May 5 at UAlbany (12 p.m.)
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RHP Andrew Ryan (3-3, 4.15 ERA) vs. RHP John Clayton (4-3, 3.62 ERA)
Game Two (3 p.m.)
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RHP Nick Rand (1-2, 4.44 ERA) vs. RHP Dominic Savino (6-3, 3.81 ERA)

May 6 (12 p.m.)
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LHP Jack Riley (1-5, 5.83 ERA) vs. TBD

LOWELL, Mass. -- The UMass Lowell baseball team heads into its final road conference series of the season, looking to move one step closer to clinching a berth in the America East tournament, with three games at UAlbany.

In their mid-week action, the River Hawks fell to Northeastern, 4-2, having the visitors rally fall short. Russ Olive (Chelmsford, Mass.) and Joey Castellanos (Nutley, N.J.) picked up the team's RBI. 

Leading the Flock
Olive sits atop the lineup with his .358 average, 54 hits, 12 home runs, 11 doubles and is second with 32 RBI. Colby Maiola (North Reading, Mass.) is batting .309, with 11 stolen bases, seven dingers and is tied with Cam Climo (Billerica, Mass.) with 34 RBI. As a team, UMass Lowell has connected for 30 home runs and 332 hits. On the mound, Luke Tomczyk (Chili, N.Y.) is posting a 2.42 ERA, with Connor Metelski (Wall Township, N.J.), Andrew Ryan (Rochester, Mass.), Dan Cunico (Sandyston, N.J.) and Henry Funaro (Lowell, Mass.) pacing the staff with three wins apiece. The top three strikeout leaders are Andrew Ryan (59), Jack Riley (58) and Henry Funaro (40). Nick Rand (Hyde Park, N.Y.) has picked up four saves, while Tomczyk has three. The River Hawks are batting .249 as a team, with a 5.65 ERA.

Chelmsford Slugger
With his team-leading .707 slugging percentage, Olive sits 18th in the nation. He remains the highest ranked America East player and is second among New England schools. The junior is third in America East in batting average and leads the conference in homers, as well. 

Award SZN
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 UAlbany
The Great Danes (17-18, 7-8) have lost their last two, but have won seven of their last 10 contests and sit in fifth behind the River Hawks. Patrick Lagravinese leads the UAlbany hitters with his .295 average, while Connor Powers has five homers, 10 doubles and 22 RBI. On the mound, John Clayton has a 3.62 ERA, while Dominic Savino leads the way with six wins and 51 strikeouts.

In the first meeting this season, the River Hawks took two of three but trail 11-10 in the all-time series. 

Power of 10
With one more conference win, the River Hawks will reach 10 America East victories for the fourth time in the five season since joining the conference.

One-Two Punch
Entering the weekend, Andrew Ryan and Jack Riley are the top strikeout producers in the America East. Ryan has recorded 59, with Riley right behind him with 58 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 30 home runs already in 2018, 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 81 multi-hit games, as Olive leads the way with 19. The lineup has produced 40 multi-RBI games, with Climo pacing the team with 10.

Five Spot
Two River Hawks have recorded five RBI in a single game, after Maiola's performance at Dartmouth. Climo was the first to do it this season in the team's second game of the year.

Streaaaak
Current hitting streak - Kyle Maurice, 3 games
Current on base streak - Vinnie Martin, 5 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).