April 2 vs. Rhode Island (3 p.m.)
RHP Henry Funaro (0-2 19.16 ERA) vs. TBD
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April 3 at UConn (3 p.m.)
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First Pitch
The UMass Lowell baseball team is set for back-to-back game days with a home matchup with Rhode Island, before going on the road to take on UConn on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. The River Hawks and Rams have not met since 2015, with Rhode Island holding a 3-1 edge in the series. UConn leads the all-time series 6-1 following a 14-7 victory in last season's meeting. 

River Hawk Leaders
-Andrew Roden is batting .298, while Oscar Marchena has a team-high 27 hits and 19 RBI
-The trio of Cam Climo, Steven Passatempo and Vinnie Martin have hit eight of the team's 11 homers
-Freshman Robert Gallagher has swiped seven bases to rank second in the conference 
-Joshua Becker leads the staff with his 2.54 ERA and 40 strikeouts out of the pen
-UMass Lowell is batting .241 with 7.93 staff ERA
 
You Shall Not Pass
In the win against Marist, eight River Hawk pitchers combined to not allow a walk. This marks the first time that the opposing team has not recorded a free pass against UMass Lowell pitchers since May 19, 2018 against Stony Brook, a run of 24 games. The River Hawk hurlers accomplished the feat twice in 2018 and six times at the Division I era.

To The Fifth Power
In the series win at UMBC, UMass Lowell outscored the Retrievers 10-0 in the fifth innings. In the first two contests, the River Hawks were up 3-2 and tied 2-2, before scoring five and four runs in the fifth inning, respectively. 

Scouting Rhode Island
-The Rams are 10-13 so far in 2019, and have won two in a row
-Kevin Heiss has a .343 average and ranks second with 24 hits
-Three players top the lineup with 26 hits, and Xavier Vargus has 14 RBI
-Dom Grill is 3-0 and Jake Walker has a 1.20 ERA
-URI has a team .262 batting average with a 4.91 ERA

Scouting UConn
-The Huskies are 17-9 on the season, and have won their last two
-Seven of nine losses have come away from Storrs, Conn.
-Michael Woodworth is batting .386 with 39 hits and four home runs, his 20 RBI rank second
-Chris Winkel has driven in 24
-Jacob Wallace is 2-0 with a 0.47 ERA in 19.0 innings with seven saves
-UConn is batting .261 with a 3.76 ERA

Forever Young
Coming off the weekend at UMBC with a .583 batting average, Michael Young was named the America East Player of the Week on March 26. Including a 5-5 day at the plate in the River Hawks' second win of the series, Young recorded a 1.167 slugging percentage, four runs and drove in a pair. 

My Cousin Vinnie
Sophomore Vinnie Martin led UMass Lowell at the plate in the George Washington series, picking up six hits, six runs and drove in six runs. Martin also connected on two home runs and recorded five RBI in the River Hawks' 12-1 victory on March 9. He was named the America East Player of the Week, as well. 

BecKKKKKKKKer
With his eight strikeouts in 4.2 innings at North Carolina, Joshua Becker earned his first career America East Rookie of the Week award.
 
Runnin' Around
The River Hawks rank third in the conference with 118 runs scored, including 80 since the first 10 games of the season.

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.
 
Streaaaak
Current hitting streak – Oscar Marchena: 4 games
Current reached base streak – Cam Climo: 17 games
Season high hitting streak - Andrew Roden: 7 games
Season high reached base streak - Cam Climo: 17 games
 
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 44 games with a hit since.
 
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.
 
Notables
UMass Lowell has recorded two Player of the Week awards (Martin, Young) and one Rookie of the Week (Becker) ... 11 players made their River Hawk debuts in the Arizona series.