recorded 80 strikeouts in 71 innings pitched. Bryant is batting .299 with a 4.42 ERA.

The River Hawks lead the all-time series, 28-15, but Bryant has won seven straight. 

Lucky Number Eleven
With the series finale win at UAlbany, the River Hawks passed their previous AE-wins total with their 11th victory this season

One-Two Punch
Entering the weekend, Andrew Ryan and Jack Riley are the top two strikeout producers in the America East. Ryan is tied atop the conference with 69, with Riley right behind him with 66 strikeouts. 

No More No-No Streak
The no-hitter against Maine was only the second time in program history that the offense could not deliver a base knock. The first came in the opening game of 1977, snapping a streak of 1,730 straight games with at least one hit.

Home Run Trot
With 35 home runs on the season, and three games remaining, the River Hawks are on pace to pass their previous DI high of 37 long balls, set last season. Six players have homered so far this season.  

Break Out the Brooms
The sweep of UMBC was only the third clean sheet in a series for the River Hawks since joining the America East, and first in the Mill City. The previous two came at UMBC (2014) and at Hartford (2015).

Colby Jack
UMass Lowell has connected on two grand slams over the last two seasons, both coming off the bat of Maiola. 

Party of One
Following the River Hawks' 9-0 win against Gardner-Webb on March 13, UMass Lowell played in 10 consecutive one-run games from March 16-31, 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.

Multitasking
The River Hawks have had 13 players record a total of 97 multi-hit games, as Olive leads the way with 22. The lineup has produced 48 multi-RBI games, with Climo pacing the team with 12.

Five Spot
Three River Hawks have recorded five RBI in a single game, Passatempo (5.5( and Maiola (4.10) are the most recent, while Climo was the first to do it this season in the team's second game of the year.

Streaaaak
Current hitting streak - Steve Passatempo, 5 games
Current on base streak - Colby Maiola, 9 games
Season high hitting streak - Colby Maiola, 8 games
Season high on base streak - Russ Olive, 33 games

Notables
Kyle Maurice (Exeter, N.H.) hit first home run against Dartmouth (4.10) ... Tumosa 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).