Wednesday, March 27
at UConn (3 p.m.) - Live Stats | Watch Live
 
Saturday, March 30
vs. Maine (DH, 1 p.m.) – Live Stats | Watch Live
 
Sunday, March 31
vs. Maine (12 p.m.) – Live Stats | Watch Live
 
STORRS, Conn. – After a week off from competition, the UMass Lowell softball team (10-12) is rested and ready to begin a four-game week. The squad will first visit UConn for some mid-week action on Wednesday before taking to River View Field for the first time this season against Maine to open the America East Conference schedule with a three game series on Saturday-Sunday, March 30-31.  
 
LAST TIME OUT
A perfect 7-for-7 effort at the plate from junior Courtney Cashman (Danvers, Mass.) propelled UMass Lowell to sweep a doubleheader at Yale on March 19. The River Hawks combined for 22 hits and 16 runs scored on the day to pick up a 7-3 victory in game one and a 9-1 decision in five innings in game two. Senior Sydney Barker (Upland, Calif.) added to the offense, batting .571 with two home runs and three RBI. Senior pitcher Kaysee Talcik (Shelton, Conn.) recorded six strikeouts in the game one win, while sophomore Lovina Capria (Deltona, Fla.) did not allow an earned run in game two.
  
LEADING THE FLOCK
Through 22 games, Courtney Cashman leads the River Hawks with a .582 batting average, 39 hits, 21 RBI, 19 runs scored, 10 doubles and seven home runs. Sydney Barker, who is batting .383, adds 13 RBI, as well, and redshirt-junior Casey Harding (Cheshire, Conn.) chips in with 12 runs scored. Lovina Capria paces the pitching staff with a 6-5 record, a 2.37 ERA and 38 strikeouts.
 
QUICK START
2019 marks the fastest that the River Hawks have accumulated 10 wins since the 2012 season when the squad finished 34-18 at the Division II level.
 
NATIONAL NEWS
Courtney Cashman is currently leading the nation with a .582 batting average and a .633 on-base percentage. She is also third in the country for slugging percentage, boasting a 1.075 mark.
 
DID YOU KNOW
With just one strikeout so far this season, junior Marianne Sparacia (Spring Hill, Fla.) is the seventh toughest player to strikeout in the nation.
 
GOING YARD
With her first career grand slam at Yale (3.19), Courtney Cashman has already tied a career best mark with seven home runs so far this year.
 
MILESTONE MOMENT TO WATCH
Kaysee Talcik needs just 35 more strikeouts to become the fourth pitcher in school history to surpass 300 career strikeouts and the first to do so at the Division I level.  
 
CLOSE CALLS
The River Hawks have been within striking distance in the majority of their games so far this season, as six of the team's 12 losses have been decided by two runs or less. Of those contests, two went to extra innings.
 
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
The River Hawks put on an offensive show against Iona on March 15 at the Spartan Invitational, setting season highs for runs (12), hits (14) and RBI (10) in that contest.
 
SENIOR SLUGGER
Sydney Barker started off strong at the plate, opening her senior season with three-run home runs on back-to-back days in Jacksonville. She first drove a three-run bomb that helped lift her squad to a victory against tournament host Jacksonville on Feb. 8 before sending another seventh-inning jack that erased an 8-5 deficit and forced extra innings against Georgia Tech on Feb. 9. Barker then added one home run in each end of the doubleheader at Yale on March 19 for a total of four long balls this season.
 
WEEKLY AWARDS
Courtney Cashman has been named America East Player of the Week three times this season, most recently on March 26 after going 7-for-7 with her first career grand slam in the doubleheader at Yale (3.19). Sydney Barker was tabbed the Player of the Week, while sophomore Lovina Capria garnered a Pitcher of the Week nod to open the season, as both helped the River Hawks earn a pair of victories at the River City Leadoff hosted by Jacksonville from Feb. 8-10.
 
AROUND THE LEAGUE
As a team, UMass Lowell is currently fourth in the America East standings, as Stony Brook (10-7) leads the pack. The River Hawks lead the league with 150 hits and 220 total bases. Individually, Courtney Cashman leads the league in 10 offensive categories.
 
NOTABLES
Courtney Cashman set a season high with four RBI against Iona (3.15) … Melany Sheldon logged a personal-best three hits against Iona (3.15) … Kaylie See registered her first career win against Northern Kentucky (3.12) … Kaysee Talcik recorded her first shutout of the season against UNLV (3.8) … Courtney Cashman matched a career high with four hits against Marshall (2.22) … freshman Tori Mueller logged her first career multi-hit game with three singles against Georgia Tech (2.9) … Lovina Capria logged a season-high seven strikeouts at Jacksonville (2.8).