March 8 (10:30 a.m.)
RHP
Connor Metelski (0-2, 28.80 ERA vs. RHP Jaret Edwards (2-0, 5.82 ERA)
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March 9 (1 p.m.)
RHP
Nick Rand (0-3, 8.44 ERA) vs. RHP Nate Woods (1-0, 2.08 ERA)
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March 10 (12 p.m.)
RHP
Sal Fusco (0-1, 24.55 ERA) vs. RHP Brady Renner (0-0, 9.00 ERA)
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LOWELL, Mass – The UMass Lowell baseball team begins its 8-game Spring Break trip with a weekend series in the nation's capital against George Washington.
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First Pitch
The three games this weekend marks the first ever meeting between the River Hawks and the Colonials. The program will begin all-time series' with Radford and Penn State, as well this trip.
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River Hawk Leaders
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Cam Climo is batting .333 with 11 hits, his two homers and eight RBI rank second in the conference
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Mark Tumosa leads the America East with his nine runs scored
-With his two home runs so far this season, Passatempo ranks third all-time with 28 long balls
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Gerry Siracusa leads the staff with his 3.18 ERA, while
Joshua Becker has 13 strikeouts
-UMass Lowell has a team .207 batting average with a 13.50 ERA
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With his eight strikeouts in 4.2 innings at North Csrolina,
Joshua Becker earned his first career America East Rookie of the Week award.
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Runnin' Around
With
Mark Tumosa leading the way with his nine runs, the River Hawks sit in a tie for first in the conference with 38 runs scored.Â
In the Hole
The River Hawks were voted to the third spot in the America East Coaches' Preseason Poll, marking the highest selection for the program since joining the conference.
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Scouting George Washington
-The Colonials are 5-5 with all five wins coming at home
-Tyler Hix has driven in 24 runs with two home runs
-Nate Fassnacht leads the lineup with his .381 average, 13 runs and 16 hits
-Nate Woods has a 2.08 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 21.2 innings
-Jaret Edwards is the only pitcher with multiple wins, as he is 2-0 on the season
-GW is batting .273 with a 5.89 staff ERA
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Streaaaak
Current hitting streak –M. Tumosa, A. Roden: 3 games
Current on base streak –Â
Mark Tumosa: 10 games
Season high hitting streak -
Mark Tumosa: 6 games
Season high on base streak -Â
Mark Tumosa: 10 games
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No More No-No Streak
Last season on April 21 in the win against Maine, UMass Lowell suffered only the second no-hitter in program history, with the first came in the opening game of 1977, snapping a streak of 1,730 straight games with at least one hit. The River Hawks have a current streak of 29 games with a hit since.
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Party of One
Last season, UMass Lowell played in 16 one-run games, including 10 consecutive straight from March 16-31, marking the longest stretch in the nation. The River Hawks went 8-9 in such games in 2018.
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Notables
11 players made their River Hawk debuts in the Arizona series.
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